The game i dropped last year... now my favorite game of all time <33
Last year i got this game on internet hype, quit at Gestral village entrance...i didnt understood picto/lumina system n so much confusion on everything, lumina, lumiere n what not... characters felt annoying too.....
Than one day, i saw the GOTY winner is the game i dropped in summer...i thought of playing but didnt....
Randomly, on may starting this year, i installed the game again n saw my save file, but rather than continuing, i started brand new save....
Somehow someway, this time the fight mechanic clicked, i beat Sophie on parry game for painting NPC n the Lumiere Mime, both of which i couldn't last time....
And, than it happened, The Gomage cutscene, Sophie death made me emotional....n story became a lot more understandable n personal after it.....
Beach genocide, Guatave tryna put bullet inside his head... argument with Lune on going to weird corals... everything became more exciting....
And the ending incident on Stone wave cliff, left me shattered... everything after it was so personal and heavy...and fight mechanic was chef's kiss.....
The build were complex enough to feel slightly challenging, but not enough where i hafta watch tutorials....
The story was marvelous, i loved it.... Ending was too good...'Stay' n 'not stay', both....I chose 'not stay', but i loaded previous save n watched other one too.... Still stand by 'not stay' one....
Being my very first turn based game, i would cherish it forever.
My most fav char - Esquie, Monoco, Gustave, Golgra, Renoir
My least fav char - Simon