I was playing this for Japanese practice, and when I hit the point where I realized I was grinding endlessly and not actually reading any new text, it wasn't doing the job I was playing it for.

This is very much a teenager's first RPG, so it doesn't feel fair to review it as a game in the normal way. I enjoyed it for what it is, but the simple combat and need for extensive grinding meant I was spending less time exploring the world and talking to characters. Feels a little telling the dev's own recorded playthrough as an adult had him playing it on 4x speed.