My favorite JRPG ever and it's not even close. Loved the characters, the gameplay, the environments, the music, all of it. It got a bit frustrating towards the end, but it did not detract from what I had played prior nor did it prevent me from enjoying what came after.

The pros of this game are that it's an Uchikoshi game, so it has great character writing and a story filled with intrigue that kept me invested the whole way through. The cons of this game are that it's an Uchikoshi game, so it got neither the time nor money it needed in order to polish it to a shine. A lot of janky animation and unnecessary QTE segments that truly detract from the overall experience more than they do add. The ending pissed me off.

I now understand why the Super Famicom original is as revered as a cult-classic as it is. A fantastic JRPG that I enjoyed from beginning to end.