5th November 2016, 12:31 AM
I played it a bit, and WKC seems like a decent effort at a big-scale JRPG, with a large world, HD graphics, etc. There were far too few of them that generation, as most of the genre went to handhelds as TV consoles failed in Japan... so yeah, the graphics are good (not as great as, say, Dragon's Dogma or the X360 Fable games, but good), and combat is alright with a decent mix of traditionally menu-driven combat with free movement. As for the story, that seems to be incredibly generic and predictable anime stuff, yes. Why even bother letting you create a character when so far at least you're just an irrelevant side character in Generic Anime Protagonist Guy's story? You should be the protagonist, not someone else. Still though, I'll play more. (Basically, for combat I'm not sure, but for story I definitely prefer Trails of Cold Steel, going by the first couple hours of each. That is also anime, but it's better-quality anime than this.)
PS3 DD (PSN)
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Wipeout HD Fury Bundle - $12 - This was my most-wanted PS3 game before I got the system, so now that I have a HDD I bought it soon afterwards! And yeah, it's really good. Apparently the tracks here are mostly just conversions from the PSP, but the improved graphics make it feel like a new game, so it's very worth it even though I also have both of the PSP games. The controls on a gamepad are way better than that little PSP analog nub, too. Of course I love the Wipeout series, and this sadly is the last TV-console Wipeout game, so it's the end of an era sadly... but at least it's a good sendoff.
Mamorukun Curse! - $5 - This is a non-autoscrolling, 2.5d shmuplike game from G.Rev. The game originally released on X360 in Japan, but sadly that version is a disc-only region-locked game, so this is the accessible way to play it. I think I've read that version runs better, but for only $5 I'm not going to complain! I tried the game, and it reminds me of Pocky & Rocky, but with a more aimable shot sort of like Heavenly Guardian, except the levels are linear paths like the earlier games and not free-roaming stuff. Also since this is a modern game there is a bullet-hell element of course, as the enemies shoot lots of bullets at you. You have a bullet-clearing Curse attack that isn't limited, though, so there is something you can do. Anyway, I haven't gotten far in this yet, but G.Rev is a good developer and it does seem fun.
PS3 DD (PSN)
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Wipeout HD Fury Bundle - $12 - This was my most-wanted PS3 game before I got the system, so now that I have a HDD I bought it soon afterwards! And yeah, it's really good. Apparently the tracks here are mostly just conversions from the PSP, but the improved graphics make it feel like a new game, so it's very worth it even though I also have both of the PSP games. The controls on a gamepad are way better than that little PSP analog nub, too. Of course I love the Wipeout series, and this sadly is the last TV-console Wipeout game, so it's the end of an era sadly... but at least it's a good sendoff.
Mamorukun Curse! - $5 - This is a non-autoscrolling, 2.5d shmuplike game from G.Rev. The game originally released on X360 in Japan, but sadly that version is a disc-only region-locked game, so this is the accessible way to play it. I think I've read that version runs better, but for only $5 I'm not going to complain! I tried the game, and it reminds me of Pocky & Rocky, but with a more aimable shot sort of like Heavenly Guardian, except the levels are linear paths like the earlier games and not free-roaming stuff. Also since this is a modern game there is a bullet-hell element of course, as the enemies shoot lots of bullets at you. You have a bullet-clearing Curse attack that isn't limited, though, so there is something you can do. Anyway, I haven't gotten far in this yet, but G.Rev is a good developer and it does seem fun.