the story is merely a spruced up, more indepth, FFT:A, right?

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This is the first e33 thread I'm in bec I was avoiding spoilers, and I kinda finally get where the plot is going after the end of Act 2. Before that point, I absolutely didn't care about the characters - it was just "Forgive me Zanzibart" galore, making it difficult to really dig into character motivations - and it kind of still is, outside of Verso, Maelle and Mama/Papa.
I like the story (basically a modern FFT:A, with more nuance and development) but the plot is kind of stupid. The exposition is a mega lore dump at the transition of Acts 2 and 3, and there aren't enough bread crumbs to figure out what's really happening before Act 3 - it was obvious that something behind the scenes was happening, everything isn't what it seems - but the exposition was always lacking and is begging for a second playthrough to really "get".

That said - the gameplay isn't good enough to merit a second playthrough (imo). So even though I want to experience it again with all the "winks" to a knowledgeable player, I'd rather play another game instead.

I guess it has some merit as some surrealist art, and as more of a narrative with limited player involvement or mystery solving but that's not exactly the narrative or type of game I am into.

tldr: it's good, but not great and not up there with the best JRPGs