Final Fantasy VIII remaster - Review

 Genre: RPG.

Developer/publisher: Square Enix.
Platform: PC/PS4/5/switch.
Official Site: N/A.
Release date: 09/03/2019

 

Another game I bought on a sale around 10$.

FF8, aka one of the PS1 era FF's I never played thus far and when I started this game

I immediately understood why it probably was better to not to.

Its mostly the system really, its a huge unga-bunga of drawing magic from bosses

which makes you able to use said magic but only if you set it. 

Yea you read that right, well as an FF fan I always felt a little bad for avoiding this one

so this time I bit the bullet and tried the remaster when I didn't have much else to do

so it was kind of a backburner game of sorts. I didn't take that many screenshots

but there were some really funny dialogues at times.

Pro's

- Great cast of characters.

- Serious story with some light-hearted moment&comedy.

- Triple triad is goat.

- Amazing OST.

Con's

- Overly complicated system that is easily broken and lacks balance.

- Backgrounds and FMV's were of poor quality in comparison to the amazing models.

- As great as the OST is this game really needed a lower the BGM option.

- Too easy to miss sidequest or other things making you have to read a guide like a hawk.

More rambles after the jump.

Like a Dragon: Ishin! - Review

Genre: Adventure/Action-RPG.

Developer/publisher: Sega.
Platform: PC/PS4/5.
Official Site: N/A.
Release date: 2023-02-21.

 

Okay since I did fell into the Ryu-Ga-Gotoku rabbit hole i've  decided

to play the game that interested me the most which ended up being Ishin!

as it is a spin off set in the bakumatsu era starring Ryoma Sakamoto.

There was no other game I wanted to play that badly anyway so it was an easy choice!

 

The fun thing about it is that while it is a historic fantasy they're reimaging

characters as historic figures! so you have Kiryu as Ryoma and Majima as Okita.

I already played Y0 So I recognized some of them but its story is still stand-alone

so it can be enjoyable to fans or newcomers! Some names you may recognize and that's cuz

they're of the shinsengumi! I did greatly enjoy spending time in old-timey japan! I guess

Hakuouki may be old and busted for me but that doesn't stop me from enjoying it in other forms.

Pro's

- Story is short but decent enough, nice to see yakuza chara's in a differend setting.

- All of the substories were fun, plenty of side content.

- Music fit the setting and there are some really great tracks.

Con's

- 100%ing is tedious, mostly bonds and dilligence records related.

- You can have all the Ryo in the world but you still gotta trade before you can pay of a debt.😩

- Why do weapons not count as 1 inventory entry??!! its not funny to donate 50 bundle blades

one by one to level up the blacksmith to 10 so I can make a good endgame weapon.😡😡😡

More rambles after the jump, i'm just gonna say already that I really enjoyed

my time with Ishin! despite not having played many Yakuza games.

 

Yakuza Zero - Review

 Genre: Adventure/brawler.

Developer/publisher: Sega.
Platform: PC/PS4.
Official Site: N/A.
Release date: 2015-03-12.

 

So I decided to grab Yakuza Zero when it was on sale on the PSN. I have no experience

with this series and found it daunting to try and get into it due to the sheer number of games.

People seem to say either release order OR this game are OK to start with so here I am!

Fair warning, Yakuza 0 or perhaps the series in general really lives up to its age-rating

and has a high amount of violence+mature themes compared to the games I usually play.

I also kind of knew these type of games aren't for me... but I still wanted to try it.

Pro's

- Interesting story that comes together really well.

- A lot of optional content, ranging from minigames to fun sidestories and area management.

- Decent graphics, music fit the vibes.

Con's

- The contrast between main and sub stories can be jarring.

- At times it became more of an interactive movie, especially at the end.

- Edit; Not being able to save anywhere; only at telephone poles.