IGN says it sucks :(
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I agree with Anoop that:
- the characters are likeable (especially Gemini)
- conversation elements are seemingly unimportant
- collision detection needs work (I continue to have problems executing jump attacks :mad: )
- rotating the camera is a chore
- fogging/draw distance is too short
but I disagree with:
- the lack of a radar (Press the start button, dummy; it's right there! :rolleyes: )
- "unexciting gameplay" ("repetitive" would've been a more suitable descriptor - but so is Dynasty Warriors)
- saying that it's not worth finishing :\I'm having fun with it and consider the aforementioned flaws minor relative to the overall experience. It would've been nice to see more FMV; however, almost 100% of the dialogue is voiced, and the character portraits are as fluid as anime. If you liked the Koubu Knuckle mini-game in Sakura Taisen 3 enough to want to play a full-length version, you should check this out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anoop
I'm glad Anoop has continued to give the Sakura Taisen series some coverage... It's humbling for a fan to write page-long impressions without getting replies.
I just missed your post before. The impressions are always appreciated. I love this series.
I got the first 4 on DC though. I don't think I can import any PS2 outings, which saddens me.
Anoop is way too much of a fanboy. But if even he can bash ST5e0, then it must be a horrible game. Sega/Red's been dead since they sold out with ST4. With each subsequent release (Atsuki Chishio ni, Mysterious Paris, now 5ep0), they're just digging themselves more and more into a hole.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedCoKid
Actually, I'm really quite peeved that Anoop never did do a write-up on the best game of the series - Sakura Taisen 3. He did preview material for it before it came out. But then it came and went. IGN DC was alive and kicking at the time.
Eh.
Unlike the other 2 PS2 ST games, V-0 is wholly original - new characters, new music, new setting. It's fresh and fun. With a bit more polish to the gameplay and a couple dozen FMV clips (like Gungrave), it would've been a must-buy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tsubaki
He'll have a second chance on the PS2 port. By the way, if you like ST3 the best, email someone like Mastiff and ask for it. Who knows what could happen...Quote:
Actually, I'm really quite peeved that Anoop never did do a write-up on the best game of the series - Sakura Taisen 3.
I enjoyed playing V-0, too - I just finished it the other night. I do agree that the camera was difficult to work with at times, and made a few battles needlessly difficult, and some of the locations felt bland, but that didn't stop me from playing, and I've played through a bit with the one character I've unlocked so far (I don't own either of the other PS2 ST games, so I don't know if I can get those ones at all...) I liked being able to play through a ST title with a female character as the lead - that was pretty cool for me. RedCoKid's right, a bit more polish would've been great, but it's certainly not terrible. It also managed to make me a bit more interested in STV, and reminded me what I like most about the ST games - the characters.
It's quirky and different, and I'm glad I tried it.
Oh... and for the record, Rose, I feel that the Dynasty Warriors series is absolute garbage. So a bad clone with Sakura Taisen characters wouldn't be my thing.
So they can edit the crosses off Erica's uniform? :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by RedCoKid
It's one of my favorite games of all time, so I'd love to see it in English, but any edits that are made (or the removal of the Japanese voice work) would be really hard for me to accept.
I remember about the promised but never delivered ST3 review too. I was waiting on it to see if it was worth buying since I hadn't played a game in the series before, but I went ahead and brought it anyway.
Mastiff has worked with Red Entertainment once already, and unlike Sega of America, they didn't dismiss the idea of localizing ST when asked. I can't see how that's a bad thing. So why are you being sarcastic when I'm encouraging people to be supportive toward a company who might be considering it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ammadeau
Yeah, those bastards! I wish they never brought La Pucelle here at all!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ammadeau