Recent reviews by MattOtacon (End-Apartheid-State)

+Real game started "when you defied your destiny at end"

-Performance taxing especially at Vernworth capital
-Mission/Quests structured as pre 2010 RPGs (Probability for loath this game by playing blindly is High)
-few broken Vocation skills literally make this game easy
-forced walk-travel early game, but travel make it easier on "True End Game"

8/10

I'm new to this CRPG genre, so here my quick less than 15hrs review (will update or renew review later):

+ Rich story driven narrative storyline and provide more options in dialogues, by default almost every npc,tools, items, and etc. you investigated it'll provide narrative to you.
+Switch between real-time and turn based mode (6 secs interval action turn) on exploration
+Diverse character creations in race or customization (I'm not meant 'woke' level diversity)
+Relaxing ambient music while exploration and resting in Camp/hub area (Camp sigil area on map traverseable by clicking on map once you had explored) also great battle music too.


-Sparse tutorial (you need to look up pre-requisite knowledge of crpg prior to play this game unless you want to TROLL yourself wasting time doing the thing you-never-know-in-CRPG)
-Turn-based mode battle is hard when overwhelmed (Forget A-RPG formula, once you are outnumbered in CRPG it'll be end of you, just reload by save-scumming method savedata)
-Artificially hard on Battle in side quest (Elitist will said easy despite using Cheese method, Cheese-RPG?)

Crashed on Steamdeck proton & experimental right after end of world war ii screen, not yet try on PC, real good port lmao

She Armour on my Core till I Rubicon

-removed boulder chasing QTEs
-Ada’s great voice acting
-realism remake ruined leon’s movement in remake (no more goofy action movement just like re4 og)
-no more stunned and supplex enemies
-emo looking of Leon
-Mobile level of MTX (Microtransactions) even when you wanna beat 100%


Leon got what it deserved when he disturb zombie while pooping

yes i’m brainded while playin’ this game

Prerequisite
+RPG fan genre's gamers
+PC which can handle at least Nintendo Switch graphic and above
+Internet connection for phantom thieve's network (Optional)

Gameplay
Gameplay consisted of stylish visual art of interaction visual novel, more or less dozen focused area explorations (easily traverseable by transport), turn-based combat, stylish visual art from intro, main menu, config, and even combat. expected 120-130 hours gameplay time for 100% achievements, also features more than multiple ending and plenty of slot of savedata.

Storyline
One of the best thing happened in this video game, storyline. It features almost real world scandal/incident on contemporary japan society circa 2015-2020 (even game will gave you notice when you started this game, weird but obvious). some buildings and area almost 1:1 and few names has been changed. Storyline not consist of mainstream black/white area, but most likely feature grey area, which complicated the issue, perfect example almost look great on superficial, but rather rotten deep inside. In short, mostly of friendship and overcoming trauma theme storyline.

definitely necessary to try for RPG fans out there, after bittersweet true ending and roller coaster emotions while playing it. few enemies and multiple puzzles kind of feel padding out players, the rest easily...
10/10

It shameful to admit now i'm adore of Persona franchise right now

+Gameplay & monsters introduced real good, also capcom removed Rampage in this Expansion
+interchangeable between 2 switch skills


-Same old MH-esque storyline, investigate lesser monster directly linked to Major monster. (we are here for gameplay majorly not a storyline which almost non-existent)
-Individually layered weebs armor paid DLC, INDIVIDUALLY EACH PIECE selling, not a armor set? Come on Capcom

Not a Bloodborne

Storyline
-Do not get tricked with title of Final Fantasy VII Remake , this game expanded of original 1/3 of OG FFVII with 40-50 sidequests (i guess), many additional characters introduced ( Roche, Sonon, Nayo, Chadley, Zhijie, and etc
Also eventually storyline made OG VII & Crisis Core storyline became non-canon (Do not expect similarities in the end)
-Game lengthiness casually 40-50 hours for main game
-Intermission DLC is good but not as great Main storyline (IMHO subjectively), but DLC storyline should wrapped up main storyline perfectly.
-Intermission DLC around 7-8 hours lengthiness

Gameplay
-Realtime battle with ATB gauge, which normal attack and heavy attack can be execute as button press, but Item/Spell/Abilities/Summon require ATB gauge filled up in order to execute.
-Linear open world and fixed storyline, if you missed something, try beat the game once, return is possible to the chapter which you likened.
-Make reactor route, Sector 7 Pillar, and some factory level designed make you feel like a schizo or OCD due to repetitive level designed in platform, real graphic with repetitive level designed make you question about your sanity sometime, but not too much around 3-4 repetitive platfrom level with slightly changes.
-you need patient when crouching in air duct in certain chapter (painnnn section)

Graphics and performances
-Running perfectly sweet ultra 1440p 120fps on RTX2070 Super gpu i7-10700KF cpu
-HDR monitor recommended, lighting and color in game are astounding in HDR, especially in Summon mode, Blade clashing lighting reflection, and final boss particle (amazingly lighting HDR)
-less option setting for graphics...why and no uncapped frame rate either..capped to 120fps vanilla setting
-started game into gameplay only took 10-15 secs (no joke) if you installed in SSD
-it is ironic to see some realtime cutscenes even better than pre-rendered cutscenes in game when you pushed out max setting of graphics.

if you aimed for 100% honest completion, prepare for imbalance optional fight and materia grinding time consuming (pain)

Still, this is one of the best modern FF Game in years, give it a try, easily Recommended

I would like to thanks to Random Co-op guy who relentlessly carried my butt after getting bonk by KFC-king Elder Dragon in game.

(legit after playing Elden Ring in 3 different platforms for total more than 200hrs, MH Rise felt slower initially lmao)

-Savedata Manual backup from different PC a bit pain to recover (refer guide section)