BenjaminBirdie
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Haklong said:
I'd buy them.
(He said, surprising no one.)
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Blue Dragon (Xbox360) |OT|
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I'd buy them.
(He said, surprising no one.)
I played about 2 1/2 hours last night. I really liked it, apart from some terrible Japanese voice-overs. The battle system seems like it might be a little slow, and the boss music is not growing on me. Otherwise, I love the rest of the music, the visual design and the battle system. I'm not sure where most of the reviews are coming from yet.
goldenpp72 said:
me having bought 4 copies probably helped. (granted 2 of those were at the 15$ price to replace the other two, which my sister and her kids scratched)
i'm really surprised they're not doing so much marketing. the only thing i've seen is on the euro account dashboard.
but you guys have convinced me i need to jump in on the game. not all of my local eb games have a copy, but i'm gonna drive down and pick one up from one that does. can't wait any longer.
Ha ha, no. I'm very picky about framerates and love to complain...but that doesn't mean I'll avoid something good for that reason. If a great game has a lousy framerate, I'll still be able to enjoy it.Blimblim said:
There are some instances where framerate troubles DO have an impact on the feel of the game, but that isn't the case here (as most of the problems are simply visuals and have very little impact on your actual control). An FPS with an uneven framerate, for instance, can end up feeling pretty bad as a result and that bothers me.
It also kind of depends on the animation and such. A game with great animation and smooth camera motion can still look great with a lower framerate. It's when you have fairly rigid animation mixed with framerate issues that I find myself becoming irritated.
One game is never enough to justify a purchase, if you ask me. However, Blue Dragon is just one of MANY incredible games for the system. You should really take a look at what it offers as a whole. If you love these sorts of games, it's a great way to kick off the 360 purchase, but there are so many other great games alongside it that you could not possibly regret it.Diablos said:
But I can only afford so much, and I'm still torn between PS3 (don't laugh) and 360. 360 is in third party heaven right now. Sony on the other hand is more limited, however, they have a lot of cool first-party games coming (HS, WKS, Killzone, Wipeout, etc.), and two key third-party games (FFXIII, MGS4).dark10x said:
Bahhhh I hate this gen, it's all fragmented.
typhonsentra
Banned
Just beat the first boss in the valley area. Looooove the boss battle theme.
Cross that bridge later when the games you really want come out and support this game today. It needs all the help it can get.
Cross that bridge later when the games you really want come out and support this game today. It needs all the help it can get.
60_gig_PS3
Banned
Diablos said:
there's a free demo on Xbox Live but I guess you'd need to buy the 360 first to play it!
Despite the mediocre reviews of this game, I picked this up for a steal when I purchased an Elite. Still on the first disc and although it seems light on the stor so far and along with the cliches it brings ("I won't give up!"), I am really enjoying this. Personally, I think some of the reviewers got up their arse about innovating and new features. Yeah Sure Blue Dragon may not push the JRPG genre drastically forward, but its still hella enjoyable.
Didn't like the demo personally as I thought it did everything wrong. It just threw you into a part of the game which gave you no sense of story. It didn't give you a range of enviroments to explore and it basically gave you every single move so everything was too easy.
I really like the animations for
And Marumaro's is just so funny in the beggining and end. I haven't even finished this game yet and i'm hoping they come back and stronger with a sequel.
what i'm guessing is the ultimate shadow skills for the characters. Thankfully I didn't see much of this game and usually stay away from spoilers. Though I like the summoning like air they brought to it but it still fits nicely into battle.
Mr Killemgood
Member
This game is filled with win.
Finally, a JRPG worthy of the X360. Uematsu outdid himself with the soundtrack. The game is unbelieveable.
Finally, a JRPG worthy of the X360. Uematsu outdid himself with the soundtrack. The game is unbelieveable.
60_gig_PS3
Banned
Chinner said:
it was too easy but the thing I liked about the demo is it gives you a sense of the battle system which I thought was fun and fast. Battles are important to me in RPG's since it's what you'll be doing like 99% of the time.
