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So honestly I did not expect a ton out of this game, I mainly picked it up because I tend to enjoy the non-typical Mario franchise games. Yes I was able to beat this game in around 15 hours (not completionist but got a lot done) and the loading screens looked like they were struggling but overall this actually was a lot of fun and a nice change of pace for me, not playing a 100 hour JRPG where I need to kill God at the end is nice every once and a while. Also one level is called "Cowgirl at Dusk" which unfortunately made me think of my ex.
This was a fun sequel which gave us not only continuations of the 5 main endings, along with two new endings to the original and a side story during the events of the original, but its time to address the elephant in the room. In the side story we see the Heroine make a friend she refers to as "her age" and this girl is 13. Every love interest is a man that is Liberally in his mid 20's (minus Saint Germain who is in the 3000's but I digress). Yes this is Victorian times where the age of consent is different but it still problematises the romances.
Holy shit, thank god I wasnt playing on Playstation and getting trophies. Just to play the entire "story mode" playing each song once (and the FFXVI DLC) took me 25 hours. With all that I only did around 60% of the game. The choices of which characters from each game to add was interesting, with a good amount of notible characters not getting the Theatrhythm chibi treatment but if I could change 1 thing: instead of doing a bunch of DLC of non-final fantasy properties, since im paying for the FFXVI content, give me some chibi 16 characters. I want a Little Clive!
To finish the apollo justice trilogy in this game was interesting with the introduction of a family dynamic, however it was not exactly as fulfilling as I had wished. By this game the number of mechinics to determine if someone is lying are so convoluted its a miracle the court system in this game gets anything done.
The introduction to Athena Cykes is a tumoiltuous one with a story that can only work in the twisted justice system in place in these games. A felon on death row being one of the main antagonistic prosecuting attourneys with a twist for the final case that was unexpected on the grounds that a twist needs seeds planted prior to be effective.
Steampunk London Setting? Check
A story of a young woman learning the truth of not only her life and place in the world but what it means to be human? Double check
A story of a young woman learning the truth of not only her life and place in the world but what it means to be human? Double check
Its fine for a yugioh game, lets you play through all the iconic duels from the anime but thats kinda it. The multiplayer was boring and fell by the wayside the second Master duel came out
Contrary to popular opinion, I like this better than the prior game, even though it is an unfinished game. The antagonists are complex and have vary different motivations, the compainions were varied and showed how the darkness of life can take anyone but it isnt the end, and that even the most well wishing individuals can still be kinda a bitch.
The game that got me into RPGs. This blew my child brain apart having a morality system thst affected the way the game progressed and how other characters in the game saw you. A real tour de force even if the identity of the protagonist was not really a twist.
2021
This game was exactly what the series needed to stay relevant in the modern gaming age while showing that Shin Megami Tensei isn't just for pushing out Persona games. The demon designs were amazing, the combat was perfection and the core theological debate was excellent.
2022
I did not run into as many of the bugs that I saw others had, but this was a nice way of mixing the old ways of pokemon with some newer mechanics and things to try. Its also the first one to acknowledge that people play these for different reasons. Granted you had to do all three routes to get to the ending so the illusion of choice meant nothing. Points to Penny having an all Eeveelutions team which is exactly how I play pokemon once the campaign is over and Im just cleaning up loose ends.
2019
The English setting was fun and the prevention of environmental disaster hit a bit close to home but I enjoyed my adventure with my Depressed lizard overall.
The art style was not my cup of tea but its your standard pokemon game
Beautful art while you try to make it as a young woman drawn into a conflict between three mafia families in a rural Italian town right before the horrors of Mussilini. The characters were charming, the scenarios always had that touch of danger, and the Heroine had a brain of her own.
2020
Cute visual novel dating sim with thousands of options made with some famous youtuber voices for clout. Monster fuckers rejoice!