The Chrono Cross gods are the most wicked.Originally Posted by Rez09
The Chrono Cross gods are the most wicked.
Okay so since I'm posting two today, I'll post the probably not well known one now and the more popular one later
Apparently this game is on the PS2 under the name of Blazing Souls, and on the Xbox 360 under the name of Absolute: Blazing Infinity. I've played only the PSP version, so that's what I'll be commenting on.
This game is about a contractor jerk named Zelos as he somehow manages to recruit a ton of people despite being a jerk. He finds some mysterious stones and has to fight some Human Genomes sent to replace humans.
This game, on its face, is absurdly similar to the Agarest War series of games that I very much enjoy. But somehow, it manages to be much worse. Almost like this is the game to work out the kinks. Also it doesn't have the dating sim aspect. But as far as battles go, the games are incredibly alike.
So why didn't it make the list? Aside from being overall less polished, I find, the game is flat out difficult for me. I would have to spend hours upon hours grinding, and eventually it wasn't worth it. Especially for a game with a very unlikable protagonist and very slow story progression. Things don't pick up until a good chunk of the way through the game. With that being said, I do hope to go back and play it one day because 1) I'll have more experience with the battle system from Agarest War and 2) The characters (other than the main dude) very much interest me. They are in the style I like and most of them I enjoyed.
For the positives: This game certainly offers a unique experience and is very very much non-linear. It's almost entirely up to you how you progress the game. It does some original things, such as having to search maps to find locations instead of just proceeding along a set line. There's also a good amount of customization. Good for people who like challenging SRPG's, and want something non-linear and don't mind the grinding.
Blazing Souls reminded me more of Chaos Wars.
I liked the game, but trying to play it on Vita is kinda weird since the graphics look like crap on a Vita screen.(that's what I have the game for) Yes, lots of grinding too.
Xenogears is the tragic story of how your whole life can take a crappy turn, just because you happened to see a lady in a wedding dress before her wedding.
This boy is crackin' up, this boy has broken down
This boy is crackin' up, this boy has broke down
Now then
*Note, I'll be including the first one in this review, but mostly the second one because that's the one I played recently
The game features many characters from the Final Fantasy series and something about a battle between Cosmos and Chaos. So like, a more serious Theatrhythm I guess.
So I was super pumped about this game. Well, the original. I love Final Fantasy and here is a game with a bunch of them thrown in together? Yes please! I almost bought a PSP just for this. But I'm glad I didn't. The battle system is odd, and I suck at it, and the game is mostly battles. The story comes in small chunks usually and isn't very investing. Some of the characters have become exaggerated versions of themselves. Overall it just wasn't fun. And this isn't a game I played for the deep story, it was for fun and to see the characters together.
Another disappointment in 012 is how much Lightning there was. Like sure, give me one of my least favourite FF characters and shove her down my throat some more. It was an instant heart drop when I started the game and OH LOOK WHO YOU GET TO PLAY AS. I'm sick of her. I'm sick of Lightning. I didn't like her to begin with. But um anyways,
This just isn't my type of game and it wasn't what I was expecting I suppose. But that doesn't mean its not for everybody. It does have the games thrown together so you can see how characters from different games would react, which is neat. And it's got a fast paced and unique battle style, which some might enjoy. So if you're a fan of the series, it might be worth looking in to
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That's okay then
I do too, but even I was rolling my eyes at this point because Square used her in virtually everything they could. She's like their version of John Cena.I actually really like Lightning
Oh look, I'm back! I was sick this weekend, which was poo, but it was thankfully only a 48 hour thing (mostly gone now) and I had plenty of video game time!
Anywho, next on the list, I'm sorry Fynn,
Radiant Historia is a story about a place that faces desertification, basically a plague, and our hero Stocke who can travel through time to save the dying world. The player has a lot of decisions to make, but can travel back in time and change which decisions he makes, in order to basically save the world.
