play this with a friend if you can!

the game looks pretty, the characters are pretty, and the voice acting is excellent.

but given i drove myself to beat the main story out of spite, i think the game wasn't for me. i couldn't master the combat system, i was annoyed with how the skits were done visually, they overhauled the Party AI for the worse, and i forgot there was even background music. not to mention, the most powerful artes and skill trees are locked behind paid DLC.
i also had the rotten luck of the game just randomly softlocking every 2-3 battles, at the time i played it. i don't know if that issue has been fixed or not.

i wish i could forget i played this game at all, but unfortunately for me, the name Balseph Erwolsey Teldilys will haunt me until the day i crumble to ashes.

the character models aged very well for an original xbox release, and the story had a very promising start. i only wish the plot could have stayed on the "what's good vs what's right" theme the whole way through though.

you can play as a dog, a skeleton, a Tree,
you can cultivate an army of Birds,
it's like three dollars on Steam

literally all i remember about this game is this:
"why are you crying?"
"pokemon..."

I thank a certain NPC every time they kick my ass at the dojo

you get to be a goose and cause trouble around a sleepy village. what more do you need?

this game tortures the player with an overly-detailed mole tunnel.

this is the only FF game I've ever cared for

the game of my childhood. the music still slaps to this day and Ancient Cave is just fun as heck. also Dekar was my first crush

a unique experience. I wish I could see more of Ray and Reyes.