May have mentioned it before years ago, can't remember, but If you or any one else is looking for a decent and deep jrpg series checkout the "Legend of Heroes: Trails of Saga" if you haven't already. You can start with the Cold Steel games if the older 8-16 bit top down visuals aren't appealing.
There are 10 or 11 games in the series with 2 of the older ones (Crossbell arc) getting localization this year. Two of the most recent ones are on the way in the next 2-3 years, all interconnected in regard to the overarching story even through the separate arcs. Has some mechanics that are similar to Persona and Gem system similar to the FF7 combat materia once into the Cold Steel arc.