come for the solid gameplay and old-school crpg feels, stay for the uncomfortably explicit lizard romances

yes, it uses the same environments over and over again, and yes, it is a very rushed experience, but 2011 me creamed my jeans when i heard gideon emery's voice say he loved me and you can't take that memory away from me

me, 83 hours in: surely i must be approaching the endgame
world map triples in size
me: oh

final fantasy tactics but with the compelling character development moved from the cast of named heroes to the charming generic mooks you roll up at the beginning of each game.
xcom, but if the the narratives for each procedurally generated missions were tense, well-written and clever.
fire emblem, but if the two heroes you play matchmaker for in order to play as their child were a skeleton woman with giant crow wings and someone's awful fursona they came up with in ninth grade.

i would like to finish this game someday but that involves facing the aftermath of the love town storyline and i can't afford that much therapy in this economy

dopamine: the game
the soundtrack alone is worth the pricetag

just minding my own business and g'raha tia be like "yes, warrior of light, i WOULD love you even if you were a worm"

put some respect on my short bi king's name, and then maybe give him a door to his room so the entire entry hall doesn't have to listen to him scream into a pillow every time meg pegs him

who says filing for insurance can't be fun and engaging? wait, where are you going?