Arynalyses

While Final Fantasy IX was my first mainline FF game, I may or may not have played another game before it, which was a memorable part of my childhood: Chocobo Racing. I fell in love with the cute rendition of recurring characters such as Chocobo, Moogle and Bahamut, even though I wasn't familiar with the references to previous games, or the franchise's shared lore elements. Roughly 20 years later, I have several FF games under my belt, and World of Final Fantasy offered a chance to revisit the feelings Chocobo Racing evoked in me. A crossover game with a super adorable aesthetic? Sign me right up! To make it even sweeter, WoFF is the Pokemon game I didn't know I wanted so much.
( Full spoilers for World of Final Fantasy. Because of the nature of this game, there are full spoilers for several FF games as well! )

I've Platinumed the game as of yesterday, so I can finally put the game down. It's time for my review! A game about the end of the world, just in time for the end of the year. Heh. Ahem.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is the final part of the Fabula Nova Crystallis trilogy, and the conclusion of the Lightning Saga. It's been one hell of a wild and entertaining ride, so I'm jumping into my thoughts right away.
( Spoilers for the entire game and the XIII trilogy as a whole! )

I used to know not much about the Fabula Nova Crystallis trilogy, save for it being bad and the development being a disaster. A friend of mine has been recommending me the series and showed me some arguments that ultimately got me interested in playing the games. I've finished the first game out of the three, so here are my thoughts.

In a nutshell, the game surprised me in many ways and it was very much an experience to play it. It's high on my list despite its egregious flaws.
( Full review beyond the cut. Here be spoilers for the entire game! )

I've been pretty stoked for DRV3 and while I initially wanted to stay blind, I decided to take the plunge and find more out about the game. I've watched a livestream of Chapter 6 and read a few summaries circulating around, so I might be going off not fully accurate info. In any case, here are my thoughts.
( Spoilers for V3, as well as the other Danganronpa games and Danganronpa 3! )