Blue Dragon

Himuro · Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 3:23 am Post subject: Blue Dragon

There's not an official thread for this so I thought I'd just make the thread.

Hmmm. I'm probably the only person playing Blue Dragon, but I don't care. It's fun.

I'm finding the class system in this to be absolutely addicting. Oh man, it's been ages since a new rpg came out with a good class system. It's neat how you can learn more than one class at once too. This makes you arsenal of skills immediately varied and attractive.

A part of the class system's charm is the class variety. The classes not only differ in skill set, they differ in play style as well. For example, a monk attacks just like anyone else, but he/she has a charge meter when they attack. Obviously, that means the further down the meter you go the stronger your attack is, but the longer it'll take to pull off. Black magic works this way too, so it can definitely make some battles tense, especially if you don't time your charges right.

Charges make all the difference too. This one fight was unbearable because I wasn't charging much. I charged, deciding to risk the attack being slower. I honestly thought I was going to get raped, and I ended up weakening the enemy. This risk vs reward makes some battles pretty interesting, although the difficulty isn't that high right now.

Here's hoping there's more class battle styles than just charging because I like that a lot.

I like how you can group enemies together and fight them all at once. It's pretty cool as this can cause monsters to fight and eat each other, doing the work for you. You also get way more xp and rewards this way. I managed to pull off the achievement where you have to do like 10 groups of enemies in one battle or something. Awesome stuff.

Speaking of achievements, achievements work wonders with rpg gaming. Seriously, they're making the game even more addicting. its so cool seeing an achievement pop up in an rpg for some reason, because it feels soo rewarding and makes me want to explore even more.

I like the story so far. It's minimalist and traditional, and that's the way I like it. The characters are pretty damn charming so far in my opinion. The overall adventure part has been okay, but it's getting better. The story is Dragon Quest-ish, but it's got the production values of an FF. That's great news. Since it's a DQ-ish story, that means it's more along the lines of adventure revolving around characters rather than just the characters themselves. Well written thus far.

The music is excellent so far, and has actually given me a little faith in Uematsu for a change.

And the visuals...jesus christ, the visuals. I don't have an sdtv (I think? I dunno but it'd be nice if someone could tell me if I do) I have a normal tv that's got mono sound and from the early 2000's. A lot of the text is hard to read sometimes but goddamit, the rest of the package is a visual tour de force.

The dub and translation ain't bad either. I've laughed a few times because slightly humourous moments occured.

I'm liking this. Well worth the wait. Frame rate during battles is wtf but other than that it's pretty enjoyable.
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shikator · Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 12:25 pm Post subject:

I havent heard of this game. is it on the playstaion 3? well judging by your informaton it sould like a cool game. Could be your new favorite game?

Himuro · Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 12:54 pm Post subject:

No, it's not my favorite game at all.

It's for Xbox 360.

Anyways, the music in this is really good. Uematsu's best in a while. By a long shot.
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Sialeeds · Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 2:17 pm Post subject:

Well it's no game for me. I don't like the setting and the battles bore me personally. Of course it's just my personal opinion.

shikator · Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 2:21 pm Post subject:

this game reminds me of kingdon hearts. well iut does look addciting, sadly i dont own an x-box 360

Himuro · Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 2:25 pm Post subject:

Kingdom Hearts? It reminds me of Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger. I guess the graphics DO look like a little Kingdom Hearts-ish.
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jjrrs · Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 2:39 pm Post subject:

The game is pretty boring, I got it when it came out and played it for a few hours but haven't touched it in months, the characters are not that likable, the battle system is nothing special, and the setting & backstory are not very interesting, it's like a dumbed down version of Chrono Trigger for kids with some unnecessary language which seems out of place and lame.
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Sialeeds · Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 2:47 pm Post subject:

Himuro · Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 3:19 pm Post subject:

Well that's like...your opinion...man
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Sialeeds · Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 4:04 pm Post subject:

Toph Bei Fong · Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 7:48 pm Post subject:

I'll stick with the anime, thanks. It's a lot better than the game. The art's a lot better, too.

But then again Akira-san did the designing, so yeah. >_>;

Seriously, though. Classes? That's not even in the anime. =\

To me, the anime is a lot better than the game itself. I'm only interested in the story, anyway.
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Himuro · Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 8:12 pm Post subject:

You didn't know the game has classes and yet you say the anime is better. Jesus Christ. You unlock the classes within the first hour.

I don't see what's wrong with Akira Toriyama artwork, and i'm sick of hearing people who don't like his artwork every time I mention a game he's worked. His art is a hell of a lot better than most Japanese rpg character designs. At least I can tell who's a guy or a girl with his designs.

Anyways, I'm at the forest trying to get some medicine for these damn Devees.
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Agahnim · Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:12 pm Post subject:

jjrrs · Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:26 pm Post subject:

Tullaryx · Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 1:59 am Post subject:

Well, I've enjoyed the game as far into as I've been. The arrival of a certain trilogy ended has put a pause in my Blue Dragon gaming. I like the fact that it's such a throwback to old-school JRPGs. Maybe I just get the game where others seem to want it to be everything nextgen. While I will say that it is not a perfect game by all means it does put a credible JRPG on the 360 which it has always lacked.

Do I expect Mistwalker to do a better job if the game does become a franchise? Sure I do. Even the earliest Final Fantasies by the Gooch wasn't perfect or even that great. If any, this first foray by Sakaguchi into nextgen tells me he has room for improvement and I'm sure he'll do so after seeing the feedback from gamers who enjoyed and didn't enjoy the game.
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