Stellar Blade was an extremely fun game, but the story is pretty straight forward. (No Spoilers)

The combat was incredible, action like Nier with a bit of soulslike when it came to bosses having attack patterns with timed parries. Even had segments that made the combat just turn into somewhat of a horror game. The animations were crisp. Everything felt like it hit with force it was so satisfying.

The soundtrack was beautiful, every fight scene had a banger of a song play in the background and just roaming around the song fit the atmosphere. One particular song that played during a boss fight near the end was amazing.

The graphics were absolutely stunning. The character detail, particularly EVE, was insane. She looked so lifelike you'd think it was a movie. The cosmetics to make EVE stand out in many ways provided many options, made me want to replay the game just to see her in different outfits in the cutscenes.

Like I said at the beginning, the story was pretty straight forward but they told it quite well. However, I did wish they explored the word they built more. Normally, I don't mind getting collectibles to discover more lore but I felt like I needed to go out of my way to learn more doing so. What did shine however, was the side quest line of a duo that I loved so much. At the end of the day, it was still a solid story. Replaying the game to get the platinum trophy really makes you focus on the cutscenes even more knowing the end.

My biggest issue with the game is some stuff out of combat. It could be a bit rough. Some segments slow down to a crawling pace, especially a few parts near the end. Sometimes the movement wasn't quite responsive, EVE would not listen to the inputs and would do whatever she'd like, normally falling to her death, which got frustrating. Some of the puzzles, although pretty easy, ended up being tedious.

Overall, the game is great. They had some minor issues that I think could be easily resolved with some patches. I definitely recommend this game to anyone who enjoys action games.

Another fantastic game by Vanillaware. I fun tactics game with a story similar to Fire Emblem. Really loved the world they built. Even with so many characters, most of them felt fleshed out. OST was great. Combat is predetermined so I found myself skipping battles instead of watching the amazing animations.

So many lovable characters with unique dialogue towards others, you could completely miss out on recruiting people just because you didn’t recruit another one. I was definitely elf pilled lmao. Alain and crew are definitely gonna be remembered, all 60 or so of them.

Absolute masterpiece.

The second game in the FFVII Remake Trilogy was nothing short of a brilliant piece of art. From the world, to the gameplay, to the soundtrack, to the minigames, to the characters, and of course, the story. This game offered so much to do and it was everything I ever could dreamed of.

There were multiple parts of the game where I had to pause to soak in that this wasn't a dream, it was real and it is actually happening.

Each region being expanded on such a massive scale was incredible. Every area felt like it's own little world and game with so much to do. The side quests actually felt like mini stories instead of meaningless tasks. Paired along with all the minigames, and trust me there is a whole lot of them, makes you easily dive eight hours into an area before even touching the next main story piece.

Gameplay blows Remake out of the water, like Kingdom Hearts 1 into 2 in terms of the changes. Every character was fun to play as, especially with the amazing combos you can do with synergy skills and abilities. Paring characters up with certain materia to just make them unstoppable machines was so fulfilling.

The soundtrack was great! Those remixes paired along with original songs added so much to the game, just like Remake. I can never get over the one they used for a certain side quest, absolute banger.

Story was phenomenal as per usual, the character focus was brilliant. Each character had such fantastic representation, seeing how far they've already come and what they've been through in this journey. The voice actors did such a great job, everyone felt so real. Their banter outside the serious moments and even in serious moments were hilarious I love these dorks so much. So many moments that left me completely speechless, which forced me to take a break for a moment. I'm not afraid to admit I cried. The ending, without spoiling anything, left me an emotional wreck. I sat there watching the credits in my chair still not fully realizing everything the just occurred. THAT is how you make a masterpiece of a story, and we aren't even finished with the story as a whole yet!

This is what I wanted, still can't believe what I just played was even real. Playing this right after Persona 3 Reload was something I needed. I can't wait for Part 3 of this trilogy because I know it will absolutely be a once in a lifetime experience just like the first two games. I know they got something amazing cooking for us.

Thank you so much.

Yuffie, who was entirely optional in the original Final Fantasy VII, received a prologue with an awesome supporting character, Sonon. It added a whole new weight to her and her presumed arc in the future heading into the next two installments. She was incredible to play as. I really enjoyed the OST. Had so much energy to match Yuffie. It was short and sweet. Finished it in 4 hours in one sitting. They made her such a dork, she’s the best. The ending, even though I expected it, hit like a truck. Simply beautiful.