TheOneSword
2022
A wonderful adventure full of mystery and intrigue. Collecting the manual pages and uncovering things about the world through context clues and solving puzzles was such a wonderful experience. Some difficulty spikes keep this from being a perfect game for me, but by the time I was done and finished the game’s wonderful final puzzle, I was left with an unforgettable experience that I wish I could do all over again. Great art style and music.
An insanely good, and extremely special game to me. All the characters are extremely memorable with fantastic character development, especially for Neku. The art style speaks for itself with how amazing it looks and the soundtrack is phenomenal. Great gameplay with the dual screen setup and it’s one of the few DS games that actually warrants having two screens. The story is fantastic with really good themes and messages about learning to value life and everything around it. Love this game so much
A really solid first half completely ruined by its second act. Making the player go back through areas we’ve already visited not only removes tension because we already know what’s coming, but it’s made painfully annoying by having the entire back half of the game be an escort mission. The frustration I felt completely overshadowed any genuinely good moments I had by the end of the game.
Absolutely phenomenal game. Took everything from Breath of the Wild and improved it. I was really surprised at how fresh and new the world felt even though it was fundamentally the same as BotW’s. Several moments of awe throughout the entire game, a consistently joyous adventure.