For those of you who don't know anything about this game ill fill the blanks in a little from what ive gathered so far, although im very supprised no one has allready posted a first play on this game or said anything about it really.
Although this is mainly an online game japan only for now im afraid, it also has a single player as well. If you cast your minds back to Phantasy Star Online then youll get an idea of what the game is structured like.
You start of by creating your character , doesent seem that comprehensive but i suppose when you get new clothing in the game propper there would be alot of difference in the characters. When your done creating your character you will get to play the game.
From what ive played so far it reminds me of the graphical style of FFX only much, much nicer, with interactive scenery such as vines and ledges. The first time you go out into the fields by the way is truely beutiful with a heuge draw distance and brilliantly detailled scenery. Level design is like PSO with the main level split up into sub sections which all load up individually but loading is very quick and not really noticable, its designed for online remember, so i suppose its designed to keep the game lag free.
Combat is sattisfying and meaty using the right analouge stick to swing your sword about, pulling of combos and various moves by pressing the stick in different directions. The controls are far mrore responsive and have far more common scence applied to them that other online games ive played although like PSO you cannot pause the game in singleplayer, however the game is designed well enough so you need not have to.
Stealth is also applied to the game with the player being able to crouch down and hide in grass to sneak up on your prey. havent encounterd any predators yet so ill keep you posted on how well the stelth really works although i suspect its mainly designed for group ambushes.
Other nice little touches are things like cooking your freshly killed and stripped meat on a little spit (which has a brilliant little tune to acompany your spinning food by the way) so that you can recover you stamina. Also the game features herds of animals grazing in the fields that truly look fluid and would be amazing to look at with your buddy's online.
Thats all for now but ill update it when ive played more and understand it a bit better, like what the hell im supposed to do on my current mission.
Although this is mainly an online game japan only for now im afraid, it also has a single player as well. If you cast your minds back to Phantasy Star Online then youll get an idea of what the game is structured like.
You start of by creating your character , doesent seem that comprehensive but i suppose when you get new clothing in the game propper there would be alot of difference in the characters. When your done creating your character you will get to play the game.
From what ive played so far it reminds me of the graphical style of FFX only much, much nicer, with interactive scenery such as vines and ledges. The first time you go out into the fields by the way is truely beutiful with a heuge draw distance and brilliantly detailled scenery. Level design is like PSO with the main level split up into sub sections which all load up individually but loading is very quick and not really noticable, its designed for online remember, so i suppose its designed to keep the game lag free.
Combat is sattisfying and meaty using the right analouge stick to swing your sword about, pulling of combos and various moves by pressing the stick in different directions. The controls are far mrore responsive and have far more common scence applied to them that other online games ive played although like PSO you cannot pause the game in singleplayer, however the game is designed well enough so you need not have to.
Stealth is also applied to the game with the player being able to crouch down and hide in grass to sneak up on your prey. havent encounterd any predators yet so ill keep you posted on how well the stelth really works although i suspect its mainly designed for group ambushes.
Other nice little touches are things like cooking your freshly killed and stripped meat on a little spit (which has a brilliant little tune to acompany your spinning food by the way) so that you can recover you stamina. Also the game features herds of animals grazing in the fields that truly look fluid and would be amazing to look at with your buddy's online.
Thats all for now but ill update it when ive played more and understand it a bit better, like what the hell im supposed to do on my current mission.
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