I tried out all of the jarpigs you said were better than pic related and they all turned out to be worse games.
Time to admit it's all just nostalgia blinding you

cast it

ITT: Overrated shit

By the end I put it in story difficulty and just rushed and ignored enemies, and I barely engaged with the side content. This game has a serious length and pacing issue. It's focused on the narrative but questions linger for way too long because the game is so fucking long, and I just wanted to see how everything resolved.
The combat itself is fun for a few hours but not for how long the game wants you to engage with it. I get designing the systems to allow for player freedom, but at some point all the micromanaging becomes a nuisance.

Still GotY though. Writing, music, art, all top tier, specially the writing, but I don't feel like ever playing it again.

Have you ever felt a feeling of nostalgia for a game immediately after beating it?
Like you enjoyed it so much and now that i's over you kinda just want to go for run 2 immediately, and carry over all your skills and knowledge to your new run?

For me it's pic related. I beat it a few hours ago, ate some dinner, had a shower, but already feel drawn to play it some more. It's a weird feeling I don't think I've had since the PS2.

Here's an easy one

Just finished this masterpiece. Honestly surprised by how hard the game hit me emotionally. Top feels moments for me had to be the gustave funeral scene and when the music hits as you're re-entering lumiere to fight true renoir

I don't even like JRPGs but holy fuck boys. Also, I feel empty now.