Difficulty:

Just Right

Time Spent:

100 or More Hours

The Bottom Line:

"Masterpiece"

The game's graphics are stunning and unique, and the music is beautiful. It plays and feels just like a painting that's come to life. The story is engaging, and mixes in traditional characters and stories from Japanese legends to form a highly unique game that is just beautiful to play. I was in awe the entire time I was playing it.

The camera is fully controllable, and never awkward, and the fighting mechanics flow well. There's a huge environment to explore, with a wide variety of sidequests (think Zelda). It's a completionist's dream. The rewards for 100% completion are well worth it, with art and soundtracks on the main menu, and the ability to replay the game in 'God-mode', for lack of a better term.

I'll admit it, I neglected my other games to play this through a second time straight away, and I tend to go back and play it again every now and again. It's an amazing game that everyone should own.