I was there for the original 2021 release and, as much as I enjoyed it, I felt like something was missing. A fun game no doubt, but it was lacking in some areas, and, pretty much had no identity of its own. With Vengeance, however, this game now freaking rocks as one of my all-time favorite JRPGs. Pretty much everything I could ever want to be improved ultimately was. Even in the smallest minor details, I feel like this game is now so much more realized in this updated state. The Canon of Vengeance feels much more like its own indepedent path compared to the original Canon of Creation trying to follow-up on SMT III Nocturne footsteps, now has a much clearer vision and identity to call its own. Oh, and the soundtrack is beyond perfect. The original was already amazing, but this re-release is absolutely a stellar improvement.