| The said: VC is a very good game, but not for everybody (I mean it won't excite most people at first glance, or even after a 2nd one). Story is great but its development is rather slow, and much of it (first and seconday character development) is left for side-events (nothing wrong with this but you must be aware of this). Overall is a very satisfying experience especially for those who like "teenager JPRGs" in general and like the strategic-action approach. |
I don't disgree with much in your post, but to nitpick for a second: I just bought the game during the gamestop sale, and the first day I was playing it a friend who generally only likes Dark and Badass™ RPGs came over to try it out. He pointed out that it's one of the only anime-styled games he's ever played where the main character is as old as 22 and acts like a 22 year old. I don't know if "teenager JRPGs" is a particular genre that this game could be included in, but it's interesting to see a story about older than usual characters. (It's also funny that 22 is old for a JRPG, but there it is.)
At about fifteen hours into the game, I have to say this has so far become my favorite JRPG this generation, even beating Tales of Vesperia, which I played through in multiplayer and loved.
For the bad points, Torillian said pretty much everything I was going to. This is one of those games where the bad points don't really tell you much, because so much of the game is surprisingly new and unique or simple and well-executed that you end up more dissatisfied with the things it only does about average than you do with the insignificant bad points.
I will say that the anime characteristics of the story don't entirely transcend the cliches that we expect from most JRPGs these days, which can be a little jarring when mixed with a WWII setting. Despite that the setting is a huge plus, because it's so different from anything you've seen in a JRPG, and everything else in the game, including the combat system, rises to the challenge in order to create a totally unique gameworld.
