This can be fun to play, but man does it love to waste your time a lot of the time. Here's a quick breakdown:
Pros:
* Beautiful colorful scenery
* Fun but simple combat
* Interesting story elements, but...

Cons:
* Really bad execution on those story elements
- further note, biggest gripe. Some bigger ideas really dealt with using kiddy gloves/conclusions
* Horrendous writing - I started skipping cutscenes because I didn't want to hear character belabor a point over and over
- further note, some bad/annoying voice acting, I think due to direction not talent
* Incredibly tedious side content... and main content

I didn't enjoy it. I have no idea why I spent so much time on it, something is wrong with me.

If you're a fan of the Mana series, you need to play this. While less artistic that previous entries, this one pays homage to all that came before, with fun combat and fun characters.

Light and easy JRPG. If you want something light and not too heavy while still having a robust combat system.