Certainly not as novel as it was back when the original made waves on the Game Boy, and immensely more tame than the ideas that would come after it even in its own series, but intriguing and charming all the same. There's the argument to be made that being so beholden to the roll of the dice makes this frustrating, and I'll always concede to it, but I also can't help but find these early RPGs, so clearly rooted in the tabletop RPGs that inspired their creators, endlessly endearing.