I can handle cliche story as long as the game is fun to play.
FateBreaker
Member
Diablos said:
I think it is. But I say this knowing that Lost Odyssey is still coming, Eternal Sonata is around the corner, Infinite Undiscovery is expected, Mass Effect was dated today, and many other games that will be announced at TGS, probably.
Masta_Killah
Member
Haklong said:
xbox.com has a theme package that you can dl unto your computer.
Hitler Stole My Potato
Banned
60_gig_PS3 said:
With the job system, the game basically plays like FFV which imo is great. It's oldschool FFV gameplay wrapped up in a gorgeous coat of paint.
Speaking of which - I got to the subterranean cavern outside of Marumaro's village, a place I've already seen numerous times in screenshots, but that didn't stop me from being completely floored with how freakin' pretty it looks. Un-believable. I had to stand back a few times and just admire it. The water = OMG. Bioshock who? I'm just totally impressed with Blue Dragon's graphics.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Hitler Stole My Potato said:
Ditto. Since it's so untaxing in terms of what's going on on screen, the environments are by and large just jawdropping, as are the textures on the NPCs and Monsters. Again. The Sheep People. I mean, look at that fur, dude. Also, nice little touch, the way they turn to look at you when you press A to talk.
Hitler Stole My Potato
Banned
Llyranor said:
Some of the voices are full blown cheese but if turn on the Japanese dub you don't really notice it and the dialogue ends up sounding a little less retarded.
60_gig_PS3
Banned
Hitler Stole My Potato said:
ok I think I'm gonna like this
i just picked up the game today (and reserved Halo 3), and i've only played about an hour, but i've found it to be quite alright. i've found myself more attached to these characters than most games i've played recently (FFVIII, KH2). they're cliche but in a cute way. maybe this changes later, but so far i find them quite.
my nephews amazingly just shut up and love watching the game being played, especailly all the cut scenes.
they really picked the wrong people for some of the english voice-overs, though. i haven't found the english voice acting to be Baiten Katos or Tales of Symphonia bad (dunno about the translation), but it's not great either.
my nephews amazingly just shut up and love watching the game being played, especailly all the cut scenes.
they really picked the wrong people for some of the english voice-overs, though. i haven't found the english voice acting to be Baiten Katos or Tales of Symphonia bad (dunno about the translation), but it's not great either.
dirtmonkey37
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Hitler Stole My Potato said:
It's weird when forum members are voicing the above consensus, but then gameinformer comes out and says the voice work is "exceptional."
Money hats? Who knows? I'm still buying the game.
FateBreaker
Member
·feist· said:
go get it.
Anyway, I'm at the 5-hour point right now. Here are my impressions so far, honestly:
-The gameplay is great, just great. I'm loving the exploration: the dungeons are so far designed well, and the amount of things you can find/discover is almost overwhelming; it's nice though. The battles are traditional yet cool enough, and I do love its special tricks--like the Monster Fight.
-This is graphically an exceptional game. Everything is just so gorgeous to look at, especially that water. The cinemas are whooaaa too. The art direction is very UNIQUE; sure, it may feel like DBZ for characters, but the world has so far been very original.The only thing that isn't too hot is the character models. meh.
-Music is great so far. The boss battle theme is actually good; the lyrics and actual singing just suck. But, beyond this piece, this is one great Uematsu score.
-The story started off pretty interesting and exciting; one of the better introductions for an RPG. It got a little slow for a bit, but now a few things that are happening. The characters are pretty dry, though.
-Despite this, it still manages to be a very fun game.
Hitler Stole My Potato
Banned
The Devee dance of joy....OMFG.... :lol
I really started to laugh when that song started. I thought the game was going to break out into a musical.
I really started to laugh when that song started. I thought the game was going to break out into a musical.
