Nothing more I can personally add beyond reiterating that I had nothing to do with it. I never saw the comment in question, so I can't speak to any issue or lack thereof. Regardless, sorry for any trouble!

I'm not new to Final Fantasy as a whole! I am indeed primarily new to Compilation of FF7, however.

It's pretty clear that the team already has a plan in mind for how things will connect, so I'm not trying to dictate anything here, just expressing my own lack of interest in that particular link. I have some friends who grew up with FF7 who agree with me, and there are obviously plenty of people with a differing perspective. If it's done in a way that makes the Advent Children fans happy, I'll still be happy for them.

Sorry for any confusion. The title is meant to suggest that Adventure Arcs, the focus of the article, could be an even better resource for certain DMs than the new Dungeon Master's Guide. I quite like both, at least in theory.

I absolutely recommend both, although I do side with C. in preferring the Underdark first. Regardless, doing both in either order's definitely better than skipping either, and there's a strong argument for your approach as well.

They are, which I do appreciate. My larger issue is more that the open-zone content follows the standardized structure associated with Ubisoft towers, and I think moving away from them entirely would help push the design in a stronger direction.

Quite serious, sorry to say. I'd easily put the original FF7 over any incarnation of Epic Mickey, though, I just tend to have a lot more fun with remakes that aren't straining to recapture the pure magic of a truly great game.

I'm also ultimately underwhelmed with the ranger, and I find the gap between the PHB and the Monster Manual especially awkward, because it's so hard to tell *what* the balance is without knowing what the enemies look like now. It definitely feels like there's a timing component here, with both Baldur's Gate 3, as you mentioned, and the 50th Anniversary serving to put an emphasis on getting the books out. The staggered release is supposed to help the DMG in particular get more individual love than it did last time, but with the PHB, it would have been nice to get another round of community in before finalizing some of the classes. I do quite like some though!

Appreciate the thoughtful comment.

Don't mean to imply that at all, just that the rules glossary is the biggest reason I'm keeping it next to me during play. Deciding on whether it's worth the purchase in general is a different question, and evaluating the value of the DMG and Monster Manual that aren't out yet is a whole nother ball game.

Definitely not something that should be happening every session. I'm leaning on it more than usual right now for the sake of seeing where things have changed, but a lot of what I like is just the comfort of knowing that, should something come up, it's easier to resolve it in a matter of seconds now.

Totally fair! I think some discoveries and secret areas feel rewarding, but in of the moment-to-moment gameplay and design in the levels, I just don't see it as something that rivals some of its competitors. I loved the Yaogaui Kings throughout, though, and I definitely agree that the boss difficulty consistently made me want to master the game rather than turning me off from it.

I've tweaked the article slightly to more clearly reflect the increase in difficulty compared to the average action game. Hope you're able to get a refund if you haven't played too much yet!