A decent remake of a good game, if on the older side. I really lliked how they put the story together using other characters from the series as 'actors' like they did in Kenzan, but to a much more effective extent because of the larger cast at that point. As a result, and with even more of the cast being previous game characters, going through the story is a fun mix of enjoying the story for what it is and anticipating who the next guest will be. Combat remains fun but a bit unbalanced due to the large difference between styles and the addition of the warrior cards outside of the dungeons. Overall though the game, while it mostly holds up, does feel like the older title it is with a lot of little pauses and animations that slow things down and make it a little clunky. Slowly picking up things from the floor after hours of Lost Judgment in particular can get quite irritating.

Steam Deck report: I first played this when it came out in 2014 and it has been gratifying to see the promise of the Vita app finally completed, where the whole game can be played on a portable system. The move to Unreal has caused performance to dip though: in crowded areas the load on the CPU will cause the frame rate to dip to the low 40s and there's nothing you can do about it. Otherwise, it's like Lost Judgment in that you can set it to 60 if you're not moving around too fast.

Reviewed on Mar 12, 2023


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