Ryu Ga Gotoku really just took one of the best JRPGs ever made, made even more of it with even better characters, and gave us something so polished and fun to play that I just don't know how they top this.

My game of 2023. Octopath Traveler 1 was a beautiful game that felt fairly polished, but lacked some of the depth I was hoping it would have. 2 polished the formula further and captured what I was hoping would be there in the first.

Easily one of my new all-time favorites.

Oitsu! Smooch