Dorkus
02-17-2006, 00:57
Did not see a post on this. A really great game, in my opinion. Certainly better than any console rpg in the past couple years. Probably better than any pc rpg (if only because there have been so few).
The game supposedly has a lot of charm -- it's designed by the guy who created dragonball z -- but I haven't noticed that much.
What i like is the gameplay and (turn-based) battles. It starts off slow, largely because you have no skills, but in the late game there are some very interesting and challenging battles. and it actually matters a huge amount: a) how you fight your battles (when do you heal? with what characters? what buffs to use? etc); b) how you build your characters. There's also the typical horde of loot, monsters, etc. Though the sidegames are disappointing. Most involve random chance.
I don't mind that much, though. The only thing I enjoyed about FF X was blitzball. But I'll take a great primary game over a great sidegame any day. :)
Anyway, just wanted to give a heads up to any rpg fans who have missed out on this. It really is quite a gem.
The game supposedly has a lot of charm -- it's designed by the guy who created dragonball z -- but I haven't noticed that much.
What i like is the gameplay and (turn-based) battles. It starts off slow, largely because you have no skills, but in the late game there are some very interesting and challenging battles. and it actually matters a huge amount: a) how you fight your battles (when do you heal? with what characters? what buffs to use? etc); b) how you build your characters. There's also the typical horde of loot, monsters, etc. Though the sidegames are disappointing. Most involve random chance.
I don't mind that much, though. The only thing I enjoyed about FF X was blitzball. But I'll take a great primary game over a great sidegame any day. :)
Anyway, just wanted to give a heads up to any rpg fans who have missed out on this. It really is quite a gem.