The main female character is bland but not awful. The main character has a bit of a Nier Automata feel (including the fact that he looks like a woman). I'm not super into the character designs so far. It also reminds me a lot of the more static view PS1 RPGs with pre-rendered backgrounds, only the camera actually does move at times to give you a better view and make it all feel a little more dynamic.

The character models look solid, the particle effects are nice. The diorama backgrounds are fantastic and detailed. Not much to say, this is pretty much expected from Uematsu. Since it's possible you could be fighting as many as 30 enemies in a battle, maximizing your multi-target abilities is really helpful. So far, some attack hit in a line, some attack hit a small AoE, and some attacks can even be curved to hit more enemies. Think more like Chrono Trigger, where it had attacks that hit in a certain shape that can potential catch multiple enemies, only you can aim them a lot more freely and enemies aren't constantly moving. But not in the standard 'Single target vs. Specifically, the game emphasizes hitting multiple targets. However, they've expanded it to be more interesting over time. It allows for some more descriptive text since it's not entirely composed of dialogue.Ĭombat: At first I thought combat was a little too simplistic. There's also these little.short story vignettes that are mostly text that may be hit or miss with some people, but I really like them. The party characters I've encountered so far are a little bland, but I could see some potential growth to them. It's even giving me a bit of Nier Automata vibes (though likely not quite as dark as that). Story: The story so far is very trope-y, but also has some interesting hooks to it. I'm still only a few hours in, but these are my initial impressions:

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