One of my top 10. I have yet to play the remake but this game is incredible. I was surprised at just how navigable a lot of the levels were. They don't turn into mazes all that often. SHODAN might be one of the greatest villians in a videogame. She's an absolute bastard with schemes on top of schemes. Every time you think you've beaten her she just pulls out some other plan. The gameplay is also very fun once you get used to it. The fact that the patches are stackable might be one of the funniest things in a videogame. At one point I used a speed patch, time slow patch and berserk patch at the same time and flew through the level half clipping through walls and destroying some of the games hardest to beat bots in a single swing of the legally distinct lightsaber.

Played the pixel remaster version of the game. This game is a fun and silly adventure that makes several improvements over ff1 and 2. Seriously the difference in quality is staggering. To the point that even though i played the game for 5 hours longer than ff2 i wasn't wishing it to be over 2 dungeons earlier than it actually ended like that game. The job system introduced in this game allows for extreme creativity when it comes to problem solving in battles. I had several moments in my playthrough where i simply skipped grinding by using the right equipment and job combination for a certain boss. The game allows you to freely switch between jobs with basically no penalty for doing so and I really appreciate this as it doesn't give you the anxiety of "oh no i'm making a permanent choice. What if I pick the wrong thing and lock myself out of having fun!" The game attempts a story and while i'm not sure it succeeds the game must still be commended for having actual characters with personalities rather than the cardboard cutouts of previous games. Overall this game makes the previous 2 games look like dogshit in comparison and i can highly recommmend the pixel remaster version.

Homophobia simulator. Ok in all seriousness the combat mechanics and main story are enjoyable over all. I just find the writing of the characters to be extremely contradictory and poor. I especially dislike the way Kanji and Naoto were handled. As both of the games queer reps their inclusion in the story is not only very bigoted at points but is fundamentally uninteresting especially in Naoto's case being a rare example of squandered Transmasc rep. I mean cmon Atlus you did good queer rep in Persona 2 why can't you do it again?

I played this game for 20 hours I wish i can get those hours back. All i have to say is Tartarus. Just Tartarus. It sucks. A big fucking tower with the same floors for a 100 stories. Not only is it extremely boring its suckiness is exemplified by how often you need to go there. I found myself hoping and praying for the story events to occur on any given day so that the game can get interesting again. It has very poor pacing in that regard and it made it hard to stomach such a mediocre game for another 50 or so hours. I'll see if the remake fixes my gripes in these areas but for now P3FES stands alone as possibly the worst jrpg i have played by a large margin.

A game that really scratches that dmc itch for us character action game fans. An overall solid game with great music, art and boss fights. The game has an extremely loose scaling system so combos get really long especially with assists added. But they're still simple overall only being made up of differently timed strings that have different purposes in the overall combo structure. The game also contains super moves that do big damage and can be comboed into with relative ease. I want to specifically mention the super "high pitch punch" as it was integral to my playthrough and might be one of the strongest character action game moves i've ever used. Its short range is offset by the fact that:
1. Its starts combos
2. It instantly fills the dizzy meter and
3. IT ONLY COSTS 1 BAR! which means its very easily spammable as certain bosses drop a lot of the energy required for using supers in between phases. I had one boss fight that basically sounded something like this. HIGH PITCH PUNCH, long combo, HIGH PITCH PUNCH, long combo, and so on and so forth. normally this would reduce the fun factor but there is still a ton of execution involved in the combo after landing the super that i think makes it a satisfying move to use overall. 8/10 GOOD ASS GAME go play it.

An absolutely incredible and sometimes brutal strategy game. Nothing compares to the feeling of completing a campaign for the first time. It's difficulty may cause some people to bounce off it but i'm always coming back for more nail biting shots. The game becomes hilarious with mods installed. For me XCOM was comprised entirely of video game characters such as JC Denton, Kiryu Kazuma and Gordon Freeman. The game sort of became this weird showcase of all my interests after a while and I love it for that.

Ngl i've been meaning to replay this one as i sort of rushed through my first playthrough. Overall the incremental improvements over 3 make this game much more enjoyable. While 3 had a very cookie cutter story this game attempts to do something different with its several protagonists. Some of the early scenes are very well done and set the tone incredibly well. Other than that though. The multiple perspectives causes the games story to get extremely confusing by the end. It almost makes me wish the game had the in between chapter recap system that 0 has as it would be much more necessary here in comparison to 0.