I finally finished Final Fantasy VII Remake. Finally. I do not understand how this game has garnered such critical acclaim when it's basically a fusion of the linearity of Final Fantasy XIII (only worse, because of the constant slowdown along the routes) with the unfinished mess and awkward combat of Final Fantasy XV. Looks like brand name recognition sells, hm? Either way, I need something actually fun to play next, so I might give Hellblade or Outer Worlds a try. Something off Game Pass, anyway.
On Switch I'm killing time with Star Ocean: First Departure R, which has aged better than I thought. I struggled a little initially because I didn't want Cyuss or Phia on my team so I was stuck with Roddick and Ilia for a few hours, but then I got Ashlay and Ioshua, then Ronyx, so now I'm cruising on through it. I kinda broke the game by selling Philosopher's Stones for Fol and using Devils Aria to conjure Evil Eye, which are worth 90k+ EXP per kill...sure, they'll kill me in a few hits, but they tend to follow Roddick, so I just need to run in circles around the battlefield whilst Ioshua and Ronyx pound it with Stone Rain. xD