FF7R felt like an expanded Midgar except when they went into nonsense of who knows what, then got back on track. At the moment, I'd recommend it if you liked the original FF7.
I did like it! If it comes to PC I will play it ASAP. Or if I end up getting a PS5. I generally play like 70% PC, 25% Nintendo Switch, and 5% PS3/Nintendo Wii U. I am behind a generation when it comes to consoles. :/
They made a FFT version of FFBE? Neat. Also probably awful, because gacha.
Yeah, the gatcha element ruins the experience overall. As it does with anything it touches. I hate gatcha as a general rule; the only exception that has done it okay has been
Another Eden.
The story is decent enough. It is actually a prequel to FFBE (which I never played), although I'm not sure how the two are connected. The gameplay is excellent - a smaller field but similar to your normal tactics game. Characters have three predefined jobs, so there's no job switching outside of those three, unfortunately.
The negatives are primarily the gatcha elements to acquire new characters, as well as how grindy it is to level up said characters. It often takes months of effort and grinding to get a character to level 99, so even when you get a shiny new character to play with, it takes far too long to get them to max power (there are approximately 20 different types of grinding items needed to level up entirely, which is absurd). In fact, this is probably the most selfish gatcha I've ever played in this regard.
Unfortunately I remain playing because I am liking the story, as all over the place as it is.
The Professor Layton series is great. IMO it can get a bit drunk on its own puzzle theme at times, but overall, plenty enjoyable if you're a fan of puzzles and mysteries. Definitely pulls you in a bit more with each game.
This series has always looked super fun to me. I love the art style and the gameplay has always looked fun. In fact, I think a collection of games was recently ported to PC / Steam, but I haven't pulled the trigger yet.
EDIT: Never mind. It wasn't Professor Layon that was ported, it was Ace Attorney.
