Compared to the others, I am but a mere pleb. Still 30 or even 60 hours away from where I want to be.

This game wants me to get past 100 Hours. This JRPG is the kind of game you stay up late for, crack a cold one and sip along as you play. It is so damn good it's opened my eyes to JRPG's. As a total newbie to this, it would be remiss to say if I didn't love RPG's however. Mass Effect 1-3, Dragon Age Origins to Inqusition, and the like, most RPG's I've played them all.. And this one in 30 hours has already put it to the top 3.

Pros.
- Great Voice Acting, makes it come alive.
- Combat System really is fluid, even if turn based one stupid choice or use of a S - Ability too early could change the game.
- Story is AMAZING. No, Really. It is. But, I would like to mention you tend to jump around and learn of people you haven't been formally introduced to yet, or you have no idea who is on your screen but PAY ATTENTION! This stuff comes in handy later!
- Visuals - Honestly, The Nord Highland chapter is by far the greatest looking visuals/audio I have seen in a while. Skyrim was too gritty, but It reminds me of Origins.
- Audio - music is a great choice, get's me pumped for fights, and relaxed during downtime.

Some things to note that isn't pro/con
- If you read Warhammer 40K books, or books that shift view points, you'll get why some of the story is told this way.

- Combat is heavily dependant on: Who you play, and HOW you play them - and prep before hand. Don't go blindly and not research your enemies - chances are you will fight them again and use the notebook to save your life!

- Do NOT be discouraged if you lose to a monster! Try again!

-This is a personal gripe so I couldn't call it a con: The game has great voice actors, however during scenes I felt that would benefit from them they choose to do read-only. No voice. Or some characters I think should be voice acted - are not. It takes away from the story IN MY OPINION.

-This game does have anime art styles, and emotions (sweat droops, >.< faces, etc.) and big anime eyes. If that bothers you, you may have some difficulty. If not, good for you!

Cons
-Saving is a bit weird. There is no 'auto-save'. So the saving is entirely up to you. (you have 399 slots for saving..) But sometimes the game does crash which causes you to revert back. Depending how far your last save was, this is either a no problem, or infuriating mess.
- Sometimes the game crashes, and the longer I play the slower it seems to run. I cannot say this for everyone but this was my expierence.

Listen, I cannot reccomend this game enough. It is fun as hell, and it will take you on a ride. I hope to finish within time so I can grab the second game!