Ok, I just finished the game on hard mode and I need to leave my thoughts on it. I'll start with the positives first. The game is beautiful! I enjoyed all of the sprite animations and the environment. It takes place in an underwater city surrounded by a mana field. I thought this setting was very unique, considering how many games I've played in my life. I also enjoyed the combat! It plays almost like a 2D Devil May Cry, where chaining larger combos together grants better experience rewards against normal enemies and increases your ranks against bosses. Getting an A or S rank against a boss is great because it gives you bonus experience, as well as stat upgrades. So that's all the things I liked about the game, unfortunately everything else was problematic, which is why I will not replay it. Here is a list of my cons: - The level cap is too low. Only 20?! - The enemies level up with you! I hate that in any RPG!! - The main character, Wyatt, is annoying. He doesn't go though any character development to become more likable. - The enemies are heavily recycled throughout the game. It gets boring to fight them after a while and none of the areas are memorable because of this. - There is no currency in the game, you have to barter with items that enemies drop. Major dislike! - You will need to respec your character to beat some tough optional bosses. Unfortunately, respecing requires you to farm some rare items from enemies. That's annoying!! - Some items needed to craft the best gear are extremely rare and limited per playthrough, such as ancient coins. There is no way to craft every weapon or armor in a single playthrough, which would not be a problem if the game had new game plus!! Why isn't there New Game Plus!? I don't want to farm all over again! - Exploration is NOT satisfying. This is the biggest problem. The treasure chests only contain craftable items, which you can usually get from item drops anyway. LAME!! So overall, it sucked.
