BRAVE STORY NEW TRAVELER

[Van Cruncheon]

i just beat the desert dungeon and am in gasara -- the desert ruins starts to up the difficulty a bit, with enemies that take certain actions based on the bravura/unity skills you use and the other foes in their group you attack. i'm enjoying the game a lot, don't get me wrong, but after the wild arms games and the grandia games, i'd like to be able to branch off the main arc a bit and take a few risks.

it's a great handheld rpg, but on a console it'd be merely good. it definitely spanks anything rpg-related on the ds/psp at the moment, save maybe tales of the world (which is a different experience altogether).

[Mana Knight]

i just beat the desert dungeon and am in gasara -- the desert ruins starts to up the difficulty a bit, with enemies that take certain actions based on the bravura/unity skills you use and the other foes in their group you attack. i'm enjoying the game a lot, don't get me wrong, but after the wild arms games and the grandia games, i'd like to be able to branch off the main arc a bit and take a few risks.

it's a great handheld rpg, but on a console it'd be merely good. it definitely spanks anything rpg-related on the ds/psp at the moment, save maybe tales of the world (which is a different experience altogether).

I definitely agree.  It's the best handheld RPG which is not a port (maybe even the best overall).  Yeah, it may not be the most original RPG, but it's really good IMO.

Tales of the World: RM is good too, but just doesn't have that special feeling Brave Story does IMO.

[demi]

Haha

I just got the fourth gemstone, and soon after you fight a boss

This enemy used an attack on me called FERRICIDE 

[bluemax]

I played the first hour or so, this game seems generic as hell. And wtf at all the bloom.

Are any of the characters cool? I hate playing as broody mute preteen and hyperactive cat girl.

Plus that sword doesn't look like it could cut shit.

[MrAngryFace]

The teen isnt moody tho. The sword upgrades. The dual sword lady is awesome and I replaced lizard guy with her until she has enough mana to replace cat girl in the battle group. It got a crazy good localization and is pretty charming if you give it a chance.

I think the only thing, mechanics-wise, that bugs me is I grind a lot...A LOT, because the battles are so fast. So I generally meet new characters that are 2-3 levels lower than me, and they never catch up since everyone gets xp whether or not their in or out of battle. So the newest characters are always the weakest for me.

[demi]

I use Tatsuya, Meladee and Sogreth -- Sogreth learns a killer move later on, and Tatsuya just learned one as well.

Once you become Highlanders, you have to grind if you want money.

[MrAngryFace]

Yeah I am replacing Yuno once Meladee gets a few more levels. When she first joins she has healing spells but crap for mana, but now she's about where I need her to be.