looks at the avg. rating, steam reviews, general reception of this game

this is why we can't have nice things anymore, genuine good games like this one will be treated at best like they're "so bad it's good!" and never get the recognition they deserve for their incredible game design.

Replayed on the latest (1.13) update with combat overhaul on Japanese Hard difficulty. While i'm at it, I'm not a huge fan of this update (it makes the game easier in some ways and favors a more rushdown approach especially on some encounters and boss fights). Still it's a good pretext to revisit the game, and definitely still a very enjoyable experience.