Much Ado About Everything

Oh man, what a ride!  Disc 3 starts a bit slow but then it’s one spectacle after another.  A hidden city-state that looks way out of place on that planet.  A big city, with lots of locations in and around to investigate.  That part was still slow, until they send you to… a space station.  No, really!  I felt as if I was playing Star Ocean: Till the End of Time all over again!  Great artwork all around  And all tied up with generous number of gorgeous cutscenes.  The feel of the beginning of the game came back!  And story finally starts to unravel, with explanations and revelations every few screens.  And then it gets pretty emotional, too – between Squall and Rinoa.  Someone saves someone else, and from then follows the very nice and quaint scene in Ragnarok.  Is Squall finally admitting his feelings?  He was sure acting on them for the entire disc 3 so admitting he loves Rinoa is just a formality.

But then, due to a plot twist – which does explain a few things – the girl leaves his side, at least temporarily.  Ah, screw the girl, you got a kickass ship, Ragnarok!  Er, uhm, pun not intended.