Not giving it a rating because I didn’t finish it, but this one hurt to put away. Everything about the game is very deep and nuanced: the story, gameplay, and even the choices. Unfortunately, it’s not engaging enough moment to moment to keep me for the 40ish hour runtime. 24 hours in, and I just don’t feel like grinding through these long filler battles in order to get the levels and equipment I need to finish chapter 3.

I’ll probably come back to in one day when I’m in the mood, read the in depth glossary to catch myself up, and hop back in.

A game I wanted to love, but ultimately could not. The grind is monotonous, battles take forever, the emphasis on items really lost me, and by the end of it I just wanted to get it over with. Every single dungeon is sheer suffering.

The story is very good once it gets rolling though, and there is tons of complexity here, lots of strategizing, and three entire paths mean a LOT of meat to bite into. I absolutely understand why they call it the father of tactical RPGs though - and I respect the game a lot, even if I'm not going to replay it.