Quick review post final boss:
Finished the game to the final final boss, Really enjoyed it, and wish I had to patience to 100% it but I have other games I want to play (and then once those are done I'll be moving on with my life and walking away from video games for a while).

Thanks Square Enix, you make great games and am looking forward to NieR Replicant later on this year


Original Review:


I played the original almost all the way to the end (couldn't be bother with the final bit of grind) and I can assure this is an excellent and exciting game (though maybe I'm just simple, it's a rather simple story!)

The graphics are nice, however they are not any better than the original. New features include 2D mode, seeing your party in the overworld, Japanese voice lines, fully orchestrated OST and a lot of other quality of life improvements (such as Photo Mode as opposed to the first person mode in the original).

THERE IS A FAIR BIT OF GRIND, THE ORIGINAL TOOK ME OVER 60 HOURS TO FINISH Please keep that in mind when going into this.

Is it worth base price or should I wait for sale? That's a tricky one. I honestly think that this should have been a £7 DLC update for the original so I'm a bit miffed that I had to buy again (still bought tho) so it's up to you. Really comes down to one question: did you play the original?. If yes: WAIT UNTIL A SALE. From what I understand it's the same story as the original and this only provides quality of life improvements. If no: IT'S UP TO YOU. I usually wait for sales anyway, but if you're looking for something other than an FPS game to play this Christmas, and Cyberpunk 2077 is out of your budget, this is certain worth the price - at a 60 hour 3 part campaign I think you more than enough get your money's worth for £30.


I've written a more in-depth guide to getting it to work that also includes a compatibility report, check it out here: https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2308952690

Use Proton-5.21-GE-1 - with this the game booted, initialised a save, played the introductory cut scene and booted into the 3D game engine with no issues on max settings.

THINGS I HAVEN'T TESTED:

Gamepad
• Completing the game (I want to enjoy it so it's gonna take 60 hours)
  
• Changing the language
  
• Changing the music
  
• Getting past the tutorial (I just wanted to make sure I could play this later)
  
• Getting new party members
  
• 2D mode

Basically I'm at the point of the first battle with the initial 3 slimes. Given my experience with other games and the original version of this game, once you actually get into in-game engine you should be fine (this game is fairly un-intensive so there isn't much to worry about in terms of graphical artefacts)

All in all, this game seems to run just fine under Linux (with Proton) and I look forward to playing this again over Christmas. If you are having issues, please:

• Update your system (including drivers if you are using propitiatory)
  
• Update to Proton-5.21-GE-1
  
• Ensure Steam is up to date
  
• Ensure that the Steam Runtime Library is up to date
  
• Check the integrity of the game's files

Have fun playing DQXI, it's a great game!

Quick review post final boss: Finished the game to the final final boss, Really enjoyed it, and wish I had to patience to 100% it but I have other games I want to play (and then once those are done I'll be moving on with my life and walking away from video games for a while). Thanks Square Enix, you make great games and am looking forward to NieR Replicant later on this year Original Review: [h1] Playing on Linux and the game won't boot? Read past the review part and to the help section! [/h1] [h1]Main Review[/h1] I played the original almost all the way to the end (couldn't be bother with the final bit of grind) and I can assure this is an excellent and exciting game (though maybe I'm just simple, it's a rather simple story!) The graphics are nice, however they are not any better than the original. New features include 2D mode, seeing your party in the overworld, Japanese voice lines, fully orchestrated OST and a lot of other quality of life improvements (such as Photo Mode as opposed to the first person mode in the original). [b]THERE IS A FAIR BIT OF GRIND, THE ORIGINAL TOOK ME OVER 60 HOURS TO FINISH[/b] Please keep that in mind when going into this. [b]Is it worth base price or should I wait for sale?[/b] That's a tricky one. I honestly think that this should have been a £7 DLC update for the original so I'm a bit miffed that I had to buy again (still bought tho) so it's up to you. [b]Really comes down to one question: did you play the original?[/b]. If yes: WAIT UNTIL A SALE. From what I understand it's the same story as the original and this only provides quality of life improvements. If no: IT'S UP TO YOU. I usually wait for sales anyway, but if you're looking for something other than an FPS game to play this Christmas, and Cyberpunk 2077 is out of your budget, this is certain worth the price - at a 60 hour 3 part campaign I think you more than enough get your money's worth for £30. [h1]LINUX TROUBLESHOOTING[/h1] I've written a more in-depth guide to getting it to work that also includes a compatibility report, check it out here: https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2308952690 Use Proton-5.21-GE-1 - with this the game booted, initialised a save, played the introductory cut scene and booted into the 3D game engine with no issues on max settings. THINGS I HAVEN'T TESTED: [list] Gamepad [*]Completing the game (I want to enjoy it so it's gonna take 60 hours) [*]Changing the language [*]Changing the music [*]Getting past the tutorial (I just wanted to make sure I could play this later) [*]Getting new party members [*]2D mode [/list] Basically I'm at the point of the first battle with the initial 3 slimes. Given my experience with other games and the original version of this game, once you actually get into in-game engine you should be fine (this game is fairly un-intensive so there isn't much to worry about in terms of graphical artefacts) All in all, this game seems to run just fine under Linux (with Proton) and I look forward to playing this again over Christmas. If you are having issues, please: [list] [*]Update your system (including drivers if you are using propitiatory) [*]Update to Proton-5.21-GE-1 [*]Ensure Steam is up to date [*]Ensure that the Steam Runtime Library is up to date [*]Check the integrity of the game's files [/list] Have fun playing DQXI, it's a great game!