Status adverb Jun 16, 2022
I played about 15hrs of this game (4 Chapter 1's - 12%) and then put it down for 10 months. I figured at this point I would never pick it up again because I "got the gist" and there are so many quirks about the game I don't think I could get past.
Well, a few weeks ago I decided …
I played about 15hrs of this game (4 Chapter 1's - 12%) and then put it down for 10 months. I figured at this point I would never pick it up again because I "got the gist" and there are so many quirks about the game I don't think I could get past.
Well, a few weeks ago I decided to pick it back up again and now I'm close to 100hrs. I'm still annoyed with a lot of quirks in this game. I don't like the random battles, the story is just okay, the voice acting is inconsistent (and repetitive), the text is slow, and this game is grindy in points, to name a few things. So... why am I still playing it?
Well for one, I really like the battle system. It's really interesting and I like the combination of jobs, weaknesses, and BP points. It feels more complex than just "attack, attack, attack" even when you're grinding. And you're going to spending a lot of time in battles, so hopefully you DO like the battle system. This was the reason I put Paper Mario down - I couldn't deal with the ring system, which is a shame because I WAS enjoying that story.
In everyone's Chapter 2 and beyond, the boss battles get soooooo long. Like, they take an hour to complete. I don't remember boss battles being quite this long in other games. Or maybe I'm just not very good. But I made the mistake of "oh I'll just tackle this boss real quick before bed" and I won't be making that mistake again.
So at this point I have completed 2 of the 8 Chapter 4's. I'm slowly making my way to the end, but I put it down for a little bit just to give myself a break. I found out there is even MORE post-game content so even when you're done you're not really done. Damn, this game never ends, does it?
