Genre: Adventure
Developer: Flagship
Platform: Gameboy Advance
Release: 2005
Rating: E
- Graphics -
Graphics here are high-quality, high-color, and high-framerate. The effects and highly immersing world are extremely well-done!
Graphics: 10/10
- Story -
Zelda, Link's childhood friend, is turned to stone (again, lol) by Vaati, and he sets out to find a cure. Along the way, he meets Ezlo, a talking hat, and gains the ability to shrink to the size of a Minish, or "Picori". I forget exactly where Nintendo placed it in the official timeline, but it makes sense as the very first game in the series.
Story: 6/10
- Gameplay -
Every Zelda game needs a gimmick, and the gimmick of shrinking to enter small areas is very interesting-- two of the dungeons are entirely explored this size, in which Link is about the size of a gnat. Now imagine how terrifying those chu-chus must be to someone who's always been around the same size!
Gameplay: 9/10
- Music -
While the music didn't impress me as much as the graphics, I did still think the soundtrack was full of life and fairly different from previous 2D games in the series. +2 bonus points for being the only Zelda game with a sound test in-game.
Music: 9/10
Total Score: 8.5/10
Also available for 3ds (downloadable)
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Lost Magic
Apologies for the delay! Haha, been so busy playing Skyward Sword and working that I completely forgot to update even after the holidays ended!
Genre: Action RPG
Developer: Ubisoft, Taito Corp.
Platform: Nintendo DS
Release: 2006
Rating: E
- Graphics -
Being a very early DS release, the SNES-style graphics we see here are fairly typical, but high quality. Non-animated sprites during dialogue sequences may seem like a turn-off, but there are so many different lively expressions for each character that it'd almost be a shame to see it animated.
Graphics: 7/10
- Story -
The game starts out pretty straightforward: Isaac finds a strange girl in the plains and brings her home for his grandmother to meet, when disaster strikes and they're forced to flee. The quest then begins in full: Learn a rune from each of the 6 Elemental Sages. However, about halfway through, we're given a choice to play through either a "good" or "evil" game-- this is what really sets the game apart.
Story: 9/10
- Gameplay -
If the story wasn't good enough for you, here's something even cooler. This is where the game really shines, with the rune-based battle system. In order to cast spells, players draw various runes on the screen (a total of 18 different runes), and up to 3 runes can be used in conjunction (though not all "Trio-Rune" combinations have an effect, all "Duo-Runes do). If that weren't enough, monsters can be captured and used to aid you; The game is pretty much impossible without them, so you'd better learn the runes to capture them quick!
Gameplay: 1010
- Music -
The soundtrack was definitely well-done, but at the same time, it didn't feel like some of the tracks really fit-- some of it really just felt like background music because, well, "it's a game, it's gotta have BGM!"
Music: 6/10
Total Score: 8/10
Not available for other systems.
Genre: Action RPG
Developer: Ubisoft, Taito Corp.
Platform: Nintendo DS
Release: 2006
Rating: E
- Graphics -
Being a very early DS release, the SNES-style graphics we see here are fairly typical, but high quality. Non-animated sprites during dialogue sequences may seem like a turn-off, but there are so many different lively expressions for each character that it'd almost be a shame to see it animated.
Graphics: 7/10
- Story -
The game starts out pretty straightforward: Isaac finds a strange girl in the plains and brings her home for his grandmother to meet, when disaster strikes and they're forced to flee. The quest then begins in full: Learn a rune from each of the 6 Elemental Sages. However, about halfway through, we're given a choice to play through either a "good" or "evil" game-- this is what really sets the game apart.
Story: 9/10
- Gameplay -
If the story wasn't good enough for you, here's something even cooler. This is where the game really shines, with the rune-based battle system. In order to cast spells, players draw various runes on the screen (a total of 18 different runes), and up to 3 runes can be used in conjunction (though not all "Trio-Rune" combinations have an effect, all "Duo-Runes do). If that weren't enough, monsters can be captured and used to aid you; The game is pretty much impossible without them, so you'd better learn the runes to capture them quick!
Gameplay: 1010
- Music -
The soundtrack was definitely well-done, but at the same time, it didn't feel like some of the tracks really fit-- some of it really just felt like background music because, well, "it's a game, it's gotta have BGM!"
Music: 6/10
Total Score: 8/10
Not available for other systems.
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