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Opinion time from not-the-TC!

Moment of honesty here: gameplay wise, this is amongst my least favorite Final Fantasies, overshadowed only by 2. They did a good job making characters distinct in battle, but out of battle, the number of them made the lot of them have any characterization fall out of focus- Umaro, Mog, Gau, and Gogo could've been excised with no major loss, and even Sabin, Cyan, Terra and Locke felt extraneous in the World of Ruin. The various styles of combat (Bushido, Geodancing, equipment Relic alterations) are cool but unbalanced beyond "murder early game and useless late." or vice versa, and leveling magic via espers stinks compared to how 7, 9, and X handled it later.

Strago ranks up as one of the worst blue mages in the series for me, beat out only by FFXIV's minigame take on it and X's Kimahri (who is less "bluemage" and more "fills whatever niche you want to double up on.) This is offset, however, by Umaro being a much better berserker than 5's, and I really wish they'd revisit the archetype more. X-2 was the last time I remember Berserkers fondly as a sort of Evade tank.

I have other opinions why I dont like it but I'm still tired from recovery. Glad you enjoyed it and sorry to rain on the parade.


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