amazing game! just, not for me.
i never manage to get into open-world games so this took me years to complete, and i don't think i'll ever replay it. i prefer shorter, more story focused zelda games like twilight princess and majora's mask, which i do see myself replaying.

it was a video game.

it tried to do a lot of different things, but that ended up making the story feel bloated and have very odd pacing. i already knew what to expect regarding haruka's role in the story but it still disappoints. forgettable final boss.

leon magnus

An incredible game held together by pins and duck tape. Huge props to the unofficial patch for making this playable.
The world design, music, characters, and writing are all incredible.
Would give this a perfect score if not for the Fourth Area and Final Act sort of shitting themselves and reminding you that this is a game from 2004 in the former, and throwing the most dogshit combat segments at you in the latter.

this is literally my favorite game of all time 100/10