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I wanted to like this game, but I hit so many roadblocks. Making an overworld movement speed increase tied to an accessory slot is entirely needless. Just let me move that fast in the first place. The combat is not fun, nor is it particularly strategic. This led me to primarily hit the "auto-battle" button in-game - however, auto-battle prioritizes max damage so I'd frequently run out of mana because the game decided to just use the AOE bomb spells every encounter. Mechanically, this game is needlessly complicated and it's QAL improvements actually are a detriment to the experience.
A few other aspects of this game that really bothered me: It may just be the localization, but characters in this game range from less than one note to Tumblr post circa 2013. The magic system is poorly explained, the "RTS" battles are in real-time for some inexplicable reason, and the first 15 hours are filled with back-to-back cutscenes (that give you control for ~5 steps before thrusting you back into the scene). Occasionally there were stealth sections that I broke by getting to the location in question, but not doing so the intended way so the cutscene flag didn't trigger.
I hope that people who loved Suikoden love this game, but that is not me. I love JRPGs, but this is unfortunately a strong contender for the worst game I've played this year.
A few other aspects of this game that really bothered me: It may just be the localization, but characters in this game range from less than one note to Tumblr post circa 2013. The magic system is poorly explained, the "RTS" battles are in real-time for some inexplicable reason, and the first 15 hours are filled with back-to-back cutscenes (that give you control for ~5 steps before thrusting you back into the scene). Occasionally there were stealth sections that I broke by getting to the location in question, but not doing so the intended way so the cutscene flag didn't trigger.
I hope that people who loved Suikoden love this game, but that is not me. I love JRPGs, but this is unfortunately a strong contender for the worst game I've played this year.
The definition of "yup, that's a good campaign. 7/10"
The graphics and environments look really good for 2015, makes it really fun to progress through the world. Gameplay and story are serviceable but has some good moments.
A rushed final area, technical performance needing a lot of fiddling, and not engaging "extras" (expeditions) make it a game with not much staying power.
PS: 100%ing it is also tedious - not worth it imo.
The graphics and environments look really good for 2015, makes it really fun to progress through the world. Gameplay and story are serviceable but has some good moments.
A rushed final area, technical performance needing a lot of fiddling, and not engaging "extras" (expeditions) make it a game with not much staying power.
PS: 100%ing it is also tedious - not worth it imo.
Wii Sports
2006
Battlefield 4
2013
Portal 2
2011
Hogwarts Legacy
2023
Para quienes crecimos con el mundo de Harry Potter, este juego es un sueño hecho realidad. Cada detalle se nota que fue desarrollado con mucha pasión y cuidado. No sólo el castillo si no también toda la zona que lo rodea.
Lo adictivo del combate creo que fue la mayor sorpresa que me llevé, es muy entretenido como sistema de esgrima: te impulsa a saber cuándo usar qué tipo de hechizo e intercambiar entre uno y otro dependiendo de la situación y los enemigos.
Y aunque el combate llegara a cansar (que no lo hace), el juego fomenta distintas formas de disfrutar el mundo a partir de la exploración, los minijuegos y la historia que es inesperadamente buena. Uno de mis momentos favoritos fue volar por primera vez en escoba, es muy liberador y divertido.
A pesar de que hay un ejercicio por parte de los desarrolladores de ser incluyentes con la comunidad trans, gracias a un excelente creador de personaje, no es suficiente para contrarrestar los comentarios y acciones transfóbicas de la creadora de la saga. Es una lastima porque este juego fue realizado con mucha pasión, cuidado e innovación.
Lo adictivo del combate creo que fue la mayor sorpresa que me llevé, es muy entretenido como sistema de esgrima: te impulsa a saber cuándo usar qué tipo de hechizo e intercambiar entre uno y otro dependiendo de la situación y los enemigos.
Y aunque el combate llegara a cansar (que no lo hace), el juego fomenta distintas formas de disfrutar el mundo a partir de la exploración, los minijuegos y la historia que es inesperadamente buena. Uno de mis momentos favoritos fue volar por primera vez en escoba, es muy liberador y divertido.
A pesar de que hay un ejercicio por parte de los desarrolladores de ser incluyentes con la comunidad trans, gracias a un excelente creador de personaje, no es suficiente para contrarrestar los comentarios y acciones transfóbicas de la creadora de la saga. Es una lastima porque este juego fue realizado con mucha pasión, cuidado e innovación.
Dark Souls II
2014
Dark Souls II
2014
Tem seus momentos, tem seus pontos fracos e fortes, mas definitivamente não é pra mim (entretanto, pode ser um jogo feito pra você, nunca se sabe)
Senti que os NPCs inimigos são mais difíceis de se enfrentar do que a maioria dos chefes (no jogo base, pelo menos)
Obs: o lance de você morrer e sua barra de vida ir gradualmente diminuindo me dá pesadelos até hoje.
Senti que os NPCs inimigos são mais difíceis de se enfrentar do que a maioria dos chefes (no jogo base, pelo menos)
Obs: o lance de você morrer e sua barra de vida ir gradualmente diminuindo me dá pesadelos até hoje.