dtgreene: I could also point out that SaGa Frontier, SaGa Frontier 2, and Unlimited SaGa got horrible review scores in the US on their release, but I enjoyed the ones I played. (Haven't tried Unlimited SaGa, but I have a copy (with case and manual!) sitting around somewhere.)
Darvond: I can't imagine a game that fans of the series refuse to refer to by the proper capitalization (Unlimited) and has a 43 on Metacritic can be that hot.
From what I understand, Unlimited SaGa is more of an acquired taste. The SaGa series has always been unconventional, with all sorts of interesting and unusual mechanics (remember, this is the RPG series where only one game has XP-based leveling, and said game's remake removed that mechanic), and Unlimited SaGa is strange even by SaGa standards. Even something as simple as opening a treasure chest is complicated in Unlimited SaGa.
People have complained about tutorials in many games, but some say that Unlimited SaGa would have been far better if it had a tutorial.