Man, this is a hard one. The gameplay is fresh! You love to see it! Interesting mechanics, thoughtful decisions and a final mission that shakes things up. And the achievements and the rewards are just the cherry on top. Brilliant!
I don't want to understate how much I was in awe at the fact that you were able to implement a combat system this complex.
And yet...
The writing is very spotty. It's long-winded and lacks punctuation. The character portraits are vibrant and evocative, but their writing has them be not more than stereotypes interacting like they met 5 minutes ago instead of being a well-oiled team.
I should adore the love mechanic, but unfortunately I don't.
Having to stay close to other party members encourages just bunching up at one spot and ignoring other strategies. It's similar with how Fire Emblem Awakening does it, but sadly it loses its nuance in this game due to several factors.
All in all, none of that brought the game down for me and I still loved it (but I think the final fight is a bit too hard) and I hope you will come back to this game and polish it up - it could be quite something, I believe.
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