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"Long ago, two races ruled over the Earth: HUMANS and MONSTERS. One day, war broke out between the two races. After a long battle, the humans were victorious. They sealed the monsters underground with a magic spell. Many years later... Legends say that those who climb the mountain never return."
I did my best to avoid spoilers beyond, "You can choose not to fight anything" and I think that was a smart move. If you plan to play this, I suggest doing the same and not reading further.
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Overall: I’ve seen a number of sources touting this as one of the best games of 2015, and I understand why. For a short game (~6 hours for an average playthrough), it has a lot of material, an innovative combat system, a clever story and fantastic characters. And on the meta level, it’s a deconstruction of the jrpg genre as a whole. And there are tons of layers, little secrets and extra bits of character and story depth. And I don’t think there’s been a game since Ultima IV that was this revolutionary about the importance of morals in rpgs.
I did my best to avoid spoilers beyond, "You can choose not to fight anything" and I think that was a smart move. If you plan to play this, I suggest doing the same and not reading further.
( Read more... )
Overall: I’ve seen a number of sources touting this as one of the best games of 2015, and I understand why. For a short game (~6 hours for an average playthrough), it has a lot of material, an innovative combat system, a clever story and fantastic characters. And on the meta level, it’s a deconstruction of the jrpg genre as a whole. And there are tons of layers, little secrets and extra bits of character and story depth. And I don’t think there’s been a game since Ultima IV that was this revolutionary about the importance of morals in rpgs.
