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Stats87 on 27 August 2008
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ZenfoldorVGI said:
Stats87 said:

I don't know if this is a complaint per se, but I have found that in games that use cel-shading instead of "realistic" 3D graphics, I find myself a bit more withdrawn from the characters and story.(especially the former) This is a more recent of a development obviously since RPG's didn't always have the graphics they do now. But for the last couple/few years, the stories that I found myself most engrossed in were games like Final Fantasy X, Xenosaga and Kingdom Hearts. (to name a few) I still loved games like Rogue Galaxy and Dark Cloud 2 etc., but I was less into the story. That's not to say I didn't enjoy the stories and they weren't good, but it wasn't quite the same. This could just be coincidence however. It's not like I have something against Cel-Shading or a bias against it, it's just something i've noticed.


This is kind of odd since i'm a big fan of Anime Film, specifically its storytelling.

 

I know exactly what you mean. The 2 games you've mentioned are developed by the same studio. Level-5. Both games have very poor character development, and minimal story. Like Dragonquest VIII, also by the same developer. Unfortunately, I too disliked Rogue Galaxy and Dragonquest VIII. I did enjoy Dark Cloud 2, but for an entirely different reason(the characters and story sucked). It's not a coincidence, you just didn't realize that all the cell shaded rpgs you've played are by the same developer, lol.

If you have never played a Tales game, trust me, they are NOTHING like Rogue Galaxy, Suikoden, Dragonquest, or Dark Cloud. You can virtually guarntee that if you like anime, you're gonna find the game intriguing and become emotionally invested with the characters. That's the main point of the game, of which all else is focused.

 

I knew Dark Cloud 1/2 and Rogue Galaxy were both Level 5, but I forgot DQVIII was. Another game that falls into this category of "i liked it, but not because of the story" was Radiata Stories and I believe that is a Tri-Ace/SE Project.

The only Tales games I've played are Phantasia for SNES and Symphonia for the Gamecube, both of which I really liked. I'm going to grab Legendia and Abyss of Ebay at some point.

I actually like some of the stories in Suikoden, especially Suikoden 2 and 5.