THAT MOMENT WHEN PHASE 3 BEGINS WITH THE SOUNDTRACK WAS PERHAPS A ONCE-EVERY-TWO-DECADES-EXPLOSIVE-HYPE MOMENT (SAW THE RECORDING AFTERWARDS AND NOTICED SHIVA DID HER DIAMOND DUST EXECUTION AT THE ABSOLUTE PERFECT TIME!) THIS TIME (SECOND) AND THIRD THOUGH AS ONE WOULD EXPECT THE FEELING DISSIPATES DRASTICALLY! THE MEGAFLARE EXECUTION WHEN JENOVA HAD THE IMMUNE-BARRIER ON STILL BOTHERS ME TO THIS DAY; WAS CONSIDERING DOING IT FROM THE BEGINNING WHEN I SAW THAT BUT OH WELL!
FF7 REMAKE OFFICIALLY HAS BEATEN OUT P5R IN THE RAZOR-CLOSE COMPETITION FOR GOTY 2020!

GOTY 2020: I MADE MY MIND UP ABOUT A WEEK AGO BUT THERE'S SOMETHING I NOTICED WHEN PLAYING PERSONA 5 ROYAL A SECOND TIME THAT IS EITHER GOING TO MAKE THINGS EVEN MORE RAZOR-THIN CLOSE OR CHANGE THE DECISION ALTOGETHER - STILL DELIBERATING!
IN THE QUEST TO GET ALL TROPHIES (ALL SIDEQUESTS, COSTUMES ETC.) DECIDED TO CHANGE THINGS TO JP LANGUAGE AND YES: HARD MODE!!!
ONE REALLY REALLY IMPORTANT MATERIA THAT WAS MISSED ON THE FIRST PLAYTHROUGH (GOOD THING 1 OF 2 WAS RETRIEVED): ELEMENTAL, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT AND ALSO IMPORTANT TO MAX OUT SO WAS SURE TO GET THAT!
LUCK UP (TWO OF THEM; GOT ONE OF TWO IN FIRST PLAYTHROUGH) IS SUPER IMPORTANT TOO, ALBEIT NOT AS IMPORTANT AS ELEMENTAL AND FOR SOME BATTLES MAXED-OUT WARDING (BUT WARDING IS EASY TO GET)
ALSO REALLY REALLY IMPORTANT FOR SOME OF THE HIGHER-LEVEL BATTLES IS THE WARDING MATERIA – COULD MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 50% OF THE TIME WARD AND 100% IMMUNITY

FEW GOOD THINGS I STILL REMEMBER THAT SERVED AS CRITICAL TAKEAWAYS THAT MADE HARD MODE NOT AS DIFFICULT IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER:
• CURE + MAGNIFY IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT SETUP WHEN YOU HAVE 2 OR MORE CHARACTERS
• ENEMIES INVARIABLY ATTACK THE PERSON IN CONTROL (AND THE ONES AUTO-DEFENDING USUALLY DO A BETTER JOB THAN YOU CAN MANUALLY) SO IT’S GOOD TO SOMETIMES HAVE THEM TRY TO GO BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN CHARACTERS
• VERY IMPORTANT: YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU NEED A CHARACTER TO CAST HEALING OR ARISE SO SHOULD ALWAYS TRY IN DIFFICULT/BOSS BATTLES TO HAVE SUPPORT CHARACTERS (MOST NOTABLY TIFA BECAUSE SHE’S PRETTY USELESS AS WELL AS AERITH) WITH AT LEAST 1 BAR ACTIVE AT ALL TIMES
• SWITCHING TO PUNISHER AND SIMPLY BLOCKING IS AN AUTO BLOCK+COUNTER SO THIS CAN NOT ONLY PREVENT DMG BUT WARD IT BACK
• QUICK WAY TO DO GOOD DMG THAT SHOULDN’T BE OVERLOOKED IS BARRET’S OVERCHARGE ATTACK; NOT GOOD TO LEAVE IT UNUSED SO IT’S GOOD TO UNLOAD THAT AS SOON AS IT’S READY!
• THAT’S ALL I CAN THINK OF ^_^!

FF7 ORIGINAL WALKTHROUGH: https://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x6oxav
FF7 ORIGINAL (JP) WALKTHROUGHS: https://www.dailymotion.com/library/playlist/x6qbyn

FFXV FIRST TIME PLAYTHROUGH: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFyGRhPYzyarpHrMxcPgeBZ4tQe4vK7Jt
FFXV NG+ WALKTHROUGH: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFyGRhPYzyaqvmVuA9_ObNo0O0o6Frb6y
FF13-3 WALKTHROUGH: https://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x6p77j
https://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x6pb5o
FF13-2 WALKTHROUGH: https://www.dailymotion