I can't help but find this silly little game to be endearing, with its cute and unique take on the classic JRPG formula. I'll say that this is stronger as an adventure game than it is as an RPG, because I wasn't the biggest fan of the battle system. There's not a lot to it, with some of the final battles feeling a bit more luck based than strategy. It's not the deepest or even funniest games, but it's charming enough to be worth the quick playthrough. I did find it very annoying that cutscene dialogue was entirely autoplay, because I read much faster than the dialogue would page.

It's truly hilarious that Contra is the crossover that poncle and Konami have chosen and for that I commend them. That said, perhaps Vampire Survivors is starting to wane for me because this DLC didn't feel as though it was offering anything that I hadn't seen in previous releases. The new weapons are OK, but finicky to build outside of one of the two new stages. The new stages are interesting, but lacking anything special aside from a Contra coat of paint over Vampire Survivors. I did enjoy revisiting the game for this DLC, but it definitely didn't feel essential.

I already thought that Final Fantasy VII Remake was damn near perfect, so to have this sequel improve on its predecessor in a number of ways is simply mindblowing. It's clear that this world is being treated with utmost respect, with an attention to detail that's almost second to none. In my mind, this is the best action RPG battle system in gaming. It deftly blends the classic turn-based Final Fantasy staples with a more modern, action-focused battle system in a way that just feels perfect. Everything that's been recreated from the original game is lovingly touched up, while the additions are of an equally high bar. I truly cannot wait for the conclusion of this trilogy and I will happily live in the world of Final Fantasy VII for as long as Square Enix will have me.

The third game in the series and the worst game in the series. This is supposed to be the culmination of the previous two Parascientific Escape games, but instead it's a confused and muddled mess. The script is absolutely riddled with typos, a typical scene would contain at least a dozen mistakes (even misspelling proper nouns referring to important in-game places and concepts). The story itself is all over the place, a poorly executed rendition of a boring concept. The puzzles are OK, but sometimes lean into some serious logic leaps. I would not recommend this game, even to players of the previous games.