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Quote Originally Posted by boys from the dwarf View Post
should i buy this game? i've seen the first 10 or so minutes of gameplay and the story seems good, light hearted and fun. i hope the best for that.

the battle system would be a nice, slight change to the familiar FF turn based system and the graphics seem nice.

will the world impress me? its all very nice saying you can go just about anywhere as long as you can see it without screen changes. but you never really know till you've played it so its opinion. the graphics seem good. and the thing i loved about soul reaver 1 was the great interesting world. so this is important to me.

I think it will certainly quench some boredom after completing every other FF and legacy of kain and playing guitar hero to death.

i really value your opinions. no spoilers please. thank you!
I think it will meet your expectations - the story indeed is good, lighthearted, and fun.

It really took me back to what RPGs used to be, just the little things like sound effects. Speaking of sounds, it is one of the best video game scores I've experienced. If I had to compare it to Uematsu I would have to say this guy's better. Every FF has great music, plus those few tracks that stick out and really touch the player, but DQVIII was breathtaking from beginning to end.

Yes, the world will impress you. Graphically it's nothing short of impressive, watching how the sky changes from day to night alone accomplishes that, and there's just this return of the fun of exploring that it incorporated into the game. You might just look into the distance and see a treasure chest and next thing you know you're off to go get it, and figuring out how to get there (because it's worth it almost every time). Storywise it does have its own world with its own history, mythology, and society structure, so if that's what you mean by your reference to soul reaver I think you'll like it.

Gameplay-wise it's the age old turn based, same 4 party members from when you get them one after another until the end of the game, but it's still very fun and there's a ton of strategy you can incorporate into it if you want.

Basically it took me 2 years and 130 hours to beat this game and I don't regret any of it.