Great old RPG

This is more or less your typical save-the-world RPG, with a bit of a romance theme mixed in on the side between the protaganist and Lufia. Early on in the game, the two promise they'll "never leave" eachother, and a bit after that, a woman who knows Artea tells Lufia that her support towards him is "more important than any sword or armor!" The random battles can get annoying, but that's easily solved by carrying around Sweet Water that more or less stops all encounters for roughly a minute. On the other hand, if you want to level up your characters fast (for example, if you're in a dungeon next to an HP/MP restore point) you can use a Foul Water to get into an encounter every step you take for roughly ten steps. The translation is pretty good, and there are only a couple of errors here and there. The dialog is also not too bad, and while it is a bit predictable, it fits all the characters well and each has their share of funny little scenes. The graphics look dated for an SNES RPG, but the few frames of animation that each character has are good enough to not make you feel like you're missing anything, and the spell effects are actually very good. Sound is above average, and actually not annoying. Boss battles and normal encounters are catchy and even shops have their own little jingle when you visit them. Anyway, while Lufia II is graphically better than this game, it doesn't stop me from loving this game. I've beat it once already probably five years ago and I'm going on a second play-through now! (Oh, and the ending song is actually sad-sounding and fitting for some of the last scenes, but the very last part of the ending doesn't dissapoint for this romance/save-the-world RPG!)Read full review