First of all, it is a great game with some great design choices and, sadly, some weird ones. If you've never played a Final Fantasy game, this would probably be a good start, especially if you like this game's dark theme.

The GOOD:
The cutscenes are some of the best I’ve seen in gaming, and the action gameplay is very satisfying, especially if you try to do combos and not just button mashing. The Eikon fights, combined with the music, deliver an adrenaline-filled experience I’ve rarely seen in another game. I’d describe it as a mix of DMC and old-school God of War brought to today’s standard on steroids.

The music is a straight-up contender for the best soundtrack in video games—it’s that good.

The story, although not revolutionary, is still the best story-driven game I’ve played in 2024 and has a strong grip on you.

Additionally, the characters, both protagonists and antagonists, are excellent, and everyone in the "Main Cast" is amazing. It also helps enormously that the voice acting in this game is perfect, and that all the characters are written flawlessly. Not a single sentence felt out of place, and this worked wonders for the atmosphere in this game compared to garbage such as the new Dragon Age.

The Good/Bad:
The graphics and visuals in this game are, most of the time, a 10/10, especially during the main story. However, certain locations in this game, as well as the "cutscenes" for side content, are so much worse that it would have been better to allocate fewer resources to the main content and put more effort into the side content. Despite this, I’d still give the graphics and visuals a 9/10 since they are absolutely stunning when they deliver.

The BAD:
The open-world design is bad. It does its job, and there are cool things to find, but for the most part, it is very limiting and, in many ways, too linear. For example, small puddles can already block your path, forcing you to go around.

The side quests are mostly bad, especially in the beginning, and I think you’re better off just doing the "+" side quests since they have some form of reward for you. Despite this, I’ve done almost all the quests, and while some were very interesting, the quality difference between the main missions and side content is so big that it sometimes feels painful to play them, even if the plot is interesting.

Finally, the gameplay loop is a small problem for me. The gameplay itself is amazing, but it’s very repetitive since the two things you do in this game are 99% story and fighting. I think some form of minigames, puzzles, or anything else would have helped make the game feel less repetitive.
---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☑ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☑ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☑ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☑ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

---{ ? / 10 }---
☐ 1
☐ 2
☐ 3
☐ 4
☐ 5
☐ 6
☐ 7
☑ 8
☑ 9 --> 8.5
☐ 10

First of all, it is a great game with some great design choices and, sadly, some weird ones. If you've never played a Final Fantasy game, this would probably be a good start, especially if you like this game's dark theme. The GOOD: The cutscenes are some of the best I’ve seen in gaming, and the action gameplay is very satisfying, especially if you try to do combos and not just button mashing. The Eikon fights, combined with the music, deliver an adrenaline-filled experience I’ve rarely seen in another game. I’d describe it as a mix of DMC and old-school God of War brought to today’s standard on steroids. The music is a straight-up contender for the best soundtrack in video games—it’s that good. The story, although not revolutionary, is still the best story-driven game I’ve played in 2024 and has a strong grip on you. Additionally, the characters, both protagonists and antagonists, are excellent, and everyone in the "Main Cast" is amazing. It also helps enormously that the voice acting in this game is perfect, and that all the characters are written flawlessly. Not a single sentence felt out of place, and this worked wonders for the atmosphere in this game compared to garbage such as the new Dragon Age. The Good/Bad: The graphics and visuals in this game are, most of the time, a 10/10, especially during the main story. However, certain locations in this game, as well as the "cutscenes" for side content, are so much worse that it would have been better to allocate fewer resources to the main content and put more effort into the side content. Despite this, I’d still give the graphics and visuals a 9/10 since they are absolutely stunning when they deliver. The BAD: The open-world design is bad. It does its job, and there are cool things to find, but for the most part, it is very limiting and, in many ways, too linear. For example, small puddles can already block your path, forcing you to go around. The side quests are mostly bad, especially in the beginning, and I think you’re better off just doing the "+" side quests since they have some form of reward for you. Despite this, I’ve done almost all the quests, and while some were very interesting, the quality difference between the main missions and side content is so big that it sometimes feels painful to play them, even if the plot is interesting. Finally, the gameplay loop is a small problem for me. The gameplay itself is amazing, but it’s very repetitive since the two things you do in this game are 99% story and fighting. I think some form of minigames, puzzles, or anything else would have helped make the game feel less repetitive. ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☑ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☑ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☐ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☐ Big ☑ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☑ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☑ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☐ Average ☑ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☑ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☑ 8 ☑ 9 --> 8.5 ☐ 10