Not a solid game for me. Only good when you play it back in 1999. Definitely not a classic.
Much of the game mainly puts your characters running around maze-like rooms and outdoor areas that are quite uninspired and getting keys to reach the other side while contending with scripted enemy encounters. The battle system is actually quite slow and boring even though all the 9 main characters each has individually interesting combat skills. Not even halfway through the main game, I'm so bored with it I applied cheats all the way cos I just wanna see the endgame and leave it permanently on the shelf. Nevertheless, it does have a good save-the-world storyline to satisfy the casual RPG gamers.
It would be fun to play Septerra Core last century when not so many RPGs are made. Now, you can just totally ignore it if you are not a serious RPG collector.
KingLim