Good or more of the same Steam group think nonsense?

[greatgodom]

I have been burned plenty of times by the fact Steam users only seem to care these days about the size of the team that made a game, and whether its corporate or not. All the reviews talk about is this fact.

Dozens of mid games have gone through this and lifted bills out of my pocket by people impressed with the scale of game/resources of team ratios.

I do not care whether the game was made by 1000 corporate slaves, 10 auteurs pulling all nighters, AI, or the bonobos from the Cincinnati Zoo:

IS IT GOOD?

[ComradeMertens]

If you're a Jrpg fan or were at some point. It would be hard for me to imagine not liking this game.
Yes, its good.
Obviously people who aren't or never were Jrpg fans. your mileage will vary greatly.

[LazyAmerican]

As if anyone can actually tell you that....watch videos and see for yourself

[greatgodom]

Originally posted by ComradeMertens:

If you're a Jrpg fan or were at some point. It would be hard for me to imagine not liking this game.
Yes, its good.
Obviously people who aren't or never were Jrpg fans. your mileage will vary greatly.

That is also a huge problem with steam reviews where nostalgia gets baked in, as we are in the age of spinoffs and throwbacks and homages.

I just want to know, from somebody who played this going in blind, in isolation with none of the "good for small team" or "reminds me of great times playing X", is it good?

Like the game itself, not the external factors.

[benj]

It is very good. No shame in waiting for a deeper discount or trying it on Game Pass if you're unconvinced, though.

[Maiden In Black]

Originally posted by greatgodom:

I have been burned plenty of times by the fact Steam users only seem to care these days about the size of the team that made a game, and whether its corporate or not. All the reviews talk about is this fact.

Dozens of mid games have gone through this and lifted bills out of my pocket by people impressed with the scale of game/resources of team ratios.

I do not care whether the game was made by 1000 corporate slaves, 10 auteurs pulling all nighters, AI, or the bonobos from the Cincinnati Zoo:

IS IT GOOD?

I don't know man, ask the hundred thousand reviews out there that have nothing to do with Steam and all basically agree the game is pretty good? Its not just a steam thing at this point, is it?

But for what is worth, yes, I think it is pretty good if you are not bothered by QTE in your turn-based game (Which seems to be the main complaint of some people_

[Constant_K]

The game is good and worth your time if you are into this kind of game.

Is it the GOTY? IMO No.

It is objectively a good game and worth playing IMO. It has some roughness around the edges that you may or may not tolerate. It has an art style atmosphere or vibe that you may or may not tolerate. Watch a video or review.

[MachineGod]

Go in as blind as possible and be amazed, it’s up there with lost odyssey. I’m about 10 hours in and the story/gameplay/graphics are 10/10

[Underdrill]

Considering OP seems to be averse to good games, they're probably just waiting for one person to tell them that the game sucks so they can validate what they're already thinking.

[Diabolical Taco]

I reserve final judgment until after the credits roll, but if I had to gauge it now I'd call it a masterpiece. I won't get into specifics here, but if you really want to see if your interests align with my assessment, feel free to peruse my profile and that should give you a good idea my background.

In fact, if you're really fishing for opinions that align with your own and don't trust journos or influencers, seek reviewers on games you consider to be great and see what their opinion is regarding your favorite titles. If it aligns, then watch their review of E33.