Servicable remake but it misses the mark for me. The art style was one of the most striking aspects of the original & I don't think it was captured well. While character & environmental designs are faithful, they lack the distinct style of the SNES version which has a huge impact on the overall atmosphere of the game. The original was always on the easy side but with the addition of team attacks & the new AOE effect on perfectly timed hit, it's made even easier making battles less engaging. The CGI cutscenes are fun to witness but are brought down by the lack of SFX & the rare in-game cutscenes feel shoddy with the bizzare font choice. The new small boss intros are a cool addition but they also draw attention to the low poly enemy models & while that on its own isn't enough to bother me, it just makes me wish they waited for better hardware to give the game a more drastic overhaul instead of sending it out on the already ancient switch with its extremely dated hardware. Feels like a wasted oppurtunity for a game as celebrated as this. Atleast the new music is genuinely great & easily the highlight.

It was nice to go through SMRPG with a different lense but overall it feels like an inferior way to experience the game.

Reviewed on Nov 17, 2023


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