Garteal Wrote:The Greatest Hits version doesn't have any art on the CD's though like this.
Those look pretty nice actually! There doesn't seem to be a major price difference on eBay for the so-called "black label" and the Greatest Hits. Think I'll go for a black label if I can then
Garteal Wrote:Heh, CGI rarely resembles the actual game. I can't wait to actually be able to play games at that level of fidelity. Good global illumination etc would be a nice step towards it.
I remember playing Star Ocean 4 (first time owning an HDTV) and I was blown away by the style. I think, however, most games need to do more than just reach that level of graphics. One thing that kind of bothers me is that some games don't have a lot of animation in their character models (outside of battle) and I remember some of the gestures and movements looking stiff. It kind of made me feel like I was just playing with 3D dolls in a way.
Another thing that bothers me (particularly in the video I linked to) is the lips on models. I dunno, they seem overly (or rather oddly?) emphasized on some models. Too much bishonen and bishoujo for me, like they're always ready to kiss or something. Other games avoided both problems entirely. I think the past few Final Fantasy games did that quite well. Here's hoping FF15 goes in the right direction.
Garteal Wrote:Ouch that doesn't bode well. Got it on Steam and was about to start this one.
It's not a bad game, it's just too much of an average game for me to finish at the moment. The battle system is okay, but most times I just found myself using that fusion ability where you and another teammate join as one (and become more than a little OP). Sucks that you don't get to select a large number of attacks when you go into battle (you get like 4 slots, like the old Tales of games, plus some extras for other teammates + fusion modes, I think). It's a far cry from Xillia, which finally let you go crazy with 16 mappable moves, or even Vesperia and Abyss with 8.
Storywise, it's not something you'll find yourself engrossed in. It does alright, gets you from point A to point B with some interesting bits in between, but it won't win any awards. Don't get too attached to some characters in your party. Some of them (not going to spoil it for you) are literally not important to the story after a certain part (because they're not with your party, like ever again...) Some of the personalities fall flat. Zaveid and Rose are cool, Liliah's alright, everyone else is I don't care. When you play it, you'll see what I'm talking about when I say Rose should have been the main character. She totally has more going for her than Sorey.
Final complaint, there are a crap-ton of options. From upgrading weapons, to skills, to adding bonuses in battle, to pulling off "Secret artes" and comboing arts... It's actually pretty overwhelming. The game only spares a few fleeting moments of "on-screen" dialog boxes that tries to explain a lot without really being helpful. I know the whole trend these days is to not provide printed manuals, but really, for all the genres out there, RPGs are probably the one type of game that require manuals of some sort. At least give me a downloadable PDF. That doesn't use any paper, and I can look at it on my phone...
Alright... I'm done ranting *sigh*
Garteal Wrote:Threads of Fate is amazing. Played it when I was young, but never beat it. Same for Musashi. These are the hidden gems.
I would always go to Target stores and head straight for Electronics to play the demos. One day (waaay back, in like 2000), I happened to play this demo. I thought the game was cool, so I told myself to never forget the title so I could buy it later some. Got it last year from Game Stop (with an old gift card, so it was basically free).
Garteal Wrote:I've been meaning to start getting into the Fire Emblem series, but there's so many games!
For my last birthday, I got Awakening. Still haven't played it. It's still sealed. My backlog prevents me from even touching it until next year, probably...