Now I don't know if recency bias is affecting anything here, but I feel like this is the strongest game in the Sky trilogy. There are a few things that people usually have issues with regarding this game, but I wholly believe that it peaks in all the right areas. Including combat, writing and presentation. Kevin and Renne are the standouts of this game, with Ries being another good new addition, as well as this game having great set-up for many future titles through it's Door system. To address the Door system, many people have an issue with this because of the idea of it breaking up the flow of the game to essentially present an inorganically formulated flashback sequence or lore dump, that is sometimes not acknowledged by the characters hereafter. However, despite this I honestly believe it works for the game, even if it COULD have been presented more organically. The amount of sheer good content that is presented through this system is incredible, and I don't believe many aspects could have been communicated the same without this system existing, especially things like Star Door 8, where the right moment in the story to interject it is difficult, and Star Door 15, where it's unlikely that what is being talked about COULD be brought up in a more organic way. Speaking of Star Door 15 and Star Door 8, these were probably some of the biggest highlights of the game, making incredible set-up for future characters, areas and themes. Overall, probably my favourite game in the Sky trilogy, and it's worth playing for all the right reasons.

Reviewed on Mar 10, 2024


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