when a game can be so unique even after having the most cliche aspects of a jrpg game you know its a great one, it perfects the basic fundamentals and i always felt so immersed in it. in fact its so well paced that this being the first jrpg game i ever completed i actually never knew that xp grinding was a thing until i realised my level was super low against a boss in the middle of the game, being low-leveled was a fun challenge though. i had a blast playing this even if it was kinda frustating at times, especially at some of the sidequests which felt way too unintuitive even for a 30 year old game