This game, on paper, should work. It should have been an incredibly and worthwhile adventure. Unfortunately, the game starts and ends on a low point. There, unfortunately, just isn't any real highs. The combat is fun, but the level caps at 30 and it takes moments to ascend that high. The sprites are well done, but many second rate RPG's from the SNES/GENS era had better and more complete sprites. The handpainted backgrounds are done well, but are entirely abstract. The world map is full of adventure than you just aren't allowed to explore. There is little ambiguity in this adventure. It is, from start to finish, sub par. The music is praised for being great where it is juvenile and green. It is praised because there is little else to praise in this game. You can skip this one entirely and not miss anything. 2/5, will not complete again. I don't think I have it in me to finish the DLC at this point.
