I just absolutely adored this game and could not put it down. I love tactics games and this unique turned based hybrid real time was just perfect for me.

Lets start with the story. There are some good twists overall but it's a pretty simple fantasy storyline of good vs evil which I really enjoyed. The characters are great and I love how involved with the story most of them are. They also have dedicated support conversations for every characters which fleshes out all the characters nicely. You are able to choose a partner in marriage which plays a big part in the story with a nice fully voiced proposal scene. The support conversations reminded me a lot of Fire Emblem which you can see this game has heavy inspiration from.

The gameplay as I mentioned combines turned based strategy with real time. Throughout the game you will earn honor points which let you upgrade how many units each battalion can hold. You only start out with 2 units per battalion but you will eventually get to twelve units with 5 characters per. This sounds confusing but it all gets introduced slowly and is easy to wrap your head around. You move these battalions in real time but can pause at any time. You setup what characters and what type of moves you want them to do most often or for specific circumstances. There is a ton of customization and it's a lot of fun to experiment. They have a bunch of different difficulty options which give you different levels to find your perfect comfort zone, and it can be changed whenever.

The world map is the biggest and best surprise about this game. It is fully interactive with tons of resources and secrets to find. Each village you build up with increase your honor score and then you can assign a guard which will auto gather resources for you. The graphics are just gorgeous in typical Vanillaware fashion. The characters always look great and the battles are super flashy.

Overall I just adore this game and can't say enough good things about it. Vanillaware you did again!

I have tried 2 other Souls games in the past and each time they never stuck with me. This time I lost a bet and this was the game that I was chosen to try. I was skeptical I would like it but I was more open to it since it's open world and if I get stuck I can go level up somewhere and come back.

What I didn't expect was one of the most beautiful open world games I've have ever seen in my life. Plus you have a horse that is a joy to ride, which means traveling around is a dream. Breathtaking vistas and just grotesque enemies and bosses that you can't help but want to see.

I did a samurai build which was a lot of fun bleeding the bosses and just seeing chunks of health disappear. The last boss almost broke me but you have so many options at your disposal that you can always find a different way to succeed. I would be mistaken to not talk about the mvp of the games which is the ashes you can use to summon help, and specifically mimic tear who is the mvp of the game.

The story really isn't something that will invest you similar to SMT V, but the world itself is a story to explore. The side characters are great when you can figure out what to do and where to find them. Also I love bosses and this game is full of boss fights.

Highly recommend this game and even as someone who isn't good at Souls games I had a blast!

What an absolute masterpiece. All versions of Persona 3 before had some flaws. It was either you couldn't control party members or the visuals were turned into a VN style game.

This game first of all is just gorgeous and they added some much needed things from Persona 5. The biggest thing for me is they made the social links a lot better you don't have to date all the girls now and the boys have events you can do too. While the side characters are mostly lacking compared to P5, the full voice acting for every social link more then makes up for it.

The combat is improved vastly thanks again to P5 and it's baton pass now called shifting. Tartarus was good before but it's even better now with lots more to do do and visual differences for each sector.

The story is of course amazing. The big thing to take away is this game is dark and the story isn't afraid to get super dark with consequences that make every moment hit. I won't spoil the ending but it still really shocks me and Persona has replicated this type of ending to this day.

Go play this amazing masterpiece right now if you haven't. This is the version you have been waiting for

This was a very difficult game for me to review. Overall I have to say I'm disappointed with the game. It has some great moments but is also really bogged down but a few things. First of all the gameplay as a huge tactics fan was overall very boring and easy. I will say at the end of chapter 3 the gameplay becomes way better and the tactical gameplay becomes fun, but that is way too late into the game especially when the first 2/3rds of the game are boringly easy.

The story took a long time to get going for me. The Phantom Thieves get basically no development because it takes place during P5. At least in Strikers it was after and was far more interesting. The focus is on the new characters for this game and while it's good I just didn't enjoy it as much as past Persona stories.

Overall if you are a Persona fan it's worth playing, but if you are just playing for the tactics I would recommend other games

This is easily one of the best 2D platformers I've played. The levels are creative, fun and innovative. Having a wonder flower in each level adds a unique twist and the badges give you a unique advantage depending on what your goal is. The boss fights are pretty lacking minus the last one which is amazing.

Overall the challenge was good though I wish they would have made it a little harder. I really only struggled with 2 levels, but this is a step in the right direction. I haven't been this excited about 2D Mario since World. We are living in good times

What a game. I think it improves on everything Botw set out to do. The powers are better, the dungeons and shrines are better, and the big thing for me is the story and characters are a lot better. The world is actually alive and doesn't feel completely empty like Botw for the most part. The final boss fight was great and one of my favorite one's to date.It still has some of the Botw jank and issues which is why it didn't get a full 5 stars, but it's a phenomenal game and one of the best this year easy.

I was really looking forward to this game and it pretty much delivered on all fronts. The story, characters, and battle system are all great!

I do have a few nitpicks so let’s start with those. First of all the backtracking can be annoying in this game, and while it gets mostly fixed later on they could have included more short cuts in the world map. Second I feel the battles are a bit too easy and a difficulty setting or increased challenge would have made me like this even more. My last complaint is with the post game. Now since it’s optional it’s not a big deal but requiring a collectible that they don’t tell you is a big deal and is easy to miss is a pet peeve of mine. You can’t unlock the final secret dungeon without it, which is a bummer so I’ll have to do that next playthrough.

Now the good! As I mentioned the story is fantastic and very well done. It has lots of twists and some great surprises that generally shocked me. The characters do a good job of showing personality especially Garl who was my favorite.

The battle system is Super Mario RPG mixed with Mario&Luigi which is fantastic. I also love all the different combo skills and ways to unlock them. The graphics are beautiful as well and I really like the boss designs especially.

Overall a great game that I will replay and can’t wait to see what they do next

I loved the original game, so I was really looking forward to the remake, and it did not disappoint. The visual and music are perfect and the battle system is as fun as ever. It is a little easier since they added splash damage and triple attacks, but I never thought the original was that hard either.

I love how crazy the story is for a Mario game. We haven't seen anything like it really since. The post game battles do add more difficulty if you are looking for that, but overall it's a great short rpg experience!