Grandia

"The game's world is warm and inviting, filled to the brim with personality and details that many games seem to forgo. In many RPGs, overworlds are used to provide filler time and random encounters between the interesting bits. Grandia sports no such overworlds."

"Battle-system-wise, Grandia is very Secret-of-Mana-esque. You can see the enemy wandering the screen, and you pick who you want to fight, unless of course a baddie is blocking your path."

"Grandia treads the line between being an epic adventure and a lighthearted romp through rather well-worn role-playing cliches."

"The animation of spells and special moves is nice. It reflects the power of the move- a simple Burn spell is nowhere near as impressive as a BurnFlare, and so forth."