I'm not really giving this game a score because how good this game is entirely depends on whether or not it's around in 3 months. I know I'm not the only one who was very interested by the concept but stayed away because they assumed that the game would be dead on arrival and have no players. The few matches I've played have all had bots and the future doesn't look too bright for this game despite it being pretty solid. It's a fun time but I don't really want to invest time into clearing the battle pass when I absolutely get the vibes that this game is not surviving 2024.

Rarely does a game that asks philosophical questions give the player an answer. Usually you're supposed to determine that for yourself, but Talos 2 has a lot to say, more than its previous installment by a country mile. It's an incredibly smart game that I think will legitimately bring a lot of optimism for the future of humanity to the 6 or 7 people that play it. I certainly feel a whole lot more optimistic after finishing it, which I'm very happy to feel these days.
The gameplay is exactly what you'd expect of a talos sequel with the only noticeable change outside of new mechanics being that star puzzles are actually reasonable this time. It's also exactly what you'd expect out of a talos sequel in that it completely doesn't matter. You're here for the story, and it's great. It's actually got a fair bit of RPG blood in it this time, with lots of characters to talk to and different routes to take. A very satisfying game, highly recommend.

I dont usually give out a whole lot of perfect scores. My criteria is generally just a vague "I know it when I see it". With that said, this is the most I've ever felt that a game was perfect after playing it. I don't think it's aged a day, especially with the pixel remaster. It was an achievement at the time and still stands as one of the best RPGs ever made.
It's kind of crazy. Going back and playing FF4 it's great but you can feel the limitations of the SNES even on the remaster. I don't feel it at all here. Maybe that's because they spent an extra year polishing up 6 in particular, or maybe that's because it's just that good. The only problem I can see with this game is that every rpg for a decade including the final fantasy series itself copied elements from this without getting it right.
This game is like, apocryphal at this point. You've heard kefka's laugh. You've heard dancing mad. You've seen the opera scene. But somehow everything around it just makes it much much better instead of feeling like a highlight reel. I can't recommend it enough, for JRPG fans and haters alike.

I got the pokemon scarlet + dlc pack for christmas and have been loving it. It's solidified my love for the game, but this dlc kinda didn't. Obviously the game still visually is a mess, even moreso in Kitakami than Paldea because of awful screen tearing. They fixed the most egregious bugs and the frame rate never dipped for me, but this is still in a pitiful state. On top of that, Kitakami is absolutely barren. They needed a few dozen more trainers in every area at least, because while the actual geometry of the area is interesting, there's barely anything to do in this cool map. Main story is good, I enjoyed it, but it's also very barebones. I dunno, I'm having fun exploring for the last few ogre clan trainers but this needs more stuff to do in it. I didn't play the SwSh dlc so I can't really compare it there but it feels more like a hoenn postgame than a johto postgame if ya feel me.