Final Fantasy Resonance review: I appreciate its Vision, even if it doesn't quite stick the landing

Rain on your parade.

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A fantastic example of how to rewrite battle mechanics to suit a full-fat RPG - it's just a shame about all the actual writing.

Spoilers follow for every mainline Final Fantasy game.

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I think the most memorable bit of brilliance in the otherwise flawed diamond that is Final Fantasy 16 is the way it handles legacy. There are moments where Clive and his recalcitrant band of revolutionaries rage against the way of the world: they burn down cities, depose oligarchs, shatter crystals. It's a none-too-subtle rallying cry against the binding nature of tradition: a radical plea to tear down the structures of the past in order to sow the seeds of the future.

It reflects a game that, as the most recent numbered entry in the series, also feels like an awkward teenager unsure of its place in the grandiose canon of its heritage.…