I love the combat. As someone that played it because I like Final Fantasy and not because I like action games, I'm surprised with how fun it was. The job system is great too, with each job feeling distinct but letting you swap jobs so often that the gameplay always feels fresh. Everything else is mediocre though.

The story has some funny bits and a very interesting ending plot twist, but most of the dialogue is cliche and boring. The characters have little depth to their personality, and really just exist as plot devices to justify multi-player. Like it's still worth going through the story to see how they justify the main theme song of the game being My Way by Frank Sinatra, because they do somehow pull that off, but most of the story leading up to that is a slog.

Level design is boring, too many hallways.The equipment system sucks as there's just too much of it, and when you want to really optimize it's too hard to find the perfect gear. The post-game/DLC is very grindy and wants you to replay levels and bosses over and over again.

Worth playing through the main campaign for a fun time, but don't bother with anything after.

Reviewed on Jun 25, 2023


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