Whiona
1981
As someone who played the original Mineral Town to hell and back as a child, I was generally happy with this remake. They did a really good job to modernize the mechanics while preserving the spirit of the original. I did have to knock off some points for the way they simplified certain characters (as a Cliff fan, I felt like his faith played less of a role in his storyline) and also I really don't like some of the redesigns and new characters. Still, the QOL changes are really very good.
2011
Tales of Vesperia has my whole heart. I cannot recommend it enough to JRPG enthusiasts. This was my second Tales, and while I loved playing Abyss before it, this was the one that cemented my obsession with the series.
- The central relationship between Yuri and Flynn is AMAZING. They go through their ups and downs, but they ultimately trust each other and serve as amazing narrative foils. Just A+ relationship here and it's impossible to not get invested
- Estelle goes through so much but she comes out the other side as a stronger person and it got me very emotional!! I admire her resilience so much and she is one of my favourite JRPG characters for that reason
- This is FOUND FAMILY: THE GAME. If you love the Found Family trope, you will adore this weird little guild and think about them constantly
- Judy is a babe and also SO fun to play as
- It's very gay it's so gay
- In general the gameplay is very fun and I enjoyed switching characters a lot
- I poured 90 hrs into this game and I was sad that it was over. Sad that there weren't another 90 hrs to go. Like...what.
overall play this game god i think about it so often
- The central relationship between Yuri and Flynn is AMAZING. They go through their ups and downs, but they ultimately trust each other and serve as amazing narrative foils. Just A+ relationship here and it's impossible to not get invested
- Estelle goes through so much but she comes out the other side as a stronger person and it got me very emotional!! I admire her resilience so much and she is one of my favourite JRPG characters for that reason
- This is FOUND FAMILY: THE GAME. If you love the Found Family trope, you will adore this weird little guild and think about them constantly
- Judy is a babe and also SO fun to play as
- It's very gay it's so gay
- In general the gameplay is very fun and I enjoyed switching characters a lot
- I poured 90 hrs into this game and I was sad that it was over. Sad that there weren't another 90 hrs to go. Like...what.
overall play this game god i think about it so often
2010