Thoughts after playing Part 1:
This was my second time playing the game, as I did so before when fans translated it for 3DS. I liked it better than last time, but it still felt like a big (and very long) intro to Part 2, which makes the game not really function as a standalone thing.
Thoughts after playing Part 2:
The story in this game is amazing, but it really suffer from the cast of characters not being loveable enough. Don't get me wrong, I really like the main for (Ryunosuke, Susato, Sholmes and Iris), but they have almost zero connection to the bigger plot, specially for Ryunosuke and Susato. Everything revolves around Kazuma or Barok and I don't really care a lot for them. This could have been way bigger if there was any kind of emotional toll on the player (as it did in Trials & Tribulations and other games).
I still really liked it (minus horrible pacing or stalling mechanics like the jury), it may be my top 2, 3, or 4; for sure not top 1.
This was my second time playing the game, as I did so before when fans translated it for 3DS. I liked it better than last time, but it still felt like a big (and very long) intro to Part 2, which makes the game not really function as a standalone thing.
Thoughts after playing Part 2:
The story in this game is amazing, but it really suffer from the cast of characters not being loveable enough. Don't get me wrong, I really like the main for (Ryunosuke, Susato, Sholmes and Iris), but they have almost zero connection to the bigger plot, specially for Ryunosuke and Susato. Everything revolves around Kazuma or Barok and I don't really care a lot for them. This could have been way bigger if there was any kind of emotional toll on the player (as it did in Trials & Tribulations and other games).
I still really liked it (minus horrible pacing or stalling mechanics like the jury), it may be my top 2, 3, or 4; for sure not top 1.