I have my gripes with this game that many do.. Cough SKILL CHECKS Cough and just the Gatcha system as a whole (Though thank you Emile Chuggaconroy for explaining it in a video) but G O D after everything I experienced with this damn game emotionally...I just can't help but ADORE it for all the things it gets right!
There's obviously the "Bro its literally just Shonen anime troupes" like fanservice and all with certain scenes but I can deal with it for the insanity that is the character writing. Oh my god the writing for some characters is ridiculous. Rex, Pyra and Mythra as a whole are such a beautiful dynamic that I was just adoring the entire time despite for the last four years I've shat on their designs {LMAO}
The gameplay is kind of hit or miss like XBC1 for me where...I enjoy it a L O T more than the prior where once I got the gist of it and understood the complexities of it such as DAH ORBS it was a blast but GOOD GOD does this game have a terrible way of explaining some of the additions of the combat and I truly wish it was all accessible from the start besides say chain attacks and not just a "Hey random Tutorial here means you can now do this thing you've wanted to for 3 chapters of combat"
Finally the music...Absolutely a new favorite soundtrack of all time...its just so fucking stunning and ethereal at some points like hearing some of the songs the first time I had to genuinely just stop and embrace it its beautiful.
Overall I ABSOLUTELY adore this game despite my issues with the game which seem to be general complaints.
Here's to seeing if the TORNA DLC is somehow better as a standalone
There's obviously the "Bro its literally just Shonen anime troupes" like fanservice and all with certain scenes but I can deal with it for the insanity that is the character writing. Oh my god the writing for some characters is ridiculous. Rex, Pyra and Mythra as a whole are such a beautiful dynamic that I was just adoring the entire time despite for the last four years I've shat on their designs {LMAO}
The gameplay is kind of hit or miss like XBC1 for me where...I enjoy it a L O T more than the prior where once I got the gist of it and understood the complexities of it such as DAH ORBS it was a blast but GOOD GOD does this game have a terrible way of explaining some of the additions of the combat and I truly wish it was all accessible from the start besides say chain attacks and not just a "Hey random Tutorial here means you can now do this thing you've wanted to for 3 chapters of combat"
Finally the music...Absolutely a new favorite soundtrack of all time...its just so fucking stunning and ethereal at some points like hearing some of the songs the first time I had to genuinely just stop and embrace it its beautiful.
Overall I ABSOLUTELY adore this game despite my issues with the game which seem to be general complaints.
Here's to seeing if the TORNA DLC is somehow better as a standalone