Wow, the first Final Fantasy game I can see myself replaying in some distant future! And not out of morbid curiosity, I just enjoyed this game a lot more!
First and foremost: the Job system. Yeah, it has flaws, but it is notably more interesting than anything previous games had! 22 Jobs — some better, some worse — all have some merit to try and level up! And I don't want to hear any word that Job system is bad; how about you get multiple jobs and realize that switching them on a fly is pretty awesome. Yeah, I would've loved to know what I am investing my exp and time in beforehand, but I guess that's what Wikipedias and guides are for. Being Normal (Freelancer) or a Mimic at the end of a game pays of greatly.
The gameplay itself is same-ish as the last time, but with some great additions. ATB is cool until it actively ruins your battles close to the end of a game. "Optimize" is now my favorite menu option; it saves time immensely while not being panacea. Sometimes you want to wear slightly worse armor for its special effects. Game remembering your cursor and holding action button for speeding through battle menus help greatly during ATBs. It is a pleasure to play, especially after previous FFs. And yet it comes with a small price: missclicks can happen more frequently and, in some cases, are more deadly. The game is less linear than the previous one but not entirely open for exploration, minus some middle segments and build-up before final area. While the majority of the battles are good, some of them are total ballbusters for no reason. Especially some close to the end of a game. I guess I should've known since it is a Final Fantasy feature at this point but still. It is good that they added superbosses, but I am not touching them. I killed Shinryu and Omega in FFXIV, I'm done. Final battle really impressed me, with presentation and with "harsh but fair" difficulty.
The story... is okay. Overall story and worldbuilding isn't anything special, but the characters are good. Main cast is enjoyable, Warriors of Dawn are funny old folks, Cid, Exdeath isn't great but Gilgamesh is. Some characters are lacking spice, and yet they are not immediately forgettable.
The game looks good. I love Amano's work more, but Nomura's debut is really really strong, his enemy design is marvelous. And again, can't say much about music since i like it all and everywhere.
Can't believe I missed ONE blue spell for full collection, goddamit.
First and foremost: the Job system. Yeah, it has flaws, but it is notably more interesting than anything previous games had! 22 Jobs — some better, some worse — all have some merit to try and level up! And I don't want to hear any word that Job system is bad; how about you get multiple jobs and realize that switching them on a fly is pretty awesome. Yeah, I would've loved to know what I am investing my exp and time in beforehand, but I guess that's what Wikipedias and guides are for. Being Normal (Freelancer) or a Mimic at the end of a game pays of greatly.
The gameplay itself is same-ish as the last time, but with some great additions. ATB is cool until it actively ruins your battles close to the end of a game. "Optimize" is now my favorite menu option; it saves time immensely while not being panacea. Sometimes you want to wear slightly worse armor for its special effects. Game remembering your cursor and holding action button for speeding through battle menus help greatly during ATBs. It is a pleasure to play, especially after previous FFs. And yet it comes with a small price: missclicks can happen more frequently and, in some cases, are more deadly. The game is less linear than the previous one but not entirely open for exploration, minus some middle segments and build-up before final area. While the majority of the battles are good, some of them are total ballbusters for no reason. Especially some close to the end of a game. I guess I should've known since it is a Final Fantasy feature at this point but still. It is good that they added superbosses, but I am not touching them. I killed Shinryu and Omega in FFXIV, I'm done. Final battle really impressed me, with presentation and with "harsh but fair" difficulty.
The story... is okay. Overall story and worldbuilding isn't anything special, but the characters are good. Main cast is enjoyable, Warriors of Dawn are funny old folks, Cid, Exdeath isn't great but Gilgamesh is. Some characters are lacking spice, and yet they are not immediately forgettable.
The game looks good. I love Amano's work more, but Nomura's debut is really really strong, his enemy design is marvelous. And again, can't say much about music since i like it all and everywhere.
Can't believe I missed ONE blue spell for full collection, goddamit.