OK, this definitely isn't a perfect game.
The gameplay is a little repetitive and rough. It's a bit grindy at points and the story awkwardly ends twice (due to it being an expanded version of a DS game).
But something about it so unbelievably charming. More than any other game, this one makes me feel the most like a kid again (not counting the games I actually played when I was a kid). The characters are so pure and the story is so simple. I honestly wasn't expecting to get emotional within the first 20 minutes of the game, but it somehow really got to me,
I think the world and the design of everything in it is great. Discovering every new area and game mechanic for the first time genuinely had me feeling like I was 10 years old and going on some grand adventure. The Ghibli cutscenes and the art design is beautiful. Joe Hisaishi's soundtrack is super underappreciated and needs more love as well.
The gameplay is a little repetitive and rough. It's a bit grindy at points and the story awkwardly ends twice (due to it being an expanded version of a DS game).
But something about it so unbelievably charming. More than any other game, this one makes me feel the most like a kid again (not counting the games I actually played when I was a kid). The characters are so pure and the story is so simple. I honestly wasn't expecting to get emotional within the first 20 minutes of the game, but it somehow really got to me,
I think the world and the design of everything in it is great. Discovering every new area and game mechanic for the first time genuinely had me feeling like I was 10 years old and going on some grand adventure. The Ghibli cutscenes and the art design is beautiful. Joe Hisaishi's soundtrack is super underappreciated and needs more love as well.