Status TheBeautifulEric Jul 31, 2023 Completed
I'm torn on this game. There are some story beats and themes that seem very poignant, but they lost their luster when I'm just not a big fan of the rest of the game.
This game is ridiculously slow. The pacing is a slog, the dungeons feel really long, character movement is slow, and the fact that focus attacks are …
I'm torn on this game. There are some story beats and themes that seem very poignant, but they lost their luster when I'm just not a big fan of the rest of the game.
This game is ridiculously slow. The pacing is a slog, the dungeons feel really long, character movement is slow, and the fact that focus attacks are required to progress even though their charge speed is slow exacerbates this issue for me.
Part of me thinks it's cool that the devs show off their interests and inspirations proudly, but another part thinks that 90% of the game is a reference rather than being a self-contained product you can enjoy on its own merit. The constant genre switching didn't really make for a better game in my opinion.
I feel bad disparaging this game because it honestly feels like the devs love video games as much as I do. It certainly isn't a bad game per se, but I don't really see myself recommended thing game to most people.
Edit: Adding in something I thought really worked well: seeing how the 3-4 eras you travel through affect each other. Time travel stories can get wonky, but I think the different elements were tied together in a way that satisfied any questions I had with the world and lore. I also really enjoyed the card game, it was super fun.
