It is absurd how poorly this game aged. A slog of an uninteresting story. Incredibly bad voice acting. Redeemed mostly in my own mind by the potential the rest of the series has.

A feel-good comfy Zelda-like. I was waiting for something more but I did get every piece of gol-darn trash. There was a nice sense of exploration but not much else. Play this if you are struggling.

Decidedly in the middle. My 47/64 Joustus W/L is telling of how dumb I was, but the card game was an interesting diversion. The levels are short but numerous. The bump and twirl mechanics need some polish but are satisfying. Good, not great.