Final Fantasy IV

Well immediately on to the next one. We're doing the Switch Pixel Remaster!

It was called a bomb ring Cecil what did you EXPECT?

Already I can tell this has some of the speed issues of VI. Like we get to the point very quickly!

If this game loses me it'll be because the random encounter density is too high. There's an option to turn them off which I may flip on and off. I wish I could just tune it instead of it being so binary.

I do feel myself uncompelled to play this at all. I'm not totally sure why. It's just not grabbing me. I don't feel frustrated with it or anything. Uncompelled.

I think it could be a lack of hand holding and direction? Also it's not compelling me visually.

I don't know. I'll have to reflect on it more.

This game is annoying. Screw the bombs, and this needle attack that just destroys people? It's really vexing how they don't tell you anything (standard for the time I assume) like what is Yang good at? Is there a point to kick? What does pray do? Why is it so much better than Edward's heal?

Additionally, what is the point of the antlion fight? It's just so easy. Why are we wasting my time with this interactive cutscene.

The game does a really bad job of expectation setting too. Cecil hits hard, everyone else sucks.

Also some annoying qol stuff, I'm used to Phoenix down just auto targeting or at least being unusable on your up characters. Nope. Wasted one and a turn that way. Also tents don't get people back up. That's how I would describe this half hour. Annoying.

Yeah, I'm just out on this. I think I've learned a lot here about what makes me tick. This game is just too thin mechanically and the story isn't enough to pull me through.