sodamonster

I've been a student of the based rpgs for over 30 years now and this is truly a revelation. How on earth was this game made?

While I am still playing through, I just felt compelled to say how much I am enjoying the old school feeling. This game encourages exploration, strategy, and getting immersed in the visuals, sound and story. Special shout out to the soundtrack composed by the final fantasy composer. It's just beautiful and moving in every way.

There are dozens of individual positives about this game that I could go on for hours about, but I'll just boil it down to the top three. 1) The writing. I can't imagine how long it took them to write such superb dialogue for all that thousands of characters. Never once did I come across a line that I thought was cheesy or out of place. 2) The customization. Your character can be anyone. With the dynamic character creation system, and how your character progresses with every increase in level, it's amazing how much replay-ability this game has. Add in the disposition and reputations systems, there are complex algorithms at work, changing how every NPC in the game responds to you based on every decision you make. Simply elegant. 3) The difficulty. Even on normal, on my first time through the game, there are certain fights that take every ounce of strategy and planning that I could muster. Some took several tries. None of these fights are based on luck, which is something I enjoy. It's all about skill. If you can plan and control an encounter, you will come out on top. In summary, this game is amazing. Play it now.