Platinumed in 50 hours.
I bought Chained Echoes on a whim with some early Christmas cash. I was browsing the PSN store and the cover art for Chained Echoes caught my eye so I looked into the rave reviews it was getting and snatched it. It was the smartest decidion I've made in ages because Chained Echoes is fuckin amazing.
It is a solo-developed indie (j)RPG where almost every little thing is a reference to classics. The director's favorite games include Xenogears and Final Fantasy Tactics, according to interviews, and his taste oozes from the plot and aesthetic. Chained Echoes eloquently avoids the pitfalls of its peers: there's no attempt at quirky 4th wall breaking meta humor, nor is the gameplay terrible or barebones. Hell, it'd also quite long and has tons of side content. It really is just a genuine classic-feeling (j)RPG developed by a genius on a small budget. I can't recommend it enough.
I bought Chained Echoes on a whim with some early Christmas cash. I was browsing the PSN store and the cover art for Chained Echoes caught my eye so I looked into the rave reviews it was getting and snatched it. It was the smartest decidion I've made in ages because Chained Echoes is fuckin amazing.
It is a solo-developed indie (j)RPG where almost every little thing is a reference to classics. The director's favorite games include Xenogears and Final Fantasy Tactics, according to interviews, and his taste oozes from the plot and aesthetic. Chained Echoes eloquently avoids the pitfalls of its peers: there's no attempt at quirky 4th wall breaking meta humor, nor is the gameplay terrible or barebones. Hell, it'd also quite long and has tons of side content. It really is just a genuine classic-feeling (j)RPG developed by a genius on a small budget. I can't recommend it enough.