Repetitive gameplay, dretfull music, dated graphics make this game all but an average rpg .
The music is dated each song feels like it's been taken from an NES rpg .
However the music is kind of cashey, and the sound design is not bad at all . While I didn't like the music in the game, I didn't hate it either . It pissed me off that there were absolutely no voice overs in the game which sucks considering all the text one has to read . I just thought of it like an electronic manga player .
The graphics are bad, like PS graphics bad . Note : PS for it's time looked great, but now ... Ok so im exaggerating, but the graphics are very strange to describe . Characters look like PS characters, environments look like late Dreamcast graphics . But I was very impressed at how colorful the game looks which ive always liked in my rpg's . The graphics are passable like the music is just average .
Gameplay feels very dated . You will have limited attacks, and there are a few alchemy powers that you can do . I was very disappointed by the fact that I couldn't play as Alphonse . Sure I can give him commands WHILE PLAYING AS ED, but you can't actually control him which sucks . You can transmute certain items into whatever it chooses to be which is fun until you realize you've done the same transmutation for the 100th time . It all get's repetitve way to quickly, which makes
You have your main rpg items ... ah ... The AI isn't bad, but it isn't good either . Some monsters will make you feel like your playing a turned-based rpg while others may be challenging at times . The bosses battles are probably the best part of this game which each one of them giving you a very hard battle . If there is good things to say about the gameplay is that the camera is fluid, combat is fun, and it does have the feel of the show which fans may find appealing .
Overall : If your a fan this is a rental as bet . If your not a fan of show this game won't turn you into one, but you will ultimely end up hating it . Everything in this game is average, but it does have some stuff in the game that will appeal to it's fan .