A neat little JRPG which while not revolutionary, takes a lot of tropes from the genre and executes them well.

The graphics are pretty good and if you compare them to other games on the PSP, are amongst the handheld's best. There wasn't anything from the soundtrack which stood out though.

The combat system and overall structure of the game was pretty similar to Final Fantasy 1-3 for the most part, albeit very linear, though with a good amount of side quests to make up for that.
The combat also has a "unity command" which is basically like techniques from Chrono Trigger, which I liked.

The game is on the easier side, but the last 2 bosses were tough and you'll have to grind for a bit before being an adequate enough level to beat them without much issue.

The game also does a few small things which were cool. An example was the enemies looking exhausted which indicated they were at low HP.

An overall solid JRPG, though if you've played a large amount of games from the genre, you might find a little lackluster, since it doesn't do anything that hasn't been done before. If you haven't, this is a good choice to start with, as it's both casual and has a lot of tropes common for the genre.

Reviewed on Nov 04, 2023


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