Well, it certainly provided a leagues fuller experience, and its sheer scope shows why I was right to get the Wii U version of the last game.

Having suffered a tragic mishap while playing my repro cart of Ys IV, I decided to play Dragon Warrior VII instead. Four months later, I finally have it under my belt. Years ago, I read that finishing it would take over 100 hours. Turns out, that was a major lowball. I was on the bastard for over 250 hours! Still a little under half the timesink Tears Of The Kingdom was, though.

Finished Gimmick! 2 with all the trophies. If I were Yumetaro, I'd start to get paranoid that this is going happen yet again in 30-odd years with What's-Her-Name III. At least he didn't have to fight a human this time.