I had no intention of ever playing this game, but I vastly underestimated what this game is. This game does everything so well and stylish that it all comes together in the perfect gift box.

Everything feeds to itself. The Confidants actually benefit you with new abilities in the dungeons, like asking for more money, stronger gun attacks or discounts on shops or better fusions. Then the bonuses allow dungeons to be finished more efficiently, which grants more time to focus on confidants, and then fusion benefits both confidants and exploration through thier solid progression.

Baton Pass allows for the party to always be involved and not just Avatar and his chip damage crew. You are able to string attacks to save SP and get further into dungeons that is simple yet elegant.

All the confidant characters are for the most part memorable and with the theme of rebellion you get more dragged in to thier scenario.

But the real kicker is the games artstyle. The graphics in a vacuum look like garbage, but this games impeccable sense of style turns it too gold. The Menus are so dynamic and flashy yet organised. The battle command screen is the coolest thing in an RPG, having the HUD be on your character with the placement showing where they are on the controller.

Its a game you just gotta play... and then end up playing it 4 more