So i thought i would up date my "review" since i have done chapters 5-10. probably do 10-end game later but least this way it shows how my likings/dislikings have changed.
Heres the first 5 chapter "review"
Pros
-Beautiful world. I feel the cutscenes and textures are great
-Combat system has lots of potential though right now its boring but you can feel theres more to come. Some of the party members seem more helpful than others, like using potions vs just killing.
-Theres lots of story going on (see cons though)
-Characters are all unique. none feel the same at all. I personally have no gripes with any of the characters
-Save points....some will hate it (maybe offer a hardcore mode?) but i love having quite a few save points. I might only get to play for 15 minutes or have to suddenly leave so i know i wont lose tons of gameplay if i suddenly have to turn the system off. Though i can see where this might not be what the more hardcore players want
- The tutorials do a good job of explaining everything
Cons
-Story.....Personally i was confused and lost as to what exactly was happening other than the obvious shown in the cut scenes. I think there could have been a much better intro that explained things at least a bit. Even just a voice narration instead of just BAM your in the story go read datalogs to figure things out.
-Flow of game....not sure if thats what i'd call it but whats really annoying to me is playing through 2 or 3 battles and BAM cutscene. Ok back to character, fight a battle, cutscene. That ends run forward a bit and cutscene then you switch characters. I just feel the two main issues for me right now are there are to many cutscenes (doesnt let me really get into the game before a cutscene) and the fact you keep switching characters. I'd like to play my partner leader for more than 5-10 minutes before being switched to the next. This could change later in the game and i am the only one who has seemed to mention it so its probably just me.
5-10
Pros
-Combat system has really evolved. Great opportunities to do exactly what you want. Nice being able to use whoever you want in your personal play style. I often find myself using rav/rav/com or rav/com/med and just use the others only when really needed.
-Story has really gone from being confusing to being rather interesting. A lot has been explained and is making sense now. They could have done a bit better job story telling earlier but o well.
- One thing i have liked is it is starting to get a bit less linear. Especially starting in
. It isnt open ended but rather you have bigger side paths and bigger areas to explore (though it takes all of a minute) but it is starting to feel more open and less crowded. Since most people know
is where it really opens up this is a nice gradual transition in my mind.
-I've killed basically every mob i can without really "grinding" just exploring the entire area and have yet to really have any challenges. Start of new chapter might be slightly difficult but isnt nothing serious. Bosses have been kind of easy and havent given any trouble.
- theres a lot more time spent playing than watching cut scenes. Really its down to maybe 1 or 2 in the "run" then the end of the boss one/start of next. Much more indepth feeling to me.
Cons - (most are just minor annoyances)
- Some fights you only have 2 people and they can be kind of challenging. Then you see the mob with a 3 person team and they are ridiculously easy. Just kind of feels weird sometimes to have to use strategy with a group of two then when in a 3some you just smash x.
- Not a huge thing as i could see where it would lead to problems but i wish there was 1 or 2 more paradigm slots. I'll end up with com/rav/rav and com/rav/med almost all the time and that doesnt leave much. 1 slot for like com/sab/sub one for com/sen/med and then your left with little choices to make a different paradigm. I havent really had an issue where i was like man i need this set up to beat this guy but would be nice. Could have upgraded with the crystal thing.
- Especially early (chapt 5/6) when you have shaz and vanille in the town it would be cut scene, run forward 10 steps, cut, run, cut. Seemed like it would have been more logical to make it all one cut scene to me personally.
-last thing is probably minor and will change once i start upgrading but the inventory for accessories is kind of annoying. I have every item i've got so far still. That means its kind of a big list of just "stuff" and the organization is just poor ot me. I prefer to be able to separate things out by type with spaces between the next type of item. But i am limited to just have it in one list. Weapons are fine as i can group up each weapon by who gets to use them. be nice if i could do that with accessories too or have more options for sorting.
Overall i am more hooked now than i was at the start. Everything is picking up nicely and is exciting and fun!
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