In general I liked the conflict of the story and also Riko's character a lot...

I think the umas picked for the purpose of the story were good

Rice Shower- easy victim of group pressure

Haru Urara and Matikanefukukitaru- Two of the biggest weirdos for very different reasons

America- Someone who really really loves being in a group and dragging the introverts to parties

The solution to the story is "why not both?" Why instead of having weirdos choose between eliminating their individuality and following the group OR isolating themselves and just cope with how they have to focus on controlled success without making friends.. a group that understands weirdos is made?

Ok the new IE has some... interesting gameplay decisions. Like forcing you to do the same ass minigame 15 times in a row

Making Haru Urara say she should shut up is too evil. This is why Haru Urara is in this story. To say this exactly and make you instantly understand what the other trainer meant

I dont even know how this happened because it was at the moment of launch with my opponent's bey????

Basado btw

New Inazuma Eleven completely changed the gameplay from ds titles and yet the constant is that I suck at it

Idk I love the choice to make the protagonists someone who literally can't play soccer and puts himself in a trainer/manager position. The story and themes write themselves

His scene with Sakarazuki asking to give his legs to him if he wont use them to play... Absolute cinema

So far (chapter 2) it's just like playing a brand new season of the anime

And I really love Unmei??? They are going kinda bananas with his hallucinations too. Which might be kind of a hit or miss. But in my case when his Haru hallucination said "I am soccer itself" I was having the time of my life

Yes Im actually considering it despite having rival consoles because my back cant take anything but sofa gaming anymore and my bfs steam library can save me sum money. For example he has a lot of trails in game on steam Id have to rebuy to play on sofa (or stream... but theres lag...)

// Raging loop spoilers

AND IM SAYING THIS WHILE THINKING THE SCENE ABOUT TRICKING THE TSUKIGUMO WAS BRUTAL AND PEAK HARUAKI BEHAVIOR

// Raging loop spoilers

Ive been thinking about why the ending is like that and Im blaming the Tsuchigumo... I think the resolution would have been better if the Tsuchigumo didnt exist and the master of the loop was somehow Miguruma/sheep/Mujina/whatever else

THIS BEING WHAT DID HIM IN RRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH