Conceptually, this game rules. It displays a more competent understanding of the internet 20 years ago than a lot of media does today. The World and its inhabitants cooperate to emulate the feeling of an actual MMO. This game also has the best UI I could ask for in a game like this. It's stylish and helps elevate the generally good writing this game has. But unfortunately that's where my praise ends. The act of actually playing the game is brutal. As you make your way through the barren crusty landscapes and make your way into the same few designed dungeons you have been, you must interact with the absolutely dreadful combat. Attacks miss more than they hit. Navigating menus to command your party to do simple actions is tedious, and when you don't do this some of them are actually useless. The camera controls feel like they are made for someone with three hands. It's just frustrating when such a promising game drops the ball on something so fundamental. Also, I get that this is the start of a multi game series, but more than ever this feels like I played ⅓ of a full game. If the next entries can just give me gameplay that's tolerable, they'll probably be awesome.