This is a game I've always wanted to try due to the sheer history and story that I've seen throughout the years. To me this is the start and a wonderful framework of what a player driven RPG should be.
The sheer amount of options you have to deal with the issues this games presents is amazing, it's something games even to this day really don't match.
I've gotten stuck on this game multiple times, once where I was genuinely lost and didn't know what to do and the other I was just severely underpowered and went to get an upgrade

An extremely amazing game that does justice to older SNES titles, (Chrono Trigger being the main one it takes inspiration from)
Currently have all achievements but one that requires me starting a new game
The story, art, characters and music were all amazing helping this game really become an Epic.
Combat is fun, responsive and only gets better and more engaging the more characters you get and the more abilities and options open up to you.
While the story can feel tropey at times, it's does help it with being a love letter to this type of game.
Only issues I have are that, the ending feels lackluster and leaves a major question and not in a good way, also Zale and Valare both feel very flat for a majority of the game, it's only really post Sea of Stars that I feel like they start becoming proper fleshed out characters.
I do think the game is amazing in every other aspect to forgive these things


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Rash'en and Aephorul's dynamic was an absolute joy to see unfold although the game kind of drops off with it at the end as there's no real conclusion, you beat Aephorul then him and Rash'en just walk away, no payoff for all the suffering he's caused. The true ending is very sweet.

Seed of Light complete
This game is horrific and beautiful.
It's monstrous and at the same time so human, it's a mirror to the player.
I'm at a loss for words, I love this game
Face your fear, build your future

Started it immediately after Portrait of Ruin and finished it in a day
It’s fucking good
The cast is amazing, Soma is an amazing protagonist, while short, the characters do have an impact, although you do wish to see more of them.
The movement is amazing, especially after playing the much slower DS titles, having a good base movement speed and dash feels extremely satisfying.
It has the GBA issues though, a lot of running back and forth to get to a teleporter and a bit of annoying backtracking.
It’s an amazing title, really good, really fun, the monster mechanic was really cool to fuck about with.

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While I could see the twist a mile away it was still well deserved and just felt right, the power and mimicking of the skills Dracula has had in so many of the games and taking down the chaos that caused it to be felt like a really fitting end

While I was less annoyed by this one, I didn’t feel the need to grind as much as I did, than I was with Order of Ecclesia this one just felt flat. I didn’t feel as attached to the characters or story presented.
The portrait worlds themselves were interesting, but I felt like each world wasn’t enough to make up for how much Dracula’s castle itself was lacking.
The antagonist pre Dracula really never felt like a present threat, Death felt more present than the antagonist of this game and the whole portrait gimmick never felt too personal to him.
The protags are kinda one and done.
It’s just a very passable game.
While order of Ecclesia pissed me off it at least gave me something to chew on
While I’m being quite negative I didn’t dislike my time with this, it felt nice, just not anything special at all

First time I played Killer7 I fell into a routine and just didn't enjoy it as much as I wanted to.
On replay it fully clicked, I love this game. The criticism of american and just overall imperial cultures, the mystery surrounding the Killer7 and each character and relationship between Harmen and Kun Lan.

My only issue with the game this go around was that you can really feel the fact the writing was culled as a lot of the characters really don't get much in terms of character apart from Dan, Mask and of course Garcian.
This is a game that I know I will find more love in as I play it again and again

I went into this immediately after playing Harmony of Dissonance.
I didn't really like this one all too much tbh. The level based system felt extremely limiting and felt like you're just fucking about and waiting for Dracula's castle to show. With it not feeling like progression was tied to abilities like the other did.
I do like the characters, the villagers, Shanoa, Albus and Dracula himself are all really good.

The villager quests take too much grinding and a lot of the bosses feel like bullshit. Shanoa feels extremely slow, especially the back dash. It's just a game that annoyed me until I got to Dracula's castle

An absolute shitpost I adore
Really fun fishing minigame
As a fan of undertale, a beginner in touhou and a the Simpsons fan (as well as many other aspects) this game almost feels catered towards me so there's definitely some bias from myself. But yeah, some dumbass fun, prison segment was probably the most fun imo

Despite everything it's still you?