Radiant Historia is a very cool JRPG. The setting isn't anything special with its magical medieval fantasy war and separation between humans and beastmen and everything, but it's handled in a competent way reminiscent of stuff like Suikoden. Stocke is a great main character who's smart, perceptive, and good at dealing with people. He really fits his role as a lieutenant in the special intelligence unit of the military and it sets him apart from the usual naive shonen protag they like to give you in JRPGs. The political conflict is handled in a compelling way and the time jumping mechanics help make it more interesting as well with the need to make certain choices to get past roadblocks in the plot. It can be a little annoying trying to find the right nodes to jump to for completing quests and things but overall it's cool. The positioning-based grid combat is pretty fresh and setting up big combos on enemies that are clumped together can feel really great. Unfortunately if the enemy is a boss/mid-boss with a lot of HP the fights become a slog and there are a few points in the game where a lot of slow grinding is needed. The voice acting is pretty solid and I'm surprised how much of the dialogue was voiced. I like Eruca's redesign but overall the artstyle of this version is a downgrade from the original and you can only get the original art as DLC which is a shame. I liked the bittersweet ending until I realized I missed one sidequest for the true ending which ticked me off.