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I was thinking about picking up a copy even though none of the stores around me sell it. But i think i can get a used copy for a little more then 20 bucks... 

How did people on here like it?

Any Replay Value? 

How long is the story mode?

Any Opinions are welcome 



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I've seen the word "underrated" used to describe it. I've never played it though.



Pixel Art can be fun.

good question!



There should be a demo on the PSN, that would be your best bet rather than listen to us.

I tried it and I didn't like it but there are people on the site that loves it.



i tried the demo a long time ago but it was short...I dont thnk it really captured the full essence of the game in it... Also i tried to search for this game on ebgames.com and gamestop.com and it didn't have the game in its inventory which i thought was pretty weird.



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Based on gameplay footage I didn't like it and I can generaly tell wether i'll enjoy a game or not based on gameplay footage . But alot of people have been recommending it , calling it an underrated game and so on.

I'll probably give it a rent , a demo on PSN would have been nice like Twestern said , I wouldn't advise jumping in the deep end and buying it out right.



I thought it was pretty good. Nothing great, but not bad. It can get repetitive and there really isn't much replay value unless you really want to collect every Id (creature) and power them up.

I enjoyed the combat system, but ultimately it was a little shallow. They could have certainly done a lot more with the various attack types/weaknesses. It usually just boils down to using the same attack pattern on most enemies, with very few exceptions. I enjoyed most of the boss fights though.

The format of the game is such that you have to replay the first 5 chapters with the alternate character before you can move to chapter 6 and 7 (last chapter I believe). This means that you can beat chapter 1-5 with Ellen, then 1-5 with Keats or chapter 1 with Ellen, go back and beat it with Keats, then move on to chapter 2 and so on. I wouldn't have minded this much, but there really is very little difference when going through with each character. If they had done more to make each character's play through each chapter more unique, it definitely would have cut down on the repetition factor.

The story was interesting, but I found it hard to follow, and a little nonsensical. But for me, it did provide enough incentive to get past the repetitive parts of the game. The game is very linear. The "side quests" are a joke and only worth doing if you want to power up every Id and need certain items.

Try the demo and if you like it, I would certainly recommend the game for around $20.  Oh, and it took me 14 hours to beat the game.

EDIT:  It's funny that the first 5 people responding haven't played the game...



Story is interesting but it gets a little weird with a confusing ending. The motion control use in it imo made the game very fun, it has a good deal of RPG style level to do with costumes etc to get.

The only problem with it is that you have too play two characters, which both go though the exact same level.. which is repetitive even if they do have slightly different monsters. This reduces the re-playability too zero really.

I liked it, and felt it would have been an amazing game is with voice acting in the comic cut scene which while i liked, felt kinda lacking of personality, and slightly redesigning of the maps for the different characters.



I actually really enjoyed that game, it's really underrated. Great, "fairy tale-like" atmosphere, interesting story, and quite a unique battle system. However, it is indeed a bit repetitive, and hasn't got a lot of replay value. I'd still recommend it though, since it's really a fun game, also not too short (I think I spent about... hmm... between 20 and 25 hours until I beat it (also including side quests))



It's a good game, one of my favorites on the PS3. The music is wonderful, and the art style is fantastic. Story is great, really pulls you in; it's pretty suspenseful, but the ending is kind of weird. One of the DLC can sort of give you a better idea of the ending. Gameplay is alright, but it does get easily repetitive especially since the levels and bosses for both characters are the same.

It uses the sixaxis very well, possibly the best in any PS3 game. The main story should take you around 10 to 20 hours. One of the best things about the game is the storytelling where it uses about 4 different ways to tell the story. Also the game has some level creator or something. For $30 or less, I recommend it.