The CGs and animated parts, however, are well done.
They could have spent more time making the cutscene animations better, more impactful and the characters should be more expressive. The animations are poorly made (even for the time) outside the battles (in the cutscenes and in the overworld), which doesn't make any sense because inside them, everything is very smooth and well done. Those that are not comedy are usually very interesting and add to the story and / or perspectives. The interactions between the characters (called "Skits") are mostly comedy, if it were 50% comedy and 50% character development it would be much better or just make more casual conversations, without comic relief (there are very few like that). Excessive medical relief also impairs these heavy moments. The story for example is quite dark at times but thanks to the graphics, models of the characters and artstyle these moments lose much of their weight. This script is the personification of a great fantasy journey that has many twists (many), unexpected events and good dramas, but there was a lack of epic moments (one reason was the lack of hardware and the other was budget / good use of it). His script is one of the best ever written in the industry and his story starts with a decent size but expands on a huge scale and most importantly, this expansion is very credible and only adds to the story. This game for its time is a masterpiece (even though it has its defects) but currently (2020), unfortunately it fell sharply. This game for its time is a masterpiece (even though it has its The first 3D Tales, which helped define what we know today as a great JRPG.
The first 3D Tales, which helped define what we know today as a great JRPG.