The best RPG's feel like a real journey, and Xenoblade Chronicles 3 nails that bench mark. The story concept is out there enough to be unique, but resonant enough to hook you and keep you playing. The soundtrack pulls out all the stops and really aids in the emotional high notes hitting as hard as they do. The world is tremendous, packed to the brim with nooks and crannies to explore. The team building in gameplay is fantastic, giving you a huge degree of customization to make your dream team of warriors. If you've played any other Xenoblade games and liked them, you absolutely cannot miss this one.

Certainly the game isn't perfect, some things exist just to bloat the hefty run time, and certain aspects seem cool at first but way overstay their welcome (chain attack theme lol), but you can easily work past those. Just go with the flow of the game, and let your sense of adventure take over and you'll have a wonderful time.

This game is a buggy mess put together with chewing gum and edge. But there's something about it. Few things go as hard as Fear & Hunger while still maintaining a degree of respectability. This game is rich in obscure content, and if you're willing to devote time to it, you will find something more than rewarding for your efforts. This game is transparently unfair to you, and you have to love how the primary solutions are to be unfair back. Beyond that though, the game captures a level of tension and uncertainty that legitimately keeps me up at night if I think to hard about it, and I think that's the hallmark of any good horror game. If you can bear with obtuse mechanics and player unfriendly design, I think there's a lot to love about Fear & Hunger, and I'd strongly recommend both this and Termina to anyone who can vibe with them.