everyone talks about how great the soundtrack is (because it is) but after my recent first playthrough i was pleasantly surprised by the game as well. sure, it's clunky. it's old. it's confusing. there's a reason why the soundtrack is the thing people remember. probably play it with a guide, or at least come prepared with patience. having to swap armor/weapons and their respective palmira actions a lot is actually pretty cool. the combat isn't particularly DEEP or anything but i thought the game was charming as a whole
in the last dungeon the game keeps spawning the same monsters for you to open a door, seriously? didn't even bother to play the Sharline storyline
the english dub can provide some laughs though.