An amazing JRPG with MAJOR flaws…

Mixed opinions but overall loved it a lot. Arguably the most visually beautiful game of all time. This game has so many biomes and areas that look so amazing. This game is an exploration playground. Music fits in well too. I thought the characters were great and loved the protagonists of this story. Side quests are meh-meh-meh, not so interesting. I did in fact love the combat, kinda boring at first but gets really good and challenging later on in the game. It's important to level up and upgrade your gear. Something that irritated me a lot were the skill trees for all the blades. It becomes mandatory to upgrade skill trees in order to progress the story and the game isn't always very clear on how to upgrade them. I had to do a lot of research in order to figure it out and sometimes it became so overwhelming that I dropped the game every now and then since it was so stressful to deal with. And while did love the gorgeous looking world, the navigation was ridiculous. All you get is a bar on the top of your screen that points the direction you have to go and lets you know if you have to be on a higher or lower level. This didn't help all the time and often got totally lost. It can take you 30-60 minutes to find the right path to progress.

The story was pretty damn good. There were so many heart touching and sad moments that really made me love the game. Torna The Golden Country DLC makes this world of Alrest all the more depressing and tragic and I loved the storytelling behind it. I especially enjoyed this on NG+ since I was able to get through the game without the stress of having unlock abilities for blades to get around in the game.

This game is awesome but does have unfortunate problems that may be a turn off to many players. In my opinion definitely not a game I would recommend to new-comers at least. Other than that this was a fantastic game and while it was rough for me at times I don't regret buying this game.

Reviewed on Aug 14, 2022


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