My favorite game of all time is SaGa Frontier 1. I basically got it by coincidence (my best friend pushing it into my hands with the words "This game sucks, you can have it"), it was my first Akitoshi Kawazu game and I just loved everything about it. The OST was the best I've ever heard. I loved the art style of 2D anime sprites on photorealistic backgrounds. I loved the gameplay. Alone the different movement patterns of monsters outside battle and the fact how fast you run make dodging monsters a fun little challenge. The combat system was just brilliant. It had cool combos and a lot of surprises with its skill sparking system. It was super exciting. The game also managed to make a game where a character's build is customizable but at the same time it's impossible to mess up your build. I just loved the stat growth idea. I also loved the full recovery after battle and save anywhere idea which suddenly allowed every single battle to be a challenge without having to replay a large portion of the game if you fail it. I also like how the game played out outside of combat. You could explore a large world, but instead of bombarding you with pointless kill and fetch quests, everything that happens in the game is a surprise. You might just wander around aimlessly for hours, but then suddenly you talk to a random NPC and find yourself in a dungeon you haven't seen before. The whole game has this vibe of mystery. You don't understand the numbers behind the game, and you don't need to. And that makes this game such an incredible experience.