I bought this from Gamestop the day it came out, April 6 2012. I would get my first COVID vaccine 9 year later on the very same day. In 2012 I had played, and beaten, Dragon Quest IV, V, VI, and IX, Chrono Trigger, and many Pokemon games. I knew I liked JRPGs, and this was the first JRPG that was released on a console I owned after learning that I liked JRPGs. This game is huge, loud, and crunchy.