Phantasy Star 3 was one I got stuck in and couldn't figure what I was meant to be doing and gave up. This time, I've realized that was actually really early in the game because they don't signpost for shit. It's a really interesting setting and concepts with the generational aspects but this game kinda sucks ass to play. Going back to 2 and iterating on the menu and battle systems in that for 4 was the right move.
I think it would be neat if PS3 got a modern remake that is actually fun and well balanced and got to flesh out the interesting ideas in here.
#1 would be making the monitor way more useful by showing you a world map that isn't a vague blob.
#2 for the love of god the walk speed
#3 more NPCs, maybe a party chat reminder system for hints. There's like 4 people wandering around every town, which all use the same tileset.
#4 why are techniques so gd weak? There's definitely the kernel of something there with tuning your techs, but the melee/damage class are basically not worth using because they do so little damage.
#5 item and technique descriptions