Although it’s gameplay is archaic by modern standards, I think this has my favourite combat in any rpg ever. Every fight is like a puzzle that the player has to figure out. The reward isn’t just to scrape by, but to build the party and strategy that completely crushes whatever you’re fighting.

It also can’t be ignored that, despite being an incredibly slow burn, the story is very special for it’s minimalist approach by having the player consider various philosophies internally and let their own opinions determine how they feel about the events that occur.