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I appreciate how wildly different each entry in the trilogy is, they might not succeed all the time but people can't deny that they really tried! Neither of the sequels are phoned in cashgrabs.

After a brief stop in the arena it's time for Light to become an actress, thanks to Hope throwing her old motivational line back at her. Final Fantasy loves its plays! Unfortunately this one is just a cutscene and doesn't have a full story like those in VI and IX, but it's still neat. The fireworks plan succeeds and it's off to Snow's palace. Though Light and the director explicitly talk about evacuating the area beforehand and ensuring nobody gets harmed, but that didn't seem to happen as people were screaming and running all over the place >_>

Anyway, we work our way through the palace and finally meet Snow, who has intentionally locked himself away waiting for Light to prove she's real and then free him from his despair. The boss fight is much easier than Noel's, but I give it bonus points for the nice use of old music.

The scene after the battle is really good, and not just because of Light punching Snow. Ali Hillis's performance here is excellent. At first I don't think there's a chance they'll kill Snow, but as the scene goes on I start to believe. And dang it if the game doesn't make me want Light to save him! The two have great chemistry, and Light's futile desperation is powerful. I can't get over how well voiced this scene is. Who would've thought a scene with Snow would be the strongest one so far? And Light can give up on that whole 'not feeling things anymore' angle, her humanity was on full display here with all that raw emotion.

Light does somehow manage to bring Snow back from Cie'th status, which could be a Deus Ex Machina but I trust that this is a plot point with Light's new powers and we'll get more info later on. She makes a well deserved dig at his new hair, then leaves on an ominous line regarding Serah: 'Someday you'll be all she has'. Snow doesn't seem to pick up on it but this certainly suggests to me like Light isn't planning to be around in the new world D:

Day 3 is done, and for day 4 I head to the Wildlands. We're given what sounds like the name of a boss fight 'the Angel of Valhalla', but it turns out to merely be a boisterous chocobo. A chocobo Light feels a connection to, as if they fought together in the past... Could this be Sazh's pet chocobo? Or did Fang get turned into this somehow >_> I can't think who else is relevant.

The chocobo is injured and we are given fetch quests. Wow, this area is starting to resemble a regular JRPG! I'm still enjoying the side quests, particularly to see Light being very sweet and encouraging to random strangers. She has really softened in her old age. I quit here for now, no strong feelings about the Wildlands yet but once the Chocobo is up and running there should be plenty of stuff to do.

I should note an interesting sidequest resolution with a guy and his missing fiancee, revealing that she somehow started to age naturally and died. Good quest, and a nice bit of information here. I'm curious what the implications are lorewise.