insanely ahead of its time in so many regards. one of the few instances of a "game simulation" understanding the culture that surrounds it and representing it well. it even has a card auto battler starting from volume 2. solid cast of characters all around. a lot of people will get filtered by the combat and miss out on a genuinely fantastic experience.

downside is that this version seems to cut down on the grind so if you just do a slight amount of side content you will over-level the pace of the story, which can be a bummer to some but i love being strong as hell in a RPG so whatever

you gotta play these games man

insanely ahead of its time in so many regards. one of the few instances of a "game simulation" understanding the culture that surrounds it and representing it well. it even has a card auto battler starting from volume 2. solid cast of characters all around. a lot of people will get filtered by the combat and miss out on a genuinely fantastic experience. downside is that this version seems to cut down on the grind so if you just do a slight amount of side content you will over-level the pace of the story, which can be a bummer to some but i love being strong as hell in a RPG so whatever you gotta play these games man