Took me a while but I did it. Magnificent.

Magnificent. Action set piece after action set piece.

If I had played the original back in 2005, it would have been a seminal moment in my gaming life.

Stole my heart again, second time around.

Played the original back in 2017 and it immediately became one of my all time favourites.

What made the experience sweeter was when I visited Japan (Tokyo) for the first time in 2018, I realized I had "visited" all the places before. All the time I would be like - "I have been here", "I know this".

Was putting Royal off for a long time because I didn't really want to commit 100+ hours to a game I had already beaten recently.

Finally bit the bullet sometime late last year and finished it today (played with all DLC).

What a wonderful, wonderful experience. I will love this game till the day I die.