wasn’t hugely fond of some of the brand new story additions and the combat got REAL stale at times, but otherwise this was a great prequel to a game I love.

the dmw sometimes playing a cute little scene of zack and whichever character it rolled was pretty charming i feel like it gave a bit of soul to a combat system that felt a bit flat otherwise.

despite knowing how it would play out the ending was still emotionally impactful and zack was such a good protag. there was a bit of awkward charm in the way he interacting with pretty much every other character, which i adored. definitely enjoyed seeing his relationship with aerith blossom but i wish we saw slightly more of that.

also the music was fantastic the battle themes never disappointed.