I have tried playing through this game 3-4 times and every time I end up quitting 1/3rd in. One of the worst RPGs I've had the displeasure of playing.

The story gets sidetracked into what feels like filler content every few steps. There is almost no progress towards your goal at all, instead you must help a lonely mermaid find love, or a prince scam his people into thinking he's better than he is. These plot lines last a long time and I did not enjoy any of them. Every time one was over and I thought we'd finally make progress on the plot, some other dumb side story shows up.

The music is terrible. This is one of if not the worst OSTs I've heard in a game. Every single track grates on my ears and there is no variety. The Definitive Edition redid the soundtrack orchestrally instead of MIDI, but that does not save the compositions. Having played both versions, Definitive is only very slightly better.

Usually I'm a big fan of turn based games but this is not a good one. It's the absolute most basic Final Fantasy I combat system. There is no ATB, so there is no threat. If you're at all good at RPGs you will fly through this one.

The only two things I was enjoying during my playthroughs were the voice acting, and the art style. It's a pretty game, although downgraded from the base edition to fit on switch. On top of that all of the different accents for the characters were fun.

Overall probably my least favorite RPG I've played, at least in recent memory. Won't be touching Dragon Quest for a while.

I have tried playing through this game 3-4 times and every time I end up quitting 1/3rd in. One of the worst RPGs I've had the displeasure of playing. The story gets sidetracked into what feels like filler content every few steps. There is almost no progress towards your goal at all, instead you must help a lonely mermaid find love, or a prince scam his people into thinking he's better than he is. These plot lines last a long time and I did not enjoy any of them. Every time one was over and I thought we'd finally make progress on the plot, some other dumb side story shows up. The music is terrible. This is one of if not the worst OSTs I've heard in a game. Every single track grates on my ears and there is no variety. The Definitive Edition redid the soundtrack orchestrally instead of MIDI, but that does not save the compositions. Having played both versions, Definitive is only very slightly better. Usually I'm a big fan of turn based games but this is not a good one. It's the absolute most basic Final Fantasy I combat system. There is no ATB, so there is no threat. If you're at all good at RPGs you will fly through this one. The only two things I was enjoying during my playthroughs were the voice acting, and the art style. It's a pretty game, although downgraded from the base edition to fit on switch. On top of that all of the different accents for the characters were fun. Overall probably my least favorite RPG I've played, at least in recent memory. Won't be touching Dragon Quest for a while.