G4TV gives Crisis Core a 4 !

[kingofwale]

Bodhesatva said:

No one seems to be making any criticisms of his actual review, where he gave reasons for this review. Insipid, puerile dialogue that is both poorly written and delivered; uninspired, facile combat, and the continuing inability to skip cut scenes in S-E products.

Does anyone have any sound disagreements with those complaints? Other than just, you know, not agreeing with him or something. There's nothing illogical or unsubstantiated about his position, but it IS just his position.

Cons

• Frequently mindless combat
• Inexplicably random DMW system
• Dialogue is often goth-poetry bad

1... Mindless combat? Yes, according to the video they showed, and if you notice, Zack got his ASS kicked in that video. I would be mindless if you just use the 'attack button' and get killed tons of time. Oh, need I mention that you can never finish the game that way?

The combat system is incredibly deep. with blocking and dodging added, every battle is different later on in the game where 1 hit can kill you. 

2... random system? you know like random "critical hit" in EVERY JRPG? Yeah. It's not as random if you know how to control it with materia and heighten emotions. It will increase the chances of you getting them. But then again, I don't think they've played that long to actually discover that.

3... "goth-poetry bad"? I doubt any of them actually read any type of 'goth poetry'. They do quote "lovelss" a lot and it's incredibly well-done. Dialogue isn't boring, just the voice-acting.

 

 

Now, that address those concerns.