This game wants to be Chrono Trigger so bad but can't quite get near the highs of that game. The combat and art kept me through the end. The story, and driving forces, are pretty uninteresting. Not a single special or unique moment. Going from area to area until the final boss and its over. An ending so unearned. Then if you want the true ending you have to revive Garl, a complete nobody. He easily could have been a double agent or some sort of antagonist. Neither unfortunately, he is simply the manifestation of the power of friendship and that is required to truly beat the game and get the ending. Though the final boss STILL walks away. Several plot lines without finality and no DLC on the way leaves this feeling incomplete. This does scratch a niche itch of a true turn based JRPG with an engaging combat. I will likely not return to this game as I do my 90's PS1 classic or SNES JRPGS but it is nice games like this are being attempted in the 2020s.