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6/21/2025, 6:12:00 PM
>>3787747
Episode 1 is absolutely a slog. The latter half of the game is almost nothing but protracted dungeon crawls attempting to make up for all the tedious plot dumps in the early game. The combat is also slow as molasses. I know the late 90s/early 00s were kind of the era of overwrought, unskippable attack animations in JRPGs and Episode 1 isn't unique in that regard, but it still makes the game a total pain to play. I can't imagine enjoying this shit on actual hardware with no fast-forward feature. I would probably fall asleep during the Encephelon dive, Song of Nephilim, or the final dungeon.
I semi-recently replayed the game and forgot to get Erde Kaiser. God, what a fucking mistake that was. Some of the later normal battles in the game make Final Fantasy IX's random battles seem quick and succinct.
Episode 1 is absolutely a slog. The latter half of the game is almost nothing but protracted dungeon crawls attempting to make up for all the tedious plot dumps in the early game. The combat is also slow as molasses. I know the late 90s/early 00s were kind of the era of overwrought, unskippable attack animations in JRPGs and Episode 1 isn't unique in that regard, but it still makes the game a total pain to play. I can't imagine enjoying this shit on actual hardware with no fast-forward feature. I would probably fall asleep during the Encephelon dive, Song of Nephilim, or the final dungeon.
I semi-recently replayed the game and forgot to get Erde Kaiser. God, what a fucking mistake that was. Some of the later normal battles in the game make Final Fantasy IX's random battles seem quick and succinct.
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