(saw the credits roll so i'll log it now even though i will continue to play act3)
its story isn't revolutionary and is generally kind of a standard jrpg save-the-world type deal but MAN does it do this well!!! this has been on my backlog forever because i knew i would get obsessed with it (which i am...) but i'm SO glad i finally played it. it's so rich and full of life!!! so much character!!! so much love and passion put into the game that you can really feel as you play through the story.
and the characters are incredible. hendrik and jasper are my favourites... because i'm predictable... but i love the rest of the party so much. each character has so much love put into their individual narratives٭ and they don't all blend together as it sometimes tends to happen with rpg parties.
to be honesttt i kind of just love this game a lot and it's become something very dear to my heart. i can't say i'm particularly keen to start act3 knowing what happens... but at least i get to spend more time with these characters.
really just the minor complaints i have are that the music largely sucks most of the time (thank goodness you can replace the field music at least) and the luminary shouldn't have been a silent protagonist. now... onward...
٭ jade aside, because the game is more concerned with making her its token sexy girl instead of giving her more depth or development -_-
edit 13/2/24: i did NOT like act3. the only good thing in act3 is the closure hendrik gets about jasper... otherwise it's just a selection of watered down act2 events + grinding + challenge dungeons. not changing my rating because i still love this game dearly but when i replay it i'm going to end it at act2's finale and pretend act3 doesn't exist. Idgaf
its story isn't revolutionary and is generally kind of a standard jrpg save-the-world type deal but MAN does it do this well!!! this has been on my backlog forever because i knew i would get obsessed with it (which i am...) but i'm SO glad i finally played it. it's so rich and full of life!!! so much character!!! so much love and passion put into the game that you can really feel as you play through the story.
and the characters are incredible. hendrik and jasper are my favourites... because i'm predictable... but i love the rest of the party so much. each character has so much love put into their individual narratives٭ and they don't all blend together as it sometimes tends to happen with rpg parties.
to be honesttt i kind of just love this game a lot and it's become something very dear to my heart. i can't say i'm particularly keen to start act3 knowing what happens... but at least i get to spend more time with these characters.
really just the minor complaints i have are that the music largely sucks most of the time (thank goodness you can replace the field music at least) and the luminary shouldn't have been a silent protagonist. now... onward...
٭ jade aside, because the game is more concerned with making her its token sexy girl instead of giving her more depth or development -_-
edit 13/2/24: i did NOT like act3. the only good thing in act3 is the closure hendrik gets about jasper... otherwise it's just a selection of watered down act2 events + grinding + challenge dungeons. not changing my rating because i still love this game dearly but when i replay it i'm going to end it at act2's finale and pretend act3 doesn't exist. Idgaf