Really wanted to like this one more, and I can imagine a person who can get really into this game, but it just isn't for me. The central combat gimmick of the gambit system allows you to set up complex party AI to respond to combat encounters, but it also makes the game feel more hands off in moment to moment gameplay, more about setting up a rube goldberg machine of attack commands and watching them play out on their own. If that gameplay loop sounds fun, there's a lot to like here, but if you prefer a more hands on tactical approach, this isn't the game for it. The story didn't really carry me either, something of a FF take on Star Wars but without any particularly solid character writing. The bones for some truly great characters is there, but in this package everyone feels too underexplored to be memorable. A lot of potential, but ultimately kind of wasted.

Reviewed on Jun 25, 2024


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