This also happened with Insomniac Spider-Man. Preordered it, changed my mind, years later I get into it through convoluted means and what the hell it becomes one of my favourite games ever. And I'm squinting back at my past self all...we could've had this earlier. And yET

For context, I knew I had a sword. I did not immediately know how to unsheathe it. I went up against an axe-wielding bandit WITH FISTS while the sword was STRAPPED TO MY BODY

If I was that bandit I wouldn't know what to think 😭

*yeah okay those probably weren't contemporary titles but if I have to see 'pass the monarchy' between the same three names with gradually increasing numbers after them I'm gonna call it uninspired at best.

I found out later what it was. Yeah. I didn't want to see that behind me 😭

*fall not full

To be fair to Octopath 0, so far I HAVE been genuinely surprised a few times, but not for the above reason :"L

Sneaking & hiding / horror stealth sequences also full under this. I'm not a horror game person really xD;; I bought Alien Isolation years ago and I've never mustered the courage to play it.

Cashier guy had an absolutely awesome haircut. A bit like that guy from Grease Lightning?
Also remarkably calm in the face of unrelenting music of dubious quality and a never-ending stream of people. I felt much admiration.