i really badly want to like this series, seriously. it has a lot going for it and at times it feels like a generational work for a lot of creatives, especially the kind of legendary kazunori ito and the rest of the patlabor staff. unfortunately, these games just lack the depth one would expect from an 80 hour JRPG. by the end of most of the entries i was praying that the next would be better-paced. but, these games are just a slog of the same content over and over with very little variation. this was the sort of game i definitely enjoyed in spite of its flaws