Just finished the game last night. Really mixed feelings on it overall. I had fun with the battle system and overall feel of the gameplay, though one of the double techs you learn early on is good enough to annihilate everything on screen in one Blow(beat). You can really play this game the way you want to and never even explore the giant list of double and triple techs teased before you. The battle system also has some kind of convoluted things about it (flux bonus, singularity bonuses).
The aesthetic and scenery definitely wears out its welcome from time to time. When it works it's good, but the game is dreary snow and piano 100% of the way through. It actually makes me wonder what kind of budget they had to work on considering the overall scope of the game is very narrow and focused. So if you're looking for a grand JRPG adventure, this is not it. But if you're looking for something more introspective, thoughtful and somber, this game may be for you. By the end I'd acquired a fondness for it...just wish there was so much more to it, especially for a $40 game.
The Chrono Trigger systems, references and throwbacks are charming without feeling cheap or pandering. But it is nowhere near on that same level of game. Come to think of it, not much else is. This game just kind of lightly scratches the nostalgia itch without ripping off the scab in all its bloody glory.
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