Good game but not without faults. Chained Echoes shines in its character development, main battle system, music, and world building. Unlike a lot of players, I liked the crystal system and used it to heavily customize my characters. It's also chock full of references to its spiritual predecessors. Its biggest fault, in my opinion, is that the plot and storytelling went in a lot of different directions, and came off as though it was trying to do too much. Its second biggest fault is that the mech battle system lacks the finesse that the main battle system has, which I honestly think is a symptom of the main issue of trying to do everything. That said, if you're looking for a good RPG, give it a try. I think what Matthias was able to accomplish with minimal help is very impressive.

9/10
very good

Imagine if the writer of chained echoes paired with the vfx designer of sea of stars...This can be the birth of a new chrono trigger. I truly believe it