Lost Soul Aside - PlayStation 5

Lost Soul Aside first impressions: Visually this game is very pretty, and gives vibes of Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Final Fantasy 16, Final Fantasy 15, and Guardians of the Galaxy. But overall, the level of quality does not match up to those games. The story is nothing to write home about; it serves only as a way to loosely connect a series of battles. I guess I wasn't expecting too much from a story in a game like this. The English voice acting though is absolutely atrocious. I switched it to Japanese and it was an improvement. The characters still come off as very flat and boring. The main character is trying to be the cool guy, but unlike Cloud Strife, he has none of the layers and is just an empty vessel. The Arena voice actor is good in all languages. The combat is tight and responsive. It does take some getting used to, but there are bracelets you can equip that makes it easier. If you are looking for a game with a deep and engaging story and memorable characters, this isn't it. But if you think you would like a fast and fluid hack and slash with high quality visuals, this might be the game for you.

I'm thankful for a number of things. One, reviewing games isn't my job, so I don't have to nit-pick whether it lives up to 9 years worth of hype or doesn't reach Naughty Dog levels of voice acting and characterization. Two, I'm not so entrenched with a single platform that I have to make up faults in exclusives on other platforms just so I can feel something. Three, by trusting my own gaming tastes and realizing that I can't map my own enjoyment to an aggregate review score, I didn't miss out on one of the best, most fun games I've played this year. From gorgeous locations, to excellent, varied combat, to one-off gameplay systems, to the well-done music (nothing that'll be a classic, but it's good) to the story (seemingly FF7-inspired, until it isn't), I loved all 25-ish hours.

If you're going into this game and you're more of a person that likes a game with a heavy driven story this isn't the game for you but where i say it does good at is the combat reminds me of final fantasy and Devil may cry I think this deserves a chance for the combat alone

Action is a lot of fun, music is great, not to much freedom in roaming around , and story is ok. The dialogue is a bit cringe and probably my least favorite part of the game. I would say not terrible and i would pick it up on a discount.

Arrived in a timely manner. The game case wasn't damaged etc.