pinnacle of fictional media
it is my religion now

besides the boss fights, I can understand why so many people agree this is the objectively greatest game in the series. Absolute PEAK

My game of the year for 2023
I was always thankful that I enjoyed turn based rpgs, since I know its not a genre for everyone. However it had been a while since i engaged in one without and i never realized. Playing this game honestly reminded why the turn based rpg genre is my favorite in games. There is so much passion and love in every little corner. All the stories are satisfying and enojyable, the characters are all lovable ( Partitio the GOAT) the music is phenomal OH MAN honestly shouldve taken music of the year over FF16
The most impressive part of the game for me is how fresh every single fucking boss fight is in this game, it so so much fun. and the build variety is insane. ive never gone so far to experiment on different party setups before and this game really encouraged me to try all these different stuff.
Fantastic game from the start to the 95 hour mark.

awful cause
1. why tf did this release before royal
2. worst remixes ive ever fucking heard
good game because i get more from the phantom thieves whom i adore

for a rhythm game thats based on the biggest jrpg franchise in the world, its perfect

This review contains spoilers

most underappreciated game ever
ill admit to its flaws, the story is kind of a mess, especially when it comes to its antagonist, the characters aren't as compelling some in the previous game, and its mechanics are debatable as a whole, but i had so much unexplainable fun with this game. I'd go as far as to say its my favorite one in the series.
I really liked the junction system and had so much fun with it, figuring out what spells matched with whatever stat was nice and satisfying whenever i figured out. how to get a giant stat boost. I think the narrative is amazing for the first third of the game, until after the Assasination of Sorceress Edea mission, which is honestly one of my favorite arcs in a game ever. The character interactions were really fun and although squalls development is rushed, I think he's such a misunderstood protagonist cause he's honestly not that bad.
And oh my god i cannot forget the music. Its no surprise that music in this franchise is some of the best ever. But i'd argue that this was Uematsu at his peak. The game starts off starts with the opening song which immediately drew me into the game. Every ambient theme is incredible and makes me appreciate the world even more. Balamb Garden and Fishemen's Horizon do a very great at making these places feel like a safe haven. The boss theme is my favorite in a final fantasy game, Premonition is the boss theme with the most final boss theme potential, its awesome hearing that opening to that song its makes the climax feel even more impactful. And all of the songs during the final boss go hard as fuck. I'll admit at the end I cried partially cause of that emotional ending cutscene but also because i won't get to experience this game for the first time again. I loved this game so so much and i never really understood why considering I always noticed its flaws and questionable design. This should definitely be remade just like ff7 if they can just make the design more accesible and tweak the story, i think this game can be an all time classic.
Man feels good to write a genuine review for a game you love knowing that no one in the world is ever going to read this.

was a fan of this from the very beginning, love it so much
one of my favorite games ever

of course in the middle of rebelling against mega corporations you go out of your way to fuck with the U.S government
One of the best dlc ever

One of the best endings ever in a game
the story just gets better and better as it goes and the final arc is incredible
This was the only version I played and I thought the VN style wasn't so bad, but thats just me
Now im on the femc route and god damn this might be better than de male route

I honestly didn't expect to get this engaged in the game.
Hollow Bastion is one of the highest peaks of a videogame ever

quick fun little pixel game of a guy with a sword taking down the drug lord whilst also discovering his past.
nice music too