THE BORE
General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: TVC15 on October 14, 2007, 04:38:59 AM
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I've been playing for a bit and it seems pretty solid all around.
It works. The soul gathering and the combat are all done well. The menu system is a shade confusing, but nothing too terrible. Visuals are a mixed bag. Environments are generally nothing impressive, some of the characters look good ona technical level, some don't, but the level of artistry on display makes up for any shortcomings. I mean, it's a good looking game. It won't win technical awards, but between competence and good art, the game looks nice so far.
The comic book-y cut scenes scream first gen title. Kind of a disappointment, because the presentation, including VA during the intro was pretty good. I am hoping we get more actual cut scenes as the game goes on. Again, not going to win any awards (should be the game's subtitle), but I kind of like the whole Irish folklore thing, even if it is filtered through a layer of Jappy shit. I wish this would have been made by a dev that could have turned the material into something that actually seemed Irish folklorish. It's a potentially interesting and underused setting for games. So that's a mixed thing for me. I like the setting, but it's not really using it as well as it could.
The very beginning of the game, in cutscenes, gives off a vaguely Silent Hilly vibe. It doesn't stick around for long, but it's there, in both the devices to get the characters to the village and in the music, which also sometimes displays shades of RE-reminiscent incidental music in cutscenes. I was worried they were going to try to survival horror this up at first, which would have been all wrong, but in the end, those elements work like spice.
I'll follow up in a bit. I have really just started. First impression is a solid 7, but there's nothing wrong with that, especially when the game is a little different.
Also, the little of the general game soundtrack that I have heard is rather nice, too. I am fairly certain that one of the tunes is a partial rip of a song from Hellraiser, heh.
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The only thing keeping me from this game is the Faerie/Celtic style.....its like my least favorite ever and taints this game :(
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Hmmmm, not so sure about this one. I'll give it another play session or two before passing judgement,
The game fell into interface hell. There are lots of monsters but the interface to go through them and see their requirements for bumping is lacking, maybe. I can't say there's a better way to do it, but once you get more than a handful of monsters, it gets confusing. They all look nice but remembering attacks and who had what skills, that's a pain, and the interface doesn't make it any easier.
It also has a cheapie localization, the kind with non-sequitor-spouting characters. It's not terrible, but coming off of the mostly great job on Eternal Sonata, it was a kick in the nuts.
The motion controls work fine, though this is a case of them replacing a button press. I don't want to criticize them too much, because they work fine here, and I could live with implementations like this, but I nearly ANAL FISTED my cat while in a particularly heated battle last night. I forgot she was asleep on my arms and I jerked em up to get a soul and my cat was not happy.
Basically, if you like waggle, you are into bestiality, I say.
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your impressions mirror mine, pretty much -- it's pretty and largely amusing, but argh the L2 soul selection interface needs some serious work, and the translation is just hilariously bad. ellen has to be the biggest stoner ever in videogames.
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The only thing keeping me from this game is the Faerie/Celtic style.....its like my least favorite ever and taints this game :(
If that's the ONE THING keeping you from this game, don't let it. It's really a non-issue. Aside from it being set in Ireland, it's not all that Celtic. It's kind of generic Euro-folklorey, if anything. I haven't seen a single celtic cross or heard an Enya song yet.
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someone sell me your copy. ;)
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Is it like the PS3's Starfox Adventures?