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Itemization has always been bad.
>SNES/PSX/Saturn
You're losing damage for no reason if you don't use a preferred weapon unless the power gap is huge. Some weapons also have really bad progression and pacing.
Agility/WT are so important that heavy items are bad and Orbs which have negative wt values are pretty much best in slot for everyone.

>PSP
Inconsistent weapon progression returns but worse due to level gated everything.
Nothing before Chapter 4's second half (Shrines, PoTD, Phorampha, Pirate Graveyard, Lombardia) actually matters equipment wise unless its an accessory (Rings of X and Denam/Catiua's Necklaces). Older versions used to give you some nice stuff earlier like Fafnir.
Reworked damage formulas with a kooky threshold system with wild performance gaps between weapons to the point that a lot of weapon types were ignored unless you really liked them. Daggers used to be so damn powerful it was absurd.
Individualization doesn't really "exist" in a lot of cases even though it seems like you do due to having 10 skill slots, as 7-8 of them were usually taken up by the same skills for everyone in that class.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Crafting

>Reborn
Attempted to correct PSP's issues but somehow broke pieces of the damage formula.
PSP's AI was bad but Reborn's method of "fixing it" means that status cleansing is basically a waste of time in most cases since no one casts them anymore unless its a side effect of a finisher. The AI is technically smarter but its not perfect.
Many of the skills from PSP got folded into gear or elemental affinities. Some weapon types have new found relevance now while others got hit. Endgame still devolves into long ranged attacks/spell spam like the other versions but Melees feeling good is a huge step up.
Affinity bonus is so bloody strong that there's no reason to use damaging off element spells outside of a few. Yes, this includes hitting into something that resists you.

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