the fact i had to make a separate review for this, the nes version and the gba version cus ive beaten them all makes me feel mentally ill

ive beaten this game three times now i feel absolutely miserable

they werent lying, that arbitrator really do be azure tho

if i had to play this game with no guide or automap and on the original difficulty (played ages mode) id just have an aneurysm every ten minutes or so

i cannot wait to see randy again in azure

defs not as Grand and Major as sky sc was but it was a very nice treat getting to know one of my favorite game casts ever even more :))

i hate this game so much that i fell in love with it

fun bosses? AND tolerable dungeons?? in MY early-mid 2000s ys game??? its more likely than you think

i now consider this entire games cast my children

"oh im bored i guess ill try out super metroid for the 5th time mayb ill like it this time idk" - me, 2 days ago, clueless and stupid

this really does feel like the "first chapter" of something much larger. i wouldnt call this an amazing work all on its own but im VERY excited to see where the rest of the series goes. it starts out pretty slow and doesnt really pick up until halfway through but i absolutely dont mind it when it means getting to know the characters acting normally. i will now protect estelle bright with my life. also MAN THE CLIFFHANGER AT THE END GOT ME SO FUCKED UP

the madmen at falcom did it. they fucking did it. they have PERFECTED the action rpg. the only way you could ever top this is in the story department but there is no way in a fucking billion million years anyone will ever make a game with such perfect, addictive gameplay that keeps you coming back. this game got me to do the SIDEQUESTS. the FUCKING SIDEQUESTS. the combat is perfect, the exploration is perfect, the worldbuilding is done SO WELL and its on a DESERTED ISLAND. and for a company as well known for their soundtracks as falcom, theyve YET AGAIN topped themselves. i want to have sex with every single composition in this game. EVERY SINGLE ONE. ALL 65+ SONGS. I COULD GET EVERY SINGLE STD ON THE PLANET AND I WOULDNT CARE CUS THE SOUNDTRACK IS SO GOOD. we stan dana iclusia <3

perfectly fine but dragon quest 5 was better lol