I Am Setsuna

[HandsomeDead]

I'm surprised there isn't a thread for this.  It was on sale for the Switch recently and I've wanted to play it for a while.

 

I'm a good chunk into this now and I'm quietly enjoying it.  It's a relatively straight forward JRPG with a general plot about escorting a young woman who is going to willfully sacrifice herself for the greater good of the land.  I think it has a similar general premise in that regard to Final Fantasy X.  It's a meloncholic game what with it always kinda dark and snowing all the time with a very stripped back, piano based soundtrack with an art style similar to earlier Final Fantasy games.

 

It's actually very Chrono Trigger in the combat system, it almost feels like its taken right out of it but they added a system linked to the Active Time Battle system where if you wait while your bar is full and able to make a move you can charge up stronger versions of your moves.  It's a neat, subtle little risk reward system which I like quite a bit.  It gives the battles a wee bit more tension.

 

It hasn't wowed me with an amazing plot or character driven scenes but it's just a bitter sweet little 90s Final Fantasy game.  It's cool, I'm glad I did end up liking it.