17th July 2003, 3:59 PM
Alright I got it today and have spent a few hours on it so here's what I think of the game so far:
Gameplay: Controls are good, the camera is pretty good (you can look all the up or all the way down in first-person view, though), and the battle system is very good.
Graphics: Not as good as some screenshots would make you think. There is very little or no anti-aliasing used so the game has a pretty jagged look to it, the textures are for the most part good but not as good as you'd expect from a second-generation X-Box game, and the models are just alright. The framerate isn't very good but it's acceptable for a game of this type. Overall it looks pretty good, but not great. But I haven't been to any other planets yet so it's probably too early to judge.
Sound: Great score, tons and tons of high-quality voice acting, and solid sound effects.
Overall this is shaping up to be quite an awesome RPG. I haven't been this engrossed with an RPG since FF VII.
Gameplay: Controls are good, the camera is pretty good (you can look all the up or all the way down in first-person view, though), and the battle system is very good.
Graphics: Not as good as some screenshots would make you think. There is very little or no anti-aliasing used so the game has a pretty jagged look to it, the textures are for the most part good but not as good as you'd expect from a second-generation X-Box game, and the models are just alright. The framerate isn't very good but it's acceptable for a game of this type. Overall it looks pretty good, but not great. But I haven't been to any other planets yet so it's probably too early to judge.
Sound: Great score, tons and tons of high-quality voice acting, and solid sound effects.
Overall this is shaping up to be quite an awesome RPG. I haven't been this engrossed with an RPG since FF VII.