Players praise the game's engaging main story, strategic combat system, and stunning visual and audio presentation that creates an immersive world. However, the experience is significantly undermined by mandatory puzzles and minigames that feel repetitive and restrictive, overly hand-holding mechanics that remove player agency, and pacing issues that disrupt narrative flow, with some character interactions like Chadley's frequent appearances breaking immersion. Technical performance problems including stuttering and frame pacing issues further detract from the experience on high-end hardware. Overall, players recognize the game's strong creative vision and storytelling foundation but feel frustrated by design choices that prioritize guidance over player autonomy and by performance instability that impacts an otherwise visually impressive experience.
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"There are some pacing issues, but the reviewer didn't get bored playing the main story throughout. It was quite enjoyable."
"Some of the mini games are great, like Queens Blood."
"Each piece of the soundtrack feels meticulously placed and surgically timed to heighten moments in profoundly meaningful ways. The reviewer lost count of pausing to take in the music."
"Square Enix is thanked for the relatively quick port, suggesting timely platform availability."
"Developer failed to communicate that Steam Deck version isn't playable. Incomplete optimization and false 'Verified' claim forced player refund and modders to fix their work."
"If you mainline the story you'll find yourself woefully underlevelled and underequipped, forcing players to do side content they may not want to engage with."
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