The first (fourth) one still towers over this as a bigger achievement of it's time, but Ragnarok is definitely a worthy continuation, that has many surprises in store for those new and returning to it's world.

My initial gripes remained unchanged till the end (at times annoying writing and cringe inducing meta jokes), as did the elements that i liked or grew to like towards the middle of the game.

Currently my GOTY 2022.