Crit_Nerd
I had an itch for something like Tropical Freeze and this game certainly satisfied that. I liked that the levels had different versions and using the world map to affect those changes made the map feel more than just a hub. The platforming is solid. The soundtrack is great. There are some things I didn't care for. Being gated by requiring coins is a bit annoying, especially since I had to replay levels to do this and I just wanted to move on. The Impossible Lair lives up to its name, but even with all the bees collected which just extends your HP, I found myself dying often. This level requires precise platforming to a T. You have to go at the exact time. You are punished for waiting and for going to fast. It's fine in theory, but seeing how long the level ended up being just had me exhausted. I got what I wanted out of the game and I have no desire to go back to it. I'll still be listening to that soundtrack though.
1997
I understand why this game was so beloved back in the day, but I am glad that there were added QOL features such as speed up and god mode so that people can breeze through the battles to experience the story, because it works well. The materia system for the combat adds a lot of variety for the party and I think I will come back to this game at some point. It's dated in some aspects, particularly with the visuals and traversal, but it's an RPG must play.
2020
I mainly played this back in 2020 and finished up the free DLC that came with the Farwell Edition. The new content definitely makes the base game a fuller experience. It certainly took a bit to get back into the swing of things and there's a certain storyline that's a bit tedious at times. Overall, this game is a great cozy game, but it will pack an emotional wallop.
2019
This game was a pure delight. I didn't really try to 100% everything because for as small as the area is, it's quite robust and I look forward to playing this again on a lazy day.
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I had been wanting to get to these games for a long time. One of my best friends had hyped it up and for the most part, it was incredibly fun. The cast is made up of great characters and I enjoy the variety of dialogue options that can be used to handle situations. I found it funny whenever an answer I thought would be funny would generally end up being the renegade options. I would say the third game is the best gameplay wise, but the second one is my favorite overall. I didn't look up anything on how to do the suicide mission correctly and I was devastated when I had losses. I'm really looking forward to replaying this to just mess around, but also get back into the world, which is well thought out. I skipped the Citadel DLC so that I will have something to look forward to and from what I've heard, it's a blast. This trilogy is incredibly special and it won me over quickly and has become one of my favorites.