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I play games poorly
I mark games around 2.5 being a 'pass' mark, as I don't agree with game reviews needing a 7/8 out of 10 to be a pass.
Hours are logged from about 2012ish but I've lost a lot of hours or games to time.
Games without a ranking are either multiplayer or games I just, don't remember a lot of. A lot of these games are still important though and deserved to be logged, no matter how mid.
I play games poorly
I mark games around 2.5 being a 'pass' mark, as I don't agree with game reviews needing a 7/8 out of 10 to be a pass.
Hours are logged from about 2012ish but I've lost a lot of hours or games to time.
Games without a ranking are either multiplayer or games I just, don't remember a lot of. A lot of these games are still important though and deserved to be logged, no matter how mid.
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Persona 5 Tactica is a side-story / sequel of Persona 5 Royal of dubious canonical implications. While I won't go into that here, it severely hampered the playing experience as the returning Phantom Thieves did not grow as characters during this time.
Instead, it's a Toshiro and Erina game, and I much wish that it was a spin-off featuring those two without the phantom thieves. Without the presence of the phantom thieves, the story could've much better handled their story instead of limiting their story to their third kingdom, which was by far the best in the game in terms of story, pacing and battles.
Kingdoms 1 and 2 were utter slogs at points, with lengthy cut scenes / dialogues between battles that meant you were often doing one or two battles for 20-30 minutes of dialogue or cut scenes.
Kingdom 4 had the exact other problem, where there was nothing to break up constant bosh rushes. It introduced the big bad and just, didn't delve into the implications outside of the standard Persona big bads.
In terms of game play itself, it largely prioritized style over substance, much like Persona 5 Royal. Many of its systems are very exploitable which lead to a fairly easy game experience even on hard. That being said, it was a very fun power fantasy.
Persona 5 Tactica is ultimately a game about remembering and recovering from childhood trauma, which was explored by Persona 2 Innocent Sin with much more nuance and tact.
I can recommend this game to die-hard Persona fans, but otherwise there isn't really much reason to play. (Unless of course, Persona 5 Arena happens and Toshiro/Erina come back but that's just copium isn't it)
Instead, it's a Toshiro and Erina game, and I much wish that it was a spin-off featuring those two without the phantom thieves. Without the presence of the phantom thieves, the story could've much better handled their story instead of limiting their story to their third kingdom, which was by far the best in the game in terms of story, pacing and battles.
Kingdoms 1 and 2 were utter slogs at points, with lengthy cut scenes / dialogues between battles that meant you were often doing one or two battles for 20-30 minutes of dialogue or cut scenes.
Kingdom 4 had the exact other problem, where there was nothing to break up constant bosh rushes. It introduced the big bad and just, didn't delve into the implications outside of the standard Persona big bads.
In terms of game play itself, it largely prioritized style over substance, much like Persona 5 Royal. Many of its systems are very exploitable which lead to a fairly easy game experience even on hard. That being said, it was a very fun power fantasy.
Persona 5 Tactica is ultimately a game about remembering and recovering from childhood trauma, which was explored by Persona 2 Innocent Sin with much more nuance and tact.
I can recommend this game to die-hard Persona fans, but otherwise there isn't really much reason to play. (Unless of course, Persona 5 Arena happens and Toshiro/Erina come back but that's just copium isn't it)
I might come back for this later but for now it's just so mid and I would rather be playing something I actually enjoy. Was really fun at first but got boring rather quickly.
The biggest issue is that recruiting new pokemon for characters is a pain and having to rely on my few good automatic gold links just sucks. It just feels like the game doesn't respect my time.
The biggest issue is that recruiting new pokemon for characters is a pain and having to rely on my few good automatic gold links just sucks. It just feels like the game doesn't respect my time.
The most famous theory for this game is that Link is dead. And I (kind of) agree. Just not in the conventional sense.
To me, the game feels like Link mourning the loss of their childhood. OoT was a coming of age tale for a 10 year old. They have witnessed things no other child their age should and as a result they got lost in a world where they doesn't belong, physically and metaphorically. Their journey through this game is not one necessarily of pain, but of healing and moving forward from trauma.
To me, the game feels like Link mourning the loss of their childhood. OoT was a coming of age tale for a 10 year old. They have witnessed things no other child their age should and as a result they got lost in a world where they doesn't belong, physically and metaphorically. Their journey through this game is not one necessarily of pain, but of healing and moving forward from trauma.