man it's like they fixed every Minor Annoyance i had with the game in this sequel, it's incredible how much better everything feels

one of the best, if not the best soundtracks in the series

as i sit here watching the ending, cocoon plummets into pulse, and i gotta say, if they had the tech and know how to build "a new cocoon" why didn't they just like dismantle the old one slowly and safely over centuries

it's the one big like "what were you thinking" i just couldn't let go of the whole time i was playing ha ha ha

and then

y'know aside from that one hangup i mentioned i thought it was pretty decent, the story, and usually i'm not big on the idea that a bad ending can ruin an otherwise good story but uhh... lol she died, i bet she comes back as an evil zombie antagonist in lightning returns!! guess i'll find out... soon

i think the game structure and stuff is all really good too, like if not for the attachment to dogshit ff13 i'd probably recommend it to people (provided i know they're willing to put up with some anime-ass shit)

oh also it's a terrible pc port, but that's not exactly a new thing for square, and there are good mod workarounds at least