this may become one of my favorite games of all time. the first one blew me away with how good it was, and this one being such a improvement over it, they finessed it so well, that i don't think anyone should play this one by itself, people owe it to themselves to play the first one, be amazed by it, and then be amazed even more by this one
the mechanics of party building, the combinations of races, classes and traits is almost a game in itself, at least i spent a long time on it. the combat is great, and the world is incredibly varies, even though it loses some of the atmosphere the first one had. this is a fantastic game, and i think everyone that likes dungeoncrawlers should at least take a crack at it (and at the first one if you have the time)

It should be illegal to make a game with combat this good.

While this game is sick as fuck, it does make me appreciate just how special Rabi Ribi’s exploration and progression actually is. Tevi does have fun exploration and a little bit of nonlinearity but for much less of the game than what Rabi Ribi allowed. Everything else Tevi offers makes up for it though. Great music, fine story with very charming characters, beautiful environments, fun movement, hilariously absurd customization, and one of the best boss casts this industry has ever seen. I will say that the plot was really testing my patience, especially when it hit me with a plot twist that I genuinely cannot believe was written in the Year of our Lord 2023, but the characters are kinda charming so I could tolerate it.