Pros and Cons: Final Fantasy Type-0 HD

Basic Information:
Developer:  Square Enix
Genre:  JRPG
Platform:  PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Release Date:  Mar 17, 2015 (Originally Oct 27, 2011 in Japan on PSP)

What You'll Love:

• Fluid and diverse combat system/mechanics
• Beautiful and incredibly detailed full-video cutscenes
• Story that puts FF characters and lore through horrors of war
• World map exploration very reminiscent of FF VII, VIII, and IX
• One of the most inspired final dungeons in any RPG
• 14 playable characters, 14 completely different battle styles
• FUCKING SHIT UP WITH PLAYABLE SUMMONS BEEEEEEEEETCHES!!!
• Relatively high level of difficulty
• A ton of replay value
• Comes with a download code for the Final Fantasy XV demo (Wait, does that count?)

What You'll Have Mixed or No Feelings About:

• Main character voice acting
• Like other FF games, the plot is convoluted and hard to follow
• Excellent RTS style levels underutilized
• Some melee attacks difficult to master, at first
• Summoning involves human sacrifice
• Experience level grinding required for main quests
• 2 choices towards the end of the game, but only one of them gets you to the credits screen
• Only FF game I know of to get an M rating from the ESRB

What You'll Hate.........Or Find Hilariously Bad:

• Multi-player from the original absent
• Some side character voice acting
• Uses crystal lore from Final Fantasy XIII but doesn't explain it at all
• HD remaster is lacking (mismatched lips, stiff faces, sub-par textures)
• The concept of using magical playing cards as throwing stars

Games Similar to This:

• Combat in Phantasy Star Portable
• Level design in Resonance of Fate, Crisis Core:  Final Fantasy VII
• Themes and characters in Valkyria Chronicles III
• RTS levels, Brutal Legend