Posted on 12/13/2016 at 01:07 PM
| Filed Under Review
Due to my compulsion to do every side quest (and most hunts) available, I am 30 hours into the game and have only just completed chapter 6. I find myself mostly agreeing with this review though. I really like the world, but it does get boring after awhile. I think my need to do all the side quests has really exacerbated this issue and I am going to try to force myself to focus on the story for awhile before I burn myself out.
I also agree with alot of your combat issues. I find myself mostly just quickly pushing the warp strike button until my MP depletes. While I don't really have problems with link strikes working, I have alot of issues with the camera. Luckily the wait mode helps to get around this, but it's still a pretty big problem.
My main concern with the magic isn''t that it works like grenades, but rather the manner in which you have to fill it back up every time you deplete it. It is annoying to have to take the time to go find a camp site, then either park and get out of the car or jump off my chocobo, and then have run to each of the 3 elemental deposits (which are often spaced rather far apart considering how slow you run) and then have to stop in front of them, make sure you face them correctly, and then drain them.
Speaking of that, I also have issues interacting with basically everything due to the camera. I often find myself jumping 3 or 4 times while trying to interact with an item or a person. Or when trying to talk to a person who also gives a quest it becomes annoying to have to line up the camera just right in order to select either 'talk' or 'quest' (and then sometimes it switches just a hair instantly before I press X, so I still choose the wrong one).
Despite all the complaining, like you I am still overall really enjoying the game. The charm of the main characters and the beauty of the world have alot to do with it.