Mugen Souls Z

So this game came out right around the time I got a new PS3 so I figured it was Destiny! Well more like I saw that and just figured I'd preorder it because I love me some JRPGs.

The game was really, REALLY good, much better in every respect than I imagined. If you are used to FF style combat and you want to play MSZ, just recognize this one objective truth: MSZ's battle system is better than any FF battle system. In fact, it's better than every FF battle system combined x 100. It is ridiculously fun and addictive but also very layered and complex. It makes the most recent FF games look like FF1 by comparison. There is so much to the gameplay that I would not even be able to do it justice...just check out a real review of the game or some videos on YT.

A couple huge surprises for me though was the quality of the audio ie. the quality of the English dub and the soundtrack. The dub was FANTASTIC and probably better than any FF dub save XII's. I would say the real standout vocal performances were Alys' and Tioni's. I have no idea who voices Tioni but Alys was voiced by the same lady as the first game, Erin Fitzgerald. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_Fitzgerald

I knew from the second I heard Alys' voice during an early cameo that she was gonna be in my party. Ms. Fitzgerald is beyond perfect.

That isn't to say Cherami Leigh as Syrma (the main character) was lacking, because she was absolutely perfect. You get to hear her full amazing range during her Fetish Poses.

I was also a huge fan of Ace's VA. Ace was by far my favorite character in the game and I wish I knew who did his voice...

The only complaint I have about the dub is that there isn't enough of it. I guess Final Fantasy and Xenosaga spoiled me because NISA can't afford to voice everything like Square and Namco could.

Now getting to the soundtrack, it isn't Best EVAR material or anything but it was very very good and I am gonna buy the soundtrack when I actually have money

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDkwSWVCvX0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrS6_BrPKT8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9t3hkc3eR8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3vn5gF9EQ0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84Llsqi8qYo

Overall the game was a lot of fun. Once the DLC is out I'm gonna return to it and try to get up to Level 1000 with my stats in the millions.

Oh and Fetish Poses...yeah, Syrma will do various poses for the other monsters (and you). "Forgive Me" is the "I wiggle my butt at the camera" pose. Not all the personalities are that sexualized of course - Hyper for example is pretty whatever. Sadist and Masochist are definitely the most sexual. Ditz also has a weird sexual vibe when she says "let's take a nap together." I wonder what Ms. Leigh thought while saying all this in the voice-actor booth.

Mugen Souls is one of the games I file into the "Buy to support the developers" catagory. I had never played the origonal but I shelled out the £44.99 to buy it on launch day because I like that it's a game that's not a gritty realistic shooter or a sports game.

I will get round to playing the original, however the battle system looked bonkers. I'm looking forward to the day I have time to play it xD

>>> The first MS had some terrible reviews, that why I never played it.. With that in mind, Im not very interested in MSZ..
But if i had enough money to throw around, i'd buy it.:luca: