I actually favored the story and setting, the writing is great and the delicate animations in story scenes are excellent. Very Ultimate Fantasy Ways and FFXIV vibe, so beloved that half. In direction of the tip of the demo, there was a scene by which a girl with a really delicate hand motion ordered closely armored knights in silence, and I assumed that was an distinctive scene which demonstrated how elite has energy and the way they management it.
The enemies weren’t as sponge heavy as I assumed, and I really loved the fight (not as a lot as FFXII or FFX or FFVII or FFVI or FFIV, however nonetheless it was higher than FFXV or FFXIII). The customization may be very gentle (solely three attributes in comparison with say Elden Ring that has eight attributes and extra gear, spells and selection), however maybe it opens up a bit extra as you progress the story. The system itself felt nearer to Sekiro than a Ultimate Fantasy, and I actually favored the effectively timed evades. It additionally had a little bit of a Bloodborne vibe, however after all the DMC type was very heavy as effectively.
I hope the story is longer than 50hrs and never only a 25hrs of awesomeness, however that it’s a lengthy, lengthy story with that high quality all over.
Nonetheless, the environmental artwork was a let down, and the primary swamp space felt extra closed than the areas in FFXII. So it is not excellent, however I feel the story and Eikon battles will win some crowds and they’re going to additionally maintain me hooked. I am simply not an excessive amount of within the flash, I’ve seen all of it already, all the consequences and all. However man, the story is effectively advised and attention-grabbing!
Additionally, the FPS was all over, and VRR did not work effectively in any respect. The Decision mode was uneven as effectively. Maybe that is simply because it was a demo and never the ultimate construct, albeit it did say model 1.01 (possibly it was DEMO model 1.01, not the ultimate code.) The sport screamed for a extra highly effective {hardware}, and I very a lot wish to play this on my 4090 and 5800X3D and get a strong 120fps in 4K.
One factor I additionally favored was using shade. I favored the way it was grey and misty and extra life like. There was language used as effectively, however it was in the precise locations, made it additionally really feel far more heavy in the precise approach.
I feel I’ll purchase this as my first PS5 recreation buy if it hits 90+ metacritic!