/vr/ - Retro Games

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It's a pretty bog-standard RPG, and it honestly feels a bit outdated to say it came out in 1997. It's not hard to see why FFVII totally eclipsed it. The graphics are very generic, as is the plot, and you only ever have the same 3 characters in your party for the entire duration of the game, so it gets a bit dry. That said, the game is pretty charming, and the music is decent with a few exceptionally great tracks. The real appeal is the whole wild west theme and general atmosphere, in my opinion. The overworld puzzle/tool gimmick is a bit Zelda-esque and keeps things interesting, although a lot of them are underutilized. Even though there are only three characters, and one of them is a mute, they're pretty charming in a cheesy '90s anime/RPG kind of way. My favorite thing was how it let you rename the spells to your liking, which gets pretty amusing.

I'm not sure I'd recommend it, unsolicited, but I've heard people say it's way better than the second one was, so if you want to play another steampunk/fantasy/sci-fi/western RPG, it's really one of your only options. There was a remake on the PS2 that made a bunch of the secondary characters into actual party members and seemed to deepen the gameplay, but I've not played it so I can't comment on it. Might be worth a look, though.