This was my second time playing this game, didn’t bother with watching the cutscenes cause I had recently beaten it and this run was for the hard playthrough trophy. I really enjoyed this game both narratively and gameplay wise. The characters were memorable and I loved their stories, Cid being one of my favorites but obviously Clive as well. Before this game came out it wasn’t on my radar at all but, I had picked up the deluxe on release day cause Final Fantasy and I needed to distract myself from some real life things. Me playing a game on day of release at the time was such a rarity and I’m glad I did with this one. The combat was super fun and unique with the Eikon switching. The only thing that dragged for me with this game was some of those Eikon fights lasted way too long. Other than that, give this game a play. I know I probably will at some point. Tearful ending for me as always with this franchise.