BTW, i hate the case. 3 stacked discs is bad.
if you haven't bought the game yet, you might want to check your discs for scratches. i forgot to mention that i returned my first copy of the game because disc 3 had a pretty deap scratch that was about a centimeter long running from the outside of the disc. good thing i noticed before i drove home. i broke the security sticker myself and there's no way i could've scratched it myself.
if you haven't bought the game yet, you might want to check your discs for scratches. i forgot to mention that i returned my first copy of the game because disc 3 had a pretty deap scratch that was about a centimeter long running from the outside of the disc. good thing i noticed before i drove home. i broke the security sticker myself and there's no way i could've scratched it myself.
ok the game keeps freezing on me and i'm not sure why.
does anyone has any idea of what i might be doing wrong? is this a bug, or can this be something to to do with my config (i'm playing with japanese voices and all my chars are about level 11). i tried to play other games to check if the problem is my 360 and it looks like that's not the case (never had any problem with my 360 so far ) any help will be deeply appreciated.
i'm stuck at the he drill machine 3rd floor(beginning of the game i got only about 2 hours in). after beating the treasure protecting robot, he gives me the first warp key, explains how the warp system works and tells me to put the key in the warp station cradle. the problem is as soon as i do that i lose control of my character and the game kinda freezes (can't walk away from the warp station, can't bring up the menu, the only functioning thing is the camera control, i wait for couple of minutes nothing seems to be happening) the first time this happened i thought it was a random crash and i just quit the game and reloaded my last save, the second time it happened i thought it may have to do with using wrong warp key on wrong station so i quit again and decided to skip using the warp key next time. but the third time i have realized that the game doesn't let me go back to lower levels without using the warp key first and it still freezes when i insert the key.
GremlinInTheMachine
Banned
Question: Why am I not getting every skill within a given rank?
For instance I have Jiro's White Magic rank at 10 but the only spell he's learned in the White Magic Level 1 bracket is Heal even though Cure Poison and Shine are also listed within the bracket. What gives?
And he hasn't gained any skills in the White Magic Level 2 bracket even though he's ranked 10 at White Magic. What gives with that too?
For instance I have Jiro's White Magic rank at 10 but the only spell he's learned in the White Magic Level 1 bracket is Heal even though Cure Poison and Shine are also listed within the bracket. What gives?
And he hasn't gained any skills in the White Magic Level 2 bracket even though he's ranked 10 at White Magic. What gives with that too?
Android18a
Member
This game makes me think my 360 is broken. The music keeps stopping for a couple of seconds while my Xbox is making horrible crunching noises, loading is taking longer than it did at the start, and the long FMV when you enter the Final Area froze on me the first time around.
I am loving it, but I kind of wish it was on PS3 now.
I am loving it, but I kind of wish it was on PS3 now.
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Deleted member 13414
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So what you guys think about the game after playing it.Won't be able to pick mine up until Saturday. Also did anyone see that blue dragon stand ebgames and gamestop had at the front door. I wanted to snatch it but someone had dibbs on it already
Masta_Killah
Member
Phantom875 said:
6 hours in and the fighting system still hasn't gotten dull. The story is more simple in mind then your average jrpg. A basic adventure that slowly opens up the further you go. No real sense of direction like in modern jrpgs, but its a nice change and it DOES feel like playing an old school jrpg. Not sure if it'll get grander, but I like the feel of the story. Kind of like how jrpg's like Secret of Mana, Chrono Trigger, and Earthbound started and expanded its story.
If you go with an open mind, take the game for what it is (an introduction to jrpgs for xbox players and a homage to the old school), then you'll most likely enjoy the game. If your more into the modern jrpg- grand story, multiple story arc's, save the universe type deals- then BD will feel very simple and archiac.
Hitler Stole My Potato
Banned
Anyone know where I can get that Devee song that they all dance to after they get well? I loved how incredibly off the wall it was.
Hitler Stole My Potato
Banned
Haklong said:
Yep, that's it. Thanks.
God help me but I think I love this song.