Decent entry in the ys series and the first to use the party system. Definitely a rough first outing in that regard. Normal combat still flows well, but the boss fights can range from piss easy to infuriating due to high amounts of health or poorly-designed patterns.

The game's pacing is weird as you basically have to go around the world twice to go to a second dungeon in each area. This makes the second half feel somewhat redundant. I would have wished they used the extra time to develop the party more if they were going to do this, but it feels like they missed an opportunity there.