breaedenthusiast
2020
2023
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.
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.
2023
2019
1999
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.
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.
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