Timeless game.
This game hasn't aged a day. The pixel art is gorgeous and some of the best I've seen from the time, but it also uses 3D elements very sparringly. This has allowed the game to age visually well unlike some other PS1 classics cough FF7 cough. Shame that at the time many people didn't want to play it because it was a 2D game.
Gameplay wise the game is great. The loop of get an item explore an area, find another item or powerup to explore another area never gets tiring. It is very satisfying to see your character progress and gain so many abilities through out the game. Not all of them have the same level of usefulness tho.
The combat is pretty basic, but it works really well. The game has some enemies with a good set of attacks or a good set of enemies for you to face and the enemy variety is perfect. Where the game faulters for me is the bosses. They are all too easy, to the point where it's laughable. The hallways you go through facing enemies provide more a challenge than the bosses in this game, which is a shame for an otherwise stellar game.
The soundtrack is also good and has some great tracks. Here are some of my favourites:
- Wood Carving Partita
- Dance of Pales
- The Tragic Prince
- Death Ballad
- Finale Tocata
- Tower of Mist
- Festival of Servants ( this one is for the Xenoblade fans out there)
And so on, honestly I could name the whole soundtrack here. It really sets or hightens the mood of the fights/zones.
This game is a classic for a reason and I really recommend it, especially if you enjoy games like Zelda for example.
This game hasn't aged a day. The pixel art is gorgeous and some of the best I've seen from the time, but it also uses 3D elements very sparringly. This has allowed the game to age visually well unlike some other PS1 classics cough FF7 cough. Shame that at the time many people didn't want to play it because it was a 2D game.
Gameplay wise the game is great. The loop of get an item explore an area, find another item or powerup to explore another area never gets tiring. It is very satisfying to see your character progress and gain so many abilities through out the game. Not all of them have the same level of usefulness tho.
The combat is pretty basic, but it works really well. The game has some enemies with a good set of attacks or a good set of enemies for you to face and the enemy variety is perfect. Where the game faulters for me is the bosses. They are all too easy, to the point where it's laughable. The hallways you go through facing enemies provide more a challenge than the bosses in this game, which is a shame for an otherwise stellar game.
The soundtrack is also good and has some great tracks. Here are some of my favourites:
- Wood Carving Partita
- Dance of Pales
- The Tragic Prince
- Death Ballad
- Finale Tocata
- Tower of Mist
- Festival of Servants ( this one is for the Xenoblade fans out there)
And so on, honestly I could name the whole soundtrack here. It really sets or hightens the mood of the fights/zones.
This game is a classic for a reason and I really recommend it, especially if you enjoy games like Zelda for example.