Quite enjoying it but can't make any wild proclamation with 3h playtime. I'm terrible at timing for these kind of games but managed to kill first boss without taking damage.
Minor gripes would be a togglable minimap wouldn't go amiss.
It's very much corridor led like FFX/XIII, you don't have too much exploration but as there's no map in the instances/areas that's not bad maybe.
Music will either drive you mad or you'll love it.
Movement is very stiff, like a PS3 game.
Characters commenting every time you pick something up.
Some uncanny valley in the cut scenes.
Shadowheart VA sounds like BG3 character so I switched VA to French
Some of the areas seem large for the sake of it, reminds me of Nier, running around loads of samey looking environs and finding minor items.
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Characters and voice acting seem well done.
General atmosphere is great.
Combat, despite being turn based is pretty fast paced. The timing stuff like paper mario helps you feel a bit more active rather than just selecting menus.edit: after playing for four hours I'm now done with it and purposely avoiding encounters, the timing stuff gets tedious quite fast.
Strong start but hit a wall with it ATM for enjoyment so will take a break.