Why didn't this game make my list? If you scroll back to one of my other entries, you will see me explain that I am not good at political stories. At all. Why? I don't know, I think it has to do with all of the people you have to keep track of who have very complicated and intertwining stories. I'm awful with names (I once called a poor schoolmate by the wrong name for like three years without knowing) and couple that with a complicated story and I'm just lost. Sadly that meant what is surely a good story was lost on me because I had to stop and take notes. And go over them repeatedly.
Not to mention when you add the time travel aspect to it. I would get so confused because I thought one thing happened, then I remembered it happened in the other timeline, and the whole thing would just mess me up. I'm a bit sad because the story did seem very interesting, and there were some incredibly touching moments whether I understood the full plotline or not. The characters are interesting and well written, which is a bonus. The gameplay is good, although nothing special to me.
Kiel is frickin adorbale. Anyways, this is a great game for people who like political stories, or have an easier time following them. The setting is a bit drab, but I think in this case it creates good atmosphere, although not really any locations that made me go "wow!" The overarching story is really strong, after I read a summary about 4 times and finally understood it. Overall a strong RPG, only minor complaints. It's just hard to add it to my top games list when I struggled so much to figured out what was going on :P
LET DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN!
But if he doesn't have a TARDIS then GTFO.
The cool kids go by phone booth.
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True beauty exists in things that last only for a moment.
Current Mood: And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe. Maybe this year will be better than the last. I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself. To hold on to these moments as they pass...
Okay before I continue, I just wanted to once again stress that the games on my list are not bad games by any means. They're just games that weren't necessarily to my taste. But don't let my list discourage you from trying any of them
Children of Mana, like most (all?) of the Mana games centers largely around the Sword and Tree of Mana. In this case, we have several heroes investigating a disaster that happened involving the Tree of Mana, leaving many children orphaned, among other things. The player can choose between four playable characters with different play styles. I personally chose Tamber.
This game is a dungeon crawler, which I was a bit disappointed in, because I'm not really much for dungeon crawlers with few exceptions. But the main reason this game didn't make the list is because it was too darn hard. I wanted to learn more about the story and the world, but I couldn't because I could barely pass the first dungeon, let alone what comes after it. Sadly this game just proved to be too much of a challenge for me.
If you don't have the same crippling difficulty disability in games that I do, it might be worth checking out. I really wanted to be able to play further. The characters are interesting and the areas look great. Having your choice of play style with the different characters is neat and add some replayability. The story is nothing special, but it could be a fun side game if you have no trouble with the difficulty.
I still need to get around to playing this game. I own it but have been too busy to start it up, I really need to because I love the Mana franchise.
True beauty exists in things that last only for a moment.
Current Mood: And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe. Maybe this year will be better than the last. I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself. To hold on to these moments as they pass...
Let me know how it goes xD
Another more popular entry on the list
Super Mario RPG is well Mario in an RPG. Bowser's castle was taken over or whatever and the Princess is missing and Mario gains some allies from the series and such.
I'd heard a lot about this game and had people recommending it left and right. Sharky is a big fan of the game and was super pumped for me to play. Sadly, I was not as impressed with it as many people are. I guess it isn't that unexpected, I was never a huge Mario fan anyways. I've played a few, and while some of it is fun, overall I much prefer other games. I'd say my favourites are Mario Kart and Mario Tennis.
But anyways, a lot of why I didn't like this game is because I found it very difficult to play. I may have mentioned before that I don't have much experience playing SNES games and a lot of the controls confused me. I was always mixing up commands. Don't even get me started on jumping. Add that to the fact that I wasn't super invested in the story or characters.
But this game receives a lot of praise. It can be fun if you enjoy the gameplay, and it has some mini-game type things to break up the monotony of it. The world is interesting. I'd say its best quality is the sense of humour. There were some really funny moments that had me laughing out loud. So if you're a fan of Mario and RPG's, this should definitely be worth checking out.
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