The surplus of overworld abilities makes exploration clunky in the later half of the game, and combat could sometimes feel unresponsive, but overall I had a great time with this. That Mario RPG charm just can't be beat sometimes. From the charming dialogue, the catchy music, and the expressive spritework, it's hard not to like this game.

You can absolutely feel that this was the first entry in the series, and I'm glad some of the clunkier elements get smoothed out a bit in later entries.

Prince Peasley goated with the sauce.