stranger of paradise is kinda one of the games of all time. genuine 9/10. i think the initial ironic reception has worn off in most places but it's so good that it bears repeating.
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I hate how gigantic my backlog is, I keep seeing praise for SoP and tbh I’ve looped around to thinking the game’s cheesiness sounds peak. I dismissed it at launch b/c I thought the writing was stupid but after I saw some clips, I kinda fuck with it? But I have so many other games to play aaaaaaa
i'll advocate for giving SoP a bump — not only is the writing fun, but it brings job systems mechanics into an ARPG context in a really fun way. it has a fairly mild case of Loot Disease that makes it a little obtuse, but i've played few other action games with so much meaningful build variety.
the campaign is short relative to most JRPGs and ~soulslikes both, too; plenty meaningful content post-credits but you don't need to spend 100 hours turning its systems inside out to feel satisfied.
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