IT SLAPS, IT SLAPS, IT SLAPS. I genuinely love everything about this game. The battle system's a great callback to classics like Chrono Trigger and Super Mario RPG, the visuals and music are some of the best I've seen and heard, the characters are great (Zale and Valere are kinda boring, but the supporting cast carries), the writing knows how to be witty and serious, and the story had me no-lifing the game for days on end just to see where it all went. It does lose steam a bit in terms of pacing toward the end, which is one of the few complaints I've seen others have that I agree with, but beyond that, I got just enough of everything I wanted out of the game and nothing overstays its welcome. It's not perfect, but it simply ticks all my boxes. Another absolute banger from the lads behind The Messenger.