Manages to be both a deeply unique idea, and a great distillation of classic JRPG mechanics. Sailing around the world never gets old and the ship battles are 10/10. I've only played the Legends version, not the Sega original, but the added bounty battles and Piastol subplot feel like they fit right in. It's true that late-game, you end up using the same couple abilities to either wipe out mobs of enemies or beat bosses (and prevent those bosses from just wiping you out in one move), but it's so much fun that I don't really care. The story isn't trying to be super dark and serious, which is honestly a breath of fresh air compared to some of its contemporaries. If they ever made a sequel, I would sell a kidney to own it, so it is sad to know that this series is almost certainly dead.

Reviewed on Apr 22, 2024


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