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Finished CS Chapter 1.

This game probably has the strongest start of any of the three sub-series. I was kinda worried when I thought I might be flooded with a 9-character party right out of the gate, but the game has been kind enough to give me a rotating group instead. It's also letting those characters breathe and grow, and didn't let itself get bogged down in technical minutiae, a welcome change after Zero basically botched that.

The revamped combat system feels good too. Arcus links are fun. I don't think I like the new orbment system, since simply assigning spells doesn't feel as interesting and makes differences in terms of elemental-locked slots less meaningful, but given that there's currently no reason for multiple lines to even exist, I suspect it's going to get more complicated soon.

The gameflow feels strangely tight, given the somewhat rigidness of both the free time days and the field study, as opposed to the more open feeling from Sky and Crossbell (not to mention Persona). I don't think that's a bad thing, though, esepecially since dialogue still updates as frequently as it should.

Designs are cool too, though tbqh seeing highly trained warriors in miniskirts and with ribbons on their backs is never going to stop feeling bizarre. Also girls learn cooking while boys learn how to use computers god dammit Japan.
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