I will say gameplay-wise the absolute joy I get from having Ramza run around as a barefist monk punching people for far too much damage is some peak tactics game shenanigans

Without getting too specific on the TL I think on the whole my eventual feelings on this game will come down to how it handles Ovelia

The characters are very compelling but this kind of narrative can very easily clash with ideas of class consciousness even if you're trying to avoid doing so

Not sure I actually want to shiny hunt in this game (the methods don't seem the most engaging) but I don't actually feel ready to put the game down so I'll see 🤷‍♀️

For any Americans: he's running a playbook very similar to that of soon-to-be NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani. He's anti-genocide, pro wealth tax and openly socialist, he's awesome.

Zack Polanski's appointment as leader of the Green's has me the most politcally energised I've felt since the 2017 election, he really seems to just get it

The theme of name especially right now is a pretty hot button issue in Japan right now, there's a lot to talk about