What if the company that made the oldest action RPG tried to make a turn based RPG after the massive success of Dragon Quest 3? The story of this game is basic by today's standards but is fairly nice considering the time of release. The biggest thing I think this game has going for it is having monsters on the overworld rather than purely being random encounter but otherwise it kinda blends into the crowd.

Update after experiencing the sequel story:
NEVERMIND! Ok this game actually foreshadowed its sequel's plot twists very well. The plot twists actually make this world way more unique than I originally gave it credit for.