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Okay, well it's not BRAND new. It came out a little over a month ago. Anyway, it's the #2 game on gamefaqs for accessed pages, second to only Doom3.
It's GameCube only, although they are making a PS2 port in Japan--not sure if it'll come to the US. It's a sequel (previous knowledge not required) to the game "Tales of Destiny," for PS1.
Has anyone else played this game? I bought a gamecube the other day, completing my "next-gen collection," and this was one of the first games I picked up, even though the first 4 stores I checked were completely sold out.
If you liked the game "StarOcean2: The Second Story" for PS1, you'd love this game. It's very similar in many aspects--especially the combat system, and it's up to 4 players (each player can control one of the characters in battle,) but only one controls the char on the main map/towns, etc.
The intro to the story is,
"Once upon a time there existed a giant tree that
was the source of all mana. A war, however, caused
this tree to wither away, and a hero's life was
sacrificed in order to take its place. Grieving
over the loss, the goddess disappeared unto the
heavens. The goddess left the angels with the
edict: "You must wake me, for if I should sleep,
the world shall be destroyed." The angels bore
the Chosen One, who headed towards the tower that
reached up unto the heavens. And that marked the
beginning of the regeneration of the world."
It's very "anime-ish," the characters are cel-shaded, there are anime FMV sequences, and the sheer amount of voice-over acting is impressive. It's also done pretty well, several famous voiceactors, one of them is "He-Man" from the cartoon, also Michaelangelo from the original Ninja Turtles show.
Unfortunately there's no japanese dialogue option, but you can turn off the english voice-over, or listen to it. It's not bad. Anyway, the game is fun, it's 2 mini-discs long, and boasts 80 hours of gameplay.
Anyone have any thoughts?
It's GameCube only, although they are making a PS2 port in Japan--not sure if it'll come to the US. It's a sequel (previous knowledge not required) to the game "Tales of Destiny," for PS1.
Has anyone else played this game? I bought a gamecube the other day, completing my "next-gen collection," and this was one of the first games I picked up, even though the first 4 stores I checked were completely sold out.
If you liked the game "StarOcean2: The Second Story" for PS1, you'd love this game. It's very similar in many aspects--especially the combat system, and it's up to 4 players (each player can control one of the characters in battle,) but only one controls the char on the main map/towns, etc.
The intro to the story is,
"Once upon a time there existed a giant tree that
was the source of all mana. A war, however, caused
this tree to wither away, and a hero's life was
sacrificed in order to take its place. Grieving
over the loss, the goddess disappeared unto the
heavens. The goddess left the angels with the
edict: "You must wake me, for if I should sleep,
the world shall be destroyed." The angels bore
the Chosen One, who headed towards the tower that
reached up unto the heavens. And that marked the
beginning of the regeneration of the world."
It's very "anime-ish," the characters are cel-shaded, there are anime FMV sequences, and the sheer amount of voice-over acting is impressive. It's also done pretty well, several famous voiceactors, one of them is "He-Man" from the cartoon, also Michaelangelo from the original Ninja Turtles show.
Unfortunately there's no japanese dialogue option, but you can turn off the english voice-over, or listen to it. It's not bad. Anyway, the game is fun, it's 2 mini-discs long, and boasts 80 hours of gameplay.
Anyone have any thoughts?
