Wow. All I can say is wow. Finally had a chunk of time this week to sit and play this game and I am addicted.

Must admit, the first big twist in the plot reminded me greatly of Xenogears and events at Lahan village but if that means this story will be all twisty and turny, I will be more then happy. Just so long as they had enough budget to actually finish the game properly!

I already am at a crossroads as I can literally spent hours just doing side quests, wandering around and finding random things to get me experience points. I just cleared the spider cave or whatever it was called and am ready to take my first steps in to the wider world know as the Leg. Very intrigued by the Monado future aspect and like that Shulk isn't just an out and out fighter but has some defensive purpose too. Oftentimes, the main character is there to just find the biggest sword and be the strongest but this is forcing me to play a much more tactical way.

My only gripes so far: The camera angles can be really annoying as sometimes I find it doesn't put me in the best position to actually SEE what i'm doing or fighting. It's not fun when you are fighting a boss and have to spend a moment adjusting the camera just to see the enemy. Secondly, the tutorials are VERY vague and hard to follow. It took me literally three tries before I figured out how to link an attack and I was at my wits end trying to actually use the gem making subsection. I am still in the dark about the skill tree linking section as well.

However, all of that pales in comparison to what this game is: pure fun. I haven't played an RPG in years that made me want to keep exploring. Even my favorite games of all time had a limit on them, after a while I needed to take a break, but this game is so immense and has so much going on, I actually feel overwhelmed in a good way.

Really, amazing game so far and I have barely scratched the surface!

Take care all.