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Aside from the story, this game is absolutely phenomenal. Incredibly satisfying gameplay overall. I love using and engaging with the emblem rings and tinkering around with different pairings and characters to use. Speaking of the characters, some of my favorites in all of Fire Emblem's franchise and which really spoke to me. I love most of the roster and even the ones I'm not super huge on are still pretty neat (Really only hate Goldmary, Anna, and Alcryst). Also Rosado is one of the best characters in any video game ever made, full stop.
The game's fine. Completing the Blacklist doesn't really fill me with anything, it just sort of happens, so all you're really doing is beating a bunch of races, some of which (I'm looking at you Bugatti speed-run) can be extremely BS and unfair. Weird as hell difficulty spikes but at least the core racing was alright.
Absolutely phenomenal game. Great driving model, great atmosphere, great soundtrack, great gameplay. Just a masterclass of a racing game that capitalizes on and develops every idea it presents. Graphics hold up superbly even a decade later, as does the gameplay, which I haven't seen equalled in any game I've played as of yet. Looking forward to playing the rest of the franchise if this is an indicator of what it's founded upon.