Review scoopings 5/5 · May 5, 2025
Amazing Music And Usual RPG Hook Boosted This Potentially Underwhelming Game
Preliminary: I see I gave this a 5 star when I played it last, and I remember enjoying its simplicity "this will be good for casual NA players". However, a bit of a red flag that it took me several months to finish it according to my Playthrough dates from 2019 and the reviews too. But I'm all about simple …
Preliminary: I see I gave this a 5 star when I played it last, and I remember enjoying its simplicity "this will be good for casual NA players". However, a bit of a red flag that it took me several months to finish it according to my Playthrough dates from 2019 and the reviews too. But I'm all about simple mash A RPGs! So as long as the Look and Sound are good... (Oh, it's super low on my FFs best to worst list heh so maybe I gave out 5 stars like candy back then?)
Right off the bat I enjoyed the intro music and the QoL features for entering your name. And yesss I love the Level Forest music I guess I may end up being in the minority opinion on this one :-p
Early Game
Sheesh I was definitely underleveld for that Flamesaurus Rex boss but I beat it. Meh to the number of status ailments tho.
Indeed the game is feeling quite meh, not because it's tooo easy or simple, it's just well meh. However, the music keeps being really good and I like the cozy Look. As I always say with early JRPGs, I wish I could walk faster.
Uff yea and this Falls Basin "puzzle" (tho I like these kind of puzzles) is just a bit tedious with the formatting and battle sequences. I'll take a break but this may have to be a 3 star and move on (tho again, the music keeps delivering).
Ok I came back to it later and I am just loving this Falls Basin music too much to care abuot its faults :-p
I love the QoL feature that it remenmbers your last selection in battle. And the Auto feature for the guests that come and go. I also like how things you do in a dungeon stay no matter what entrance you go through, which maeks for some nice puzzles that reminded me more of Zelda or Pokemon than an FF.
Mid Game
Oh gosh I suppose with entering the Mine I am basically mid-game based on the mikesrpgcenter guide I'm using. I love this site and am glad to finally have a game to use it for like back in 2018/9 when I started getting active on this site.
Some of the songs are starting to repeat but they are so good, I don't mind. Really it was the music that got me to push through and now I can genuinely say I fully have the RPG hook and can see why this got a 5 star. Still a bit unsure about the Favorites shelf spot, but this music is definitely that good I can see why I had put it there before :-p
A lot of the music and the Look of the dungeon areas remind me of Mother and, soon, Mother 2/Earthbound. LIke the Volcano, for example. and Fireburg's music. (the Look of that dungeon was just repeatedly used a lot heh, but still Mother-esque)
I dunno how other people just mashed A and called it a day, this is hard! Esp the boss battles! Thank goodness for teh forgiving Try Again and Save functions. Also thank goodness for how powerful the Life spell is in this! (Full heals)
Yessss the Zeldaisms continue with this Grapple Hook type item.
The AI is surprisingly intelligent for your guest characters, with Kaeli using Cure against the undead Skeletons.
Oooo pretty 
The music continues to be excellent and tons of good new tunes.
Late Game
Welp, I have Excalibur now and am in the last section of the walkthrough so I consider this late game. Here goes nothing!
These Psychshield bosses are tedious.
Lol this cheesy triumphant music at the end sequence. The credits tune was a jam tho. Beautiful ending screen/credits screen tho 
yessss and I love when they have a proper ending screen I think this was my Discord image (or wiat, was it my Grouvee image?!) or something for a while! FFs should always write out The End imo 
Look: 8/10
Sound: 9/10
Play: 8.5/10 Rough-ish start but really came together with the Zeldaisms and uniquely "NA folks will enjoy this!" format
Feel: 9/10
Attachment: 9/10 I mean I 100%'d this twice.
Overall: 8.7/10
