Difficulty:

Just Right

Time Spent:

100 or More Hours

The Bottom Line:

"Masterpiece"

Let me start off by saying that I know this review is REALLY late, but I'm going to speak as though it was the time that the game had come out. The game play was great, the sound was fantastic, and the story was outstanding.

Firstly, when it came to game play, it was complex yet interesting. The materia system put a huge twist on how to use magic/skills, and the battle scenes were amazing. In battle, it was real-time, so there weren't necessarily taking turns. This gave the sense of rush in battle. The graphics for battle were great, and in world map were good too. Many people believe that having blocks for hands was a bad move, but it seemed to work out well. The world map was also great. It had plenty of detail, and many features. Another great aspect is the parties, in which you can create a line-up of your choice.

The sound was fairly good, and described every motion (for example, if Cloud slashed his sword, you'd hear a sword slashing sound. If Vincent shot his gun, it would show a pistol shot sound).

I won't ruin the story for those who have (amazingly) not played the game yet, but it has great depth, as well as many plot twists.

All in all, this game deserves nothing less than a perfect score.

P.S. this game only took me over 40 hours, because I intended to beat it 100%