ArrenSol
At the very least I'm happy to say I played it. It has its moments, and some of the individual character stories are okay, but I'm not really a man of capital-F Faith and the story is all about it.
Perhaps the most godlike of all the elements in this game is Yuzo Koshiro's incredible arrangements - there are some shining jewels in the OST that got a very cool face lift for this remake, really left me feeling at least cozy while I plodded through some of the more tedious portions.
Perhaps the most godlike of all the elements in this game is Yuzo Koshiro's incredible arrangements - there are some shining jewels in the OST that got a very cool face lift for this remake, really left me feeling at least cozy while I plodded through some of the more tedious portions.
2021
![NieR Re[in]carnation](https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co7bm4.jpg)
I was blown away by how pretty this game is, mobile game or no. I could see the gacha stuff getting really frustrating for anyone who's trying to progress organically, but otherwise it's a fantastic experience so far.
I put this game off for literal years because I just didn't enjoy it at launch -- not much in general had changed in the time since, but people always spoke highly of the game in a way that I wasn't seeing. The first time I gave up, I stopped right around the middle of chapter 5, which I learned was right around when the game REALLY kicks into some spectacular moments.
It was all downhill from there. While ultimately I still think XCDE tells the better story and trims a lot of the tonally jarring fanservice moments, there was plenty in 2 that had me reeling. After some extensive time learning more of the ins and outs of another convoluted Monolithsoft battle system, I think it edges its predecessor out (though XCX's battle system is still the pick of the litter for me).
All in all, glad I played this game and I'm looking forward to playing through Torna: The Golden Country...someday.
It was all downhill from there. While ultimately I still think XCDE tells the better story and trims a lot of the tonally jarring fanservice moments, there was plenty in 2 that had me reeling. After some extensive time learning more of the ins and outs of another convoluted Monolithsoft battle system, I think it edges its predecessor out (though XCX's battle system is still the pick of the litter for me).
All in all, glad I played this game and I'm looking forward to playing through Torna: The Golden Country...someday.
FF5 is a real cornball of a game. A lot more quirky and light than its contemporaries on the SNES, with solid systems all around and a decent soundtrack, even if it's far from Uematsu's brightest. Just glad to say I finally filled the gap in my FF history.
2020
If you liked Megaman Battle Network and enjoy deckbuilders, this game is almost certainly going to work for you. Add to that a number of cool characters with unique cards and personal abilities and a killer, high-energy OST and you've got a recipe for indie success. It's still being updated, too!
2013
Cool if short shmup from Edelweiss, who notably went on to make Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, which is a complete tonal shift. Fun action even if I was just kinda mashing and didn't pay too much attention to what the action was doing because I was listening to the voice acting.