My thoughts on Monark are very mixed. While I absolutely loved certain aspects such as the characters, the atmosphere, the art, the soundtracks, and the story. Whenever I think about the things I don't like about this game for example the endless grinding you have to do in order to progress in the game, the somewhat lacking true ending, the puzzles which vary from pretty simple to atrociously difficult (if you're not relying on a guide), and the very lacking enemy variety just show me how apparent Monark's problems are. Well, I came to the conclusion that I still like the game overall despite its flaws but it definitely could have been much much better.

This game is goated and one of my favorite games of all time. I already kind of knew that I'm really going to like this game but I wasn't expecting to end up liking it as much as I did. The story kept me always interested, especially in the later chapters, the characters were amazing (I really like New Class 7) and the combat with the new brave order system, while making the game a lot easier than previous games, still allowed for an amazing experience. Although the graphics may be considered dated back when it came out in the west it's still a huge step up compared to previous entries and I quite liked it a lot.