it's alright... this game has some of the most shameless character designs i've ever seen in anything. i really hate the idea of this stupid boy 'owning' these ladies and i also hate that they decided to go with the rock crystal gacha system. its so unnecessary. the field skill walls were horrible... not to mention the very frequent tutorial popups that straight up leave out information or explain things poorly sometimes. and all the weird creepy shit that tora does... it all bogs the experience down so much for me personally.

but there are parts of this game that are really good... which really sucks, because i'm so conflicted. the environments are stunning, the battle system is very deep and complex (once you eventually wrap your head around it), and despite a lot of the character designs, there are a few great characters here. zeke was the best part of this game by far and he made it all worth it. xc2 doesn't hold a candle to the first game but its not awful. i did decide to play through it twice so that must mean something