Arf!
Been playing the game for about an hour and so far I'm simply uber-confused. The main menu takes about 15 minutes to get past, something to do with network options etc. The game itself appears to be split up into about 20 levels, each one being a small song/story section or something.
The game itself plays alright, I guess. It's not really up there with other 'greats', because in my opinion it's a bit too simple. Okay, so the basic premise seems to be lost on me because I can't speak Japanese, but... ya know.
Basically, a level is divided into about 8 or so sections, each one appearing to be a sentence of a story. You use the right analogue stick to do thinks. The sentence itself is a circle, and to progress to the next sentence you have to successfully complete the entire circle (which means if you fail you repeat it again, albeit if you've completed some of the words then you don't have to do them again). Small symbols come along once in a while, which signify the beginning of a word. Press down on the right analogue stick, and Mojibri (as I believe he's called) starts to write the word. Let go at the end of the word, and it's that one 'captured'. If you let go too early, the word gets reset, or let go too late and the final letter will be a big smudge. Complete all the words, then press up on the right analogue stick at the end of the sentence to progress to the next.
It appears to be incredibly simple, and at the moment it's quite boring. Naturally, because the game is telling a story, it's not going to be quite as appealing to non-Japanese speakers. All the same, it has some very nice animation, and here's hoping that it gets a western release. Initial fears were that the actual player inputs were sketching out the Japanese characters, but it's not, so I don't see why there couldn't be an English release.
Here's hoping, hey
Been playing the game for about an hour and so far I'm simply uber-confused. The main menu takes about 15 minutes to get past, something to do with network options etc. The game itself appears to be split up into about 20 levels, each one being a small song/story section or something.
The game itself plays alright, I guess. It's not really up there with other 'greats', because in my opinion it's a bit too simple. Okay, so the basic premise seems to be lost on me because I can't speak Japanese, but... ya know.
Basically, a level is divided into about 8 or so sections, each one appearing to be a sentence of a story. You use the right analogue stick to do thinks. The sentence itself is a circle, and to progress to the next sentence you have to successfully complete the entire circle (which means if you fail you repeat it again, albeit if you've completed some of the words then you don't have to do them again). Small symbols come along once in a while, which signify the beginning of a word. Press down on the right analogue stick, and Mojibri (as I believe he's called) starts to write the word. Let go at the end of the word, and it's that one 'captured'. If you let go too early, the word gets reset, or let go too late and the final letter will be a big smudge. Complete all the words, then press up on the right analogue stick at the end of the sentence to progress to the next.
It appears to be incredibly simple, and at the moment it's quite boring. Naturally, because the game is telling a story, it's not going to be quite as appealing to non-Japanese speakers. All the same, it has some very nice animation, and here's hoping that it gets a western release. Initial fears were that the actual player inputs were sketching out the Japanese characters, but it's not, so I don't see why there couldn't be an English release.
Here's hoping, hey
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