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Cactus on 19 February 2009

Don't get me wrong, I thought it was a great improvement from the first, but that didn't stop me from cringing whenever Guillo said anything.



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Stats87 on 19 February 2009

Atlus seems to do a great job with localization



outlawauron on 19 February 2009

So, this seems a lot like WKC. Good gameplay but not a very good story.



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Riachu on 19 February 2009
outlawauron said:
So, this seems a lot like WKC. Good gameplay but not a very good story.

WKC's story is merely generic and cliched.  Seriously, Level 5 were finally starting to hit their stride in terms of storytelling and they just has to ruin it by making WKC's story unoriginal.  SO4's story on the other hand isn't bad but is poorly paced.

 



 

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Aiemond on 19 February 2009

I wanted the 45 min cutscene to be nuclear world war III. Or the ending.



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outlawauron on 19 February 2009
Riachu said:
outlawauron said:
So, this seems a lot like WKC. Good gameplay but not a very good story.

WKC's story is merely generic and cliched.  Seriously, Level 5 were finally starting to hit their stride in terms of storytelling and they just has to ruin it by making WKC's story unoriginal.  SO4's story on the other hand isn't bad but is poorly paced.

Come on now. We haven't actually played either yet.



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And snuggle the girls be they short or tall,
Then follow young Mat whenever he calls,
To dance with Jak o' the Shadows."

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Riachu on 19 February 2009
outlawauron said:
Riachu said:
outlawauron said:
So, this seems a lot like WKC. Good gameplay but not a very good story.

WKC's story is merely generic and cliched.  Seriously, Level 5 were finally starting to hit their stride in terms of storytelling and they just has to ruin it by making WKC's story unoriginal.  SO4's story on the other hand isn't bad but is poorly paced.

Come on now. We haven't actually played either yet.

We haven't but that is the general reception of the games' stories so far.

 



 

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outlawauron on 19 February 2009
Riachu said:
outlawauron said:
Riachu said:
outlawauron said:
So, this seems a lot like WKC. Good gameplay but not a very good story.

WKC's story is merely generic and cliched.  Seriously, Level 5 were finally starting to hit their stride in terms of storytelling and they just has to ruin it by making WKC's story unoriginal.  SO4's story on the other hand isn't bad but is poorly paced.

Come on now. We haven't actually played either yet.

We haven't but that is the general reception of the games' stories so far.

Well, the IGN review says that a lot more effort could have gone into the story. You intrepreted that as poorly paced, but wouldn't poor pacing make the story bad (if not bad, but certainly make not a good story)



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Then follow young Mat whenever he calls,
To dance with Jak o' the Shadows."

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Cactus on 19 February 2009
outlawauron said:
Riachu said:
outlawauron said:
Riachu said:
outlawauron said:
So, this seems a lot like WKC. Good gameplay but not a very good story.

WKC's story is merely generic and cliched.  Seriously, Level 5 were finally starting to hit their stride in terms of storytelling and they just has to ruin it by making WKC's story unoriginal.  SO4's story on the other hand isn't bad but is poorly paced.

Come on now. We haven't actually played either yet.

We haven't but that is the general reception of the games' stories so far.

Well, the IGN review says that a lot more effort could have gone into the story. You intrepreted that as poorly paced, but wouldn't poor pacing make the story bad (if not bad, but certainly make not a good story)

No. Poor pacing can make an amazing story less enjoyable, but it can't make the story anything other than "amazing". What I'm trying to say is, if Heart of Darkness was read to you one line a day, you would get really frustrated, and enjoy it less than you would if you read it normally. It doesn't mean the book isn't great, it's just that the form in which it was read to you was not the most effective.

 

Also, this is only my opinion, but the gameplay for this game looks much, much better than the gameplay of WKC :P

 



Skeeuk on 19 February 2009

positive review.

western jrpg reviews are always drab anyways. im in the middle of infinite undiscovery and i think its a very good game



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