Buy it if you like
- Story: 159 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Characters: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Gameplay: 130 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Combat: 67 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 4k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise20% are divided30% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
159 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story was a massive step up compared to the first game.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Overall, even if this is the odd duck in the franchise, I'd say I can recommend it, providing that you can have a grasp of the deep mechanics this game has. it also includes the QoL features from the FFI remaster: Quick Save anywhere, even in dungeons, running button, a map to check where you need to go and track the chests you may have missed, and the arranged soundtrack I have mentioned before.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The free form character customization and levelling have been nice- I have a melee fighter that uses staves (the weakest weapon in the game) as his primary DPS source because I found out you could spike a midgame staff from an early game mob, and I've used that to leapfrog a lot of the intended power progression of the early game for that character.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The magic spells got some really cool upgraded visuals that I absolutely loved, though.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
4 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Followed along with a guide and had no issues on steam deck.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story159 reviews
Audio32 reviews
Characters27 reviews
Graphics23 reviews
Steam Deck4 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface50% still recommend
Bugs50% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay82% still recommend
Combat84% still recommend
Difficulty79% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Camera Comfort
- Custom Volume Controls
- Family Sharing
- Keyboard Only Option
- Playable without Timed Input
- Save Anytime
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$7.19$11.99−40%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
7 points recordedtoday · $7.19
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