Don't do it!
**Official Eternal Sonata Thread**
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Don't do it!
I've done it and...
It's not too bad. I was expecting something truly awful but if you can look past a few presentation quirks foresooth there happens a charming game.
And it should also tie me over until I can nab Eternal Sonata 2nd hand.
*shakes head and tuts along with Nokkon*
Lol, I saw it for £22 delivered (collectors edition) and I just couldn't resist...
I'm played an hour of it, left the first building, died twice, walked about 200 yards and I think I just about know what I'm doing and.. you know what... I like it
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I'm played an hour of it, left the first building, died twice, walked about 200 yards and I think I just about know what I'm doing and.. you know what... I like it
I said you would! It's certainly a 'marmite' game, but don't slate it 'till you've given it a couple of hours
Im considering picking this up tomorrow(or today if you wish to be picky), i was pretty dissapointed when i heard about the easy difficulty in the game trailers review but its probably for the best. The days of me grinding for hours on to get levels/items are over and i prefer just to level up naturally nowadays so maybe a more laid back story orientated game like this will suit me more.
Just hope it isnt too much like blue dragon as i didnt like that at all, the traditional turn based battle style has been done to death now
Just hope it isnt too much like blue dragon as i didnt like that at all, the traditional turn based battle style has been done to death now
Went to have a look in 'the store that hasnt had sexual intercourse yet' and they didnt even have it on the shelf, asked at the desk about it and he said there were only 10 copies in the entire country and the ones they had were in london so either he didnt hear me right or that chain of stores has made a mess of things.
Ended up getting it from the store with the bold pink sign and i actually got a copy that was still wrapped(had a strong smell of newness when i unwrapped it) and it was a few £ cheaper than anywhere else i looked.
Im almost scared to start playing it incase its bad.....here goes.........
Ended up getting it from the store with the bold pink sign and i actually got a copy that was still wrapped(had a strong smell of newness when i unwrapped it
) and it was a few £ cheaper than anywhere else i looked. Im almost scared to start playing it incase its bad.....here goes.........
Worst game ever, i tried to like it... just coudlnt
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Its all fluffy and pink, i thought you would love it
not this game, Two Worlds
I'm about 4 hours in now and I'm actually really enjoying it. I know.
It has it's problems but somewhere inside is a really good and quite ambitious rpg for a first time studio. The 1.6 patch has been submitted to MS and is supposed to fix all manner of problems including framerates, the crime system, achivements and balancing.
My first impression: I like it, a lot 
I've only played it for about an hour and a half but so far it feels very old school RPG in the good way. It had a 10 minute intro which I thought was excellent because it actually made me pay attention and go 'ooooh' which I'm crap at usually, usually I get bored halfway through, even for the best games.
I was concerned that fighting involved running into opponents to trigger a fight rather than be random a la FF, but it works well. The fighting is quick enough that it doesn't feel like a chore and there's the added bonus that you can explore without being interrupted by a crappy random encounter.
The fighting itself is extremely like the Star Ocean series if anyone's played one of them. Basically you have a set time within your turn to either fight, cast spells, use items or move. Most of the time in the early stages, you run at the opponent which takes up a little time then press a to attack lots, or sometimes use a special attack.
Once the turn ends, the opponent gets a shot.
However, this means it's as quick as you want, if you don't move, the turn doesn't time out, it just waits for you.
The first boss fight I had went relatively quickly which meant it was good fun.
Plus you start out with what feels like a fair amount of HP and punching power, so your'e not sitting there thinking 'wow I hit them for a whole 1hp, when do I end up amazing'. Although obviously it's balanced out anyhow so you're not 'uber', just feels better
Minor spoiler:
It seems to have a story with a fair amount of relevance to it so far, at least when it comes to two of the characters discussing how they have to steal bread for the poor because the government taxes food too highly. Then somewhat suggests that wealth's not everything.
Oh and the music's lovely, even if the intro does remind me of Aeris's theme from FF7
So far, I'm really keen I hope it continues. The cut scenes are long but they're so beautiful, I don't care.
It's one of the few games that have made me desperately want to go out and buy a HDTV because I bet it looks amazing compared to my 19" TFT!
I've only played it for about an hour and a half but so far it feels very old school RPG in the good way. It had a 10 minute intro which I thought was excellent because it actually made me pay attention and go 'ooooh' which I'm crap at usually, usually I get bored halfway through, even for the best games.
I was concerned that fighting involved running into opponents to trigger a fight rather than be random a la FF, but it works well. The fighting is quick enough that it doesn't feel like a chore and there's the added bonus that you can explore without being interrupted by a crappy random encounter.
The fighting itself is extremely like the Star Ocean series if anyone's played one of them. Basically you have a set time within your turn to either fight, cast spells, use items or move. Most of the time in the early stages, you run at the opponent which takes up a little time then press a to attack lots, or sometimes use a special attack.
Once the turn ends, the opponent gets a shot.
However, this means it's as quick as you want, if you don't move, the turn doesn't time out, it just waits for you.
The first boss fight I had went relatively quickly which meant it was good fun.
Plus you start out with what feels like a fair amount of HP and punching power, so your'e not sitting there thinking 'wow I hit them for a whole 1hp, when do I end up amazing'. Although obviously it's balanced out anyhow so you're not 'uber', just feels better
Minor spoiler:
It seems to have a story with a fair amount of relevance to it so far, at least when it comes to two of the characters discussing how they have to steal bread for the poor because the government taxes food too highly. Then somewhat suggests that wealth's not everything.
Oh and the music's lovely, even if the intro does remind me of Aeris's theme from FF7
So far, I'm really keen
I hope it continues. The cut scenes are long but they're so beautiful, I don't care.It's one of the few games that have made me desperately want to go out and buy a HDTV because I bet it looks amazing compared to my 19" TFT!
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Went out this morning to get Eternal Sonata but I just cant bring myself to spend £44.99 on a game. Will deffinitly get this but going to wait till it goes down in price a bit or get it second hand.