/vr/ - Retro Games

>>4940089
>It's less Final Fantasy and more Ultima if that makes sense.
You're not wrong, SaGa games are definitely influenced by Ultima in terms of structure and general progression.
What I like about the series though is that while you can definitely see how much Ultima influenced it it also goes beyond that to become its own thing, especially from Romancing SaGa 2 onwards, but it still keeps the same Ultima feeling and to this day I consider SaGa the only series which picked up the classic Ultima's legacy and expanded upon it.

It does help to know that Kawazu's favorite game of all time is indeed Ultima 4.
>However I'm really warming up to it and all the weird idiosyncrasies it contains.
You're on the right path then, and yes, a lot of the design decisions in RS1 are admittedly poor and clunky, though with that first hand experience you'll appreciate the huge step in quality with Romancing SaGa 2 even more.