there’s a lot of hype around this title…is it actually good?
Just the first 5 min truly show the love it was put into the game. The character writing, dialog and atmosphere put to shame FFVII rebirth
as someone who hates turn based games, and heavily dislikes JRPGs and this game has both…
yeah it’s still amazing, even just the story, character writing, and world building can carry you through at peak investment in the game, for people who actually like the core mechanics it must be even better of an experience (thank god for storymode)
imo go watch the first ~10min of a silent gameplay (to watch the cutscenes)
Unquestionably GOTY for me. It’s also the best game I’ve played in years. I am not a diehard rpg player but have played plenty since the 90s. I describe it as a love letter to the best jrpgs made, but without the long drawn-out stories.
In my honest opinion, I could hype it up even more. But to give you an incredibly grounded opinion, it is a lot of fun, especially if you enjoy JRPGs. I find it to be a very well made game, and even a friend of mine who normally is a big FPS nut is absolutely addicted to it, even playing it over the new DOOM title. I would say you’re, in the worst-case scenario, incredibly unlikely to regret trying it at least. The only very clear problem I have with it is that it can be incredibly easy to over-level yourself in it.
I haven’t even hit act 2, but I am having a really good time.
Playing on expeditioner (normal) and have been having fun with the combat system - some boss fights require practice.
Soundtrack is incredible. I find the soundtrack a little loud compared to the voices on occasion, however, and had to turn this down a smidge.
The story is also well set up in Act 1 from what I can tell.
I’m watching my roommate play it, and we both agree it’s one of the most visually impressive games we’ve seen
IMO, it’s pretty good. I’ve really only got two criticisms. I don’t like the active component of combat in my turn based games, but that’s pretty minor. My bigger gripe is that I think the last act of the story sucks.
I was so strong at this point that boss mechanics were purely optional to me, I was capable of one shotting everything.
Also a lot of the human characters do things that made me dislike them in the final act.
It’s the best time I’ve had with a game since BG3 - gameplay is ‘just’ good, but the story and design are next level
