Not as good as its successors, but still a very good game.

The story is a bit "anime" at times, but it's passable. If you want to be optimal, you have to break your enemy's weapons, hence either boss battles are sluggish or you're missing out on some amazing (generally magic) weapons.

I really like the combat system. But it relies on jumping too much for the dodges, makes combat a bit floaty.

But except those little things, great game !