this game isn't quite perfect but it gets surprisingly close for me:
- i can have turn-based combat instead of ATB (i hate ATB)
- generally really fun combat mechanics
- the 3d shaders are so gorgeous it's ridiculous i wish every game looked this good
- tiny cute final fantasy monsters
the art style for the characters is a bit more miss than hit for me unfortunately (the normal-ish-proportioned ones have really weirdly big heads and the chibi ones are just... a bit blocky for me), but i really enjoy the monster stylization, and the colors in this game are gorgeous.
this game in general is gorgeous really, it uses very realistic shaders and stylization for the environment, paired with stylized characters such that it almost feels like you're wiggling some amiibos around as your party members, but with good animations. and, you know, not actually real.
the story is... without spoiling, i'd describe it as a weird but mostly successful mix between kingdom hearts and bravely default. well-written enough that i was interested to see how things would end, but not enough that i was hungry for more after finishing the game.
of note, there's a bunch of cheat options built-in, which, even if i didn't use myself (outside encounter rate), i really appreciate, because it means that no matter how bad you are at it, or how little time you have to play it, you can still enjoy all the parts of it you'd like. or just turn off encounters because you're max level and don't feel like it, that's always a nice plus.
would love to get to play the expansion/dlc someday but i have to admit their shenanigans with how they priced it for people who already had the base game left me with a pretty sour taste.
- i can have turn-based combat instead of ATB (i hate ATB)
- generally really fun combat mechanics
- the 3d shaders are so gorgeous it's ridiculous i wish every game looked this good
- tiny cute final fantasy monsters
the art style for the characters is a bit more miss than hit for me unfortunately (the normal-ish-proportioned ones have really weirdly big heads and the chibi ones are just... a bit blocky for me), but i really enjoy the monster stylization, and the colors in this game are gorgeous.
this game in general is gorgeous really, it uses very realistic shaders and stylization for the environment, paired with stylized characters such that it almost feels like you're wiggling some amiibos around as your party members, but with good animations. and, you know, not actually real.
the story is... without spoiling, i'd describe it as a weird but mostly successful mix between kingdom hearts and bravely default. well-written enough that i was interested to see how things would end, but not enough that i was hungry for more after finishing the game.
of note, there's a bunch of cheat options built-in, which, even if i didn't use myself (outside encounter rate), i really appreciate, because it means that no matter how bad you are at it, or how little time you have to play it, you can still enjoy all the parts of it you'd like. or just turn off encounters because you're max level and don't feel like it, that's always a nice plus.
would love to get to play the expansion/dlc someday but i have to admit their shenanigans with how they priced it for people who already had the base game left me with a pretty sour taste.