tl;dr: pallets bad, story good
This is my third time playing through this game (in prep for Part 2). I never thought this game was anything more than average, but this playthrough I LOVED it. The story is good, the characters are good, the music and atmosphere are great, the subtle world-building is good, the gameplay is pretty decent (kind of clunky by today's standards, though), and the complex moral grayness of the world is excellent. It gets better with each playthrough, and everything makes more sense.
Replaying this game and picking up on the small details you missed the first (or second if you're as unperceptive as I am) is a real treat. Especially after I've matured a great bit.
My only complaint is with the pallet/underwater sections...why?
This is my third time playing through this game (in prep for Part 2). I never thought this game was anything more than average, but this playthrough I LOVED it. The story is good, the characters are good, the music and atmosphere are great, the subtle world-building is good, the gameplay is pretty decent (kind of clunky by today's standards, though), and the complex moral grayness of the world is excellent. It gets better with each playthrough, and everything makes more sense.
Replaying this game and picking up on the small details you missed the first (or second if you're as unperceptive as I am) is a real treat. Especially after I've matured a great bit.
My only complaint is with the pallet/underwater sections...why?