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Herald of Darkness is one of the best gaming moments of all time.

- I was consistently surprised at how good this game still is. The graphics actually didn't bother me at all and I thought the combat graphics were actually pretty great. The combat is still fresh and fun 20 years later. The storyline hits hard (fuck Shinra!) and is still bizarre and incredibly fun. It's an amazing game and still one of my absolute favorites. It's only real problem is the dialogue - it's always on the cusp of being fantastic but weird pacing, word choice, and translation makes it clunky as hell.

This is both the most perfectly paced action game ever to be made, and also simultaneously, the funniest game to exist. When Ashley and Leon reached the trash chute and Ashley said "No way, Leon" and Leon just responds with "Way!" and dives straight into the pit, I laughed so hard my head hurt. What a perfect game.