When I was 12, one of my then best-friends had rented this game for a weekend and told us all about it. Once he returned it, I rented it, and I was immediately drawn into this world. Especially that opening fane area. The idea of shards being scattered around the world that will unlock the past, bringing the forgotten past into the present was such a huge draw. When I told that first friend about my experiences, like using a stick as a weapon against slimes, he was shocked because after a weekend, he hadn't even made it that far. He had spent 3 days exploring every inch of the opening island and fane, and never fought a single enemy, but still felt like he got his money's worth. I think I had to rent it another 5 times over a summer, and 2 years later when I got a job at that game store, I bought it the second the owner started selling off inventory before the store went out of business.