I finally got my sequel to Asura's Wrath but this time with narrative that throws some emotional punches as well.

For starters this is visually spectacular and I just gotta praise these character models. There are so many of them and all of the main characters with their Eikons look so stupidly cool and unique. Same goes for the soundtrack which is great especially with its epic battle themes.

Second strong point were the fights against Eikons which were always spectacles and they reminded me of Asura's Wrath which is always a positive in my eyes. The combat itself was enjoyable enough but I did wish it was more challenging. I found most of the enjoyment out of the Eikon system and trying to minimize downtime and maximize damage output. It felt more like a puzzle game at times when you add trying to stagger enemies as quickly as possible.

Now this is the stuff I don't really understand why it is even in this game at all and that is the crafting and shops. There is so much material and gold everywhere that you would think there is something to actually do with those but no, there is absolutely nothing to spend your materials or money. Only thing you can craft is items that increase either your defense or damage by couple percentage and I never felt the impact of any of these items. And shops sell these same items and potions. Now this also has the side-effect of making the sidequests feel almost pointless unless you are there for the lore as none of the rewards really matter. And as these sidequests lack any kind of imagination on their design I wish I had just skipped all of them except the ones with the plus sign.