Posted on: January 2, 2023
RefletScruteur
Bestätigter BesitzerSpiele: 94 Rezensionen: 2
Flawed Gem, Timeless experience
The game is a classic with quite original mechanics. I had it on Dreamcast as a kid and it was a pleasure to replay it on PC. It has a lot of flaws however, some of which cancel eachother; for example the game can be finished in under 10 hours but that allows it to stand out as a unique experience and you can forgive the repetitivness of some sequences. I'd say my biggest grief with this game is that it half-assed some critical gameplay elements and that the end game is a mess of a level design. My biggest praise is that it's a 10 hours adventure that doesn't feel boring overall, with no surprise but still some quality ambiant that make some chapters very pleasant. Pros: - Nicely prerendered backgrounds, which aged very well. I'm still impressed at the quality of some maps and how immersive they are. - Every line of dialogue is voiced, and the actors are pretty fitting in their roles. - You can visit the whole world, no World Map chicanery. This adds credibility to the world, at first. - The gameplay is pretty original. - Rain is a very iconic city to me. Cons: - 3D models look blocky and low texture, which creates a weird constrast with the fine backgrounds. The rigged animations are very good though. - The whole world is very small, you only have one big city then some very isolated countryside parts. - The story sounds like a parody of classic RPG scenario. Orphan boy raised by grandpa has to save his kidnapped girlfriend by finding 8 magic orbs. - The way you move around from one quest to the next lacks something. To me it feels more like a Doom-Like game where you see a lot of closed doors, get a key, which gives you another key, etc. - Endgame is boring! Maps get too big and intricate, enemies get annoying powers like teleporting when you get too close, and your teammate's IA can't handle it. - I've crashed around 6 times in my last session of the game. It's very annoying when the game has very specific save points. - The magic system is not fun sadly.
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