A solid return to the old format but felt restrictive and a step back in to many ways. As a fan of the series I still enjoyed my time with it. However it just leaves me wanting a much more expensive AC RED closer to Valhalla without the terrible Valhalla map with its crazy mounts. A great pickup on sale but I wouldn't recommend it at full price.

Honestly one of the single greatest SRPGS I've ever played. I am forever grateful I found this gem back during the PS2 era. Great story, character development and world building with amazing mechs and and alternate history story.

Still one of the most immersive experiences to date. Played it back when it first launched on PlayStation 4 Pro. An now I have a 4090 equipped PC I've played it on recently and the game still stands in a league of it's own.