For the love of god, stop spawning dogs straight from the aether, The console edition is absolute hell on earth but when you cope with it you can actually have a lot of fun and spend 100's of hours on this game
I can't even begin to fathom any sort of "story" element inside of this game. You literally cannot predict what happens next and any sort of continuity that the other SR games had is completely obliterated and thrown out the window, With that said this game is absolutely amazing.
The game does have a few flaws in the story and gameplay but it's honestly extremely enjoyable either by yourself or in co-op (although you don't get achievements in co-op which is really dumb in Far Cry 4-5). Overall entertaining game.
I haven't played the original game but if anything I feel like the combat is unique and the story is entertaining for the most part. This was my first final fantasy game and overall it was an enjoyable experience.
I haven't gotten far into unravel but from what i have played it's a fairly tranquil and relaxing game to turn on and enjoy the journey through the sprawling world created and laid out for you.