as the first game ive fully played through on the steam deck, it was a lovely experience. even without the steam deck, this game is quite fantastic. the hack-and-slash action mixed with the strategic aspects of the character switching and command menu was super intuitive and fun to use. there were a few times i had got stuck, but it was mainly because i was too focused on the story to remember that i can upgrade stuff. the story and characters were fun and engaging along with the visuals being anywhere from good to downright stunning... would highly recommend, though still confused on how they squeezed the first few hours of original ffvii into a full game but hey im not complaining