Still playing through it but absolutely loving it so far ahhhHHHHHH. I'm in the middle of Act 2 I think (just got Duke??? and I already love him). This game feels like a cup of warm soup somehow to someone who used to subside solely on these types of RPGs in their youth, and I'm just having a ball!!
Love all the characters so far. Charles is still my favorite after having guessed he would be before playing, but after only a single scene with Duke he also started to steal my heart. But I love all of them and their dynamics and how they play off of each other. And the sweet scene between Lawrence and Gala in the snowy area got me all weepy-eyed sob sob.
The red lettering for Lawrence's ability is so COOL?? I love how you didn't even really need to explain it, it was just kinda introduced and then we figured it out. The way you used it in the prologue when they were kids added this really unique layer of depth and I'm really looking forward to seeing how it affects the narrative in future story beats. Art is adorable and I love all of their sprites and how expressive they are kdjalksd Having those is really pulling me even more into the story and connecting to the characters.
The combat was challenging at first!! I feel like I made it through the prologue by the skin of my teeth, probably because I didn't try to level up any at first as I was afraid I would die because Lawrence didn't have a weapon LOL Then I found what was potentially a little cheat(???) in the Paradise Prison where one of the enemies gives you like 110 EXP?? So I did some grinding in there and got all my chars up a few levels and felt much more confident going into battles lmao. I'm loving the combination of skills and such all the chars have, the challenging aspects have been quite fun and I've had to try a couple different strategies and combos. The whole thing has really sunk me back into RPG mode of trying to explore absolutely everything and level up my characters a ton the way I always tend to do in RPGs and I'm loving it hahaha 🤣💦
Will post more as I make it further into the game! I think I already have like 3 hours sunk into it and I'm only in the middle of act 2 and I'm unsure if that is more or less than most other players take but I'm really trying to do a lot in it lakdjfa