Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator

I first tried this game in 2003. It was awesome! Even now, when I remembered that time, my heart is still beating so fast. I finished this game by reading a guide, it made me collect all the cards, without it I couldn't find a way to go =)). All I remembered is type F5( quicksave) for every step in the game, because back then, the game had so much bug in window 98. But I managed passed all of them by F5 and F5 and F5. Gameplay not bad, we could steal some breads,root,.... in shop, with the robot dog or a thief in your team,if the owner know they will raise all the price in that shop for a long time :)). We study the moobs patrol, then sneak through them without fighting. We turn on/off the level to pass the map, unlock door. We cast water spell on fire monster(ex: Lava). We feed undead enemies some breads (holy spell?) so they got damage. We summon the god( like GF in FF) to fight. Its so much fun, as good as than FF series back then. Mayan, Corgan, Selena, Lex, Lobo...., each of them have different life stories. Their story and also game line are so good that I can't be bore to play again and again. It's old now, graphic can't compare with new games here and the OS couldn't support it anymore but if you have time and want to play something meaningful, here a try.

The original release was great fun and had - for the time - nice graphics and so forth. It falls down on a few fronts: 1) Some of the key items are horribly obscure; you will likely have to consult a FAQ when you are blocked because there is some little out of the way 10-pixel item you haven't clicked on. 2) Lots of crashes and bugs. Many were fixed but you still need to save early and often. For the small amount of money I'd say it's a buy if you like these types of RPGs. I bought it at full price way back when and if not for the crashes I'd have been pretty happy with it.

This is for me, one of, if not, the best RPG I ever played on my Computer. Even After all this years I still play it and I still love it.

I remember seeing the advertising on the backside of a game magazine a decade ago. I got intrigued and bought the game (for 100 guilders...which will be about 42 euro now I guess). I never finished it (lost save games) so I guess I should give this game another try. It's nostalgic and good!!

I bought this back at release. You have to remember that at the time, jRPGs in America were still mostly limited to Final Fantasy games and the market was nowhere near as saturated as it is now. Some American developer tried to fill that demand on the PC, a platform totally lacking in those types of games. jRPGs were known for having stories while American RPGs were known for little story but complex mechanics. Now, jRPGs done poorly are BAD. Super bad. The only thing worse than a bad jRPG is a bad jRPG made by American fan boys trying to imitate it but getting nothing right. Totally lacking any charm or story of jRPGs, totally lacking any complexity of American ones. The exploring and combat is reminiscent of the old Super Nintendo game Chrono Trigger...only with all the fun sucked out. Wandering around is tedious since the game manages to be totally linear yet still makes it easy to get lost thanks to atrocious art direction with the backgrounds. It's hard to tell where you need to go. Not helping are the hundreds of scripted battles you cannot avoid. There are frequent, and they are tedious. Your options beyond basic attacks are nearly non-existent. Attacks take forever as your character sloooooowly leaps at the enemy then slooooowly leaps back. You must do this for hours. You must grind. Nothing new or fun. Keep those basic attacks coming and like it. The story takes foreeeever to get going. I think I was about 6 hours in, bored out of my mind until the very first cutscene where something interesting happens comes in, but then it was right back to grinding. After 6 hours of controlling a bland scrap metal collector, her bland punk friend, and her bland robot dog as they meandered around, I had enough and put it away. Keep in mind that I spend 90 hours grinding in Final Fantasy 7 around the same time so I could beat the super secret challenge boss. Even that kind of tedious pain threshold will be broken by Septerra Core.