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Not anymore. Reason.
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D, you took my unquenchable game lust and turned it into awkward drunken groping.
I’d like to see a few more reviews (which may be a long time coming) but that review dealt a decisive blow to my ‘MUST OWN’ list.
I don't understand what's so hard to get about the soul sucking. It's like gaining new magical abilities as you go along. But instead of using "magic powers" you are summoning a creature that has a different more powerful ability.
D
Goddamn you know how to kill a good time.
And I don't mean leaving dead strippers around.
Still...shiny and pretty. Hmmm
...
Shit.
I hate you, -D-.
looks cool,too bad i'm not an RPG fan
Brainderailment -- I know all that. I mean that want to know how it fits into the narrative. I love it when game mechanics make sense in the context of the game, instead of some tacked-on "feature."
A good example, one of many, is Mognet is FFIII DS. There's absolutely no reason to include it. It serves no purpose, except to shoehorn in some kind of online functionality. Except that they fucked it up, and its a pain in the ass.
"Does the soul sucking make sense, or is it just something they threw in for shits and giggles?" That's what I'm asking.
You know I really like the look of the game, but I had some serious reservations about the fighting system. The fact that you have to actually summon something to fight for you seems like it should be cool, but I'd rather do that only every once in a while as a special super-powerful move rather than every single time I want to kill something.
That eurogamer review does nothing to dissuade me from buying this game. It looks beautiful and the story looks like its really cool.
It looks pretty PSDouble to me =/
Willow...
God that movie fucking sucked.
to cheer you up again
<a href="http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=169080">another review</a>
Hahaha -- I was waiting for someone to rip on Willow, Watch it drunk. That helps.
oops,well, now you have to copy&paste the link, sorry
It honestly reminds me of a console version of Castelvania: Aria/Dawn of Sorrow's soul system. That being said, I played the hell out of those games, running thorugh them multiple times and collecting every soul and item each time.
I fully expect my OCD to go full throttle on Folklore, and I already like Game Republic to begin with.
It will be no surprise to find that Folklore is the best PS3 game to come out this year.
@ D
Glad you wont buy the game from one review of a imported Demo, you must have a very short collection of games :). I bet you will not get Heavenly Sword due to the short demo and I remember one bad review for it when it came out on PSN.
I honestly enjoy many jrpg, action/adv that most people find it weird or tedious. One key factor I also play games for is the story. Also I dont put all of my faith in reviews due to them being personal preference. I really dont like Halo or WoW, but I do like FPS and some MMO's.
The point being is this game is visually stunning, it has a story that hasnt been reviewed and the controls is something new, may not be the latest but its something intriguing to try.
Errr....did anyone notice that D's review link was that of an IMPORT VERSION of the game?
Translations aside, some games go through a few extra changes to be suitable for consumption by the Western markets. Motostorm for instance, had better graphics on the US and EU versions over the Japanese versions.
Not to hurt anybodies feelings but that trailer makes this game look fucking stupid. mainly because of the Harry Potter music and bad voice acting.
It rules my DO WANT list right next to BioShock.
Looks good. Folklore gets the official Grimcist seal of approval for now.
It looks like bad god of war + goth chick fairies made by a japanese dude.
there doesnt look like ther is anything really new or innovative in there. two player coop option? that would be awesome. using two characters in a double attack? pretty sweet. two heroes that arnt cookie cut gaming sterotypes? that could set it apart.
but no, it looks average. not bad.
average.
It looked great, up until I read the Eurogamer review. I was thinking of switching my preorder of Stranglehold to this (after playing the demo), but I'm having second thoughts now.
@D
You know, if you actually read that review about Folklore and not just skip to the number, it's a pretty shitty review overall, and I mean the quality of the review, not it's take on the game.
Here's a better review of the game:
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=169080
i wanted to like it. i can't wipe the bioshock from my brain...
I've been dying for a PS3 RPG, and i LOVED the import demo, despite it not being in english. The music is fantastic and the game's artwork is just awesome.
The US Demo is coming out next week, i would suggest you play that yourself than blindly trusting another person's poorly written review on an import version of this game.
well said fearian, well said.
Personally I'm down for this. I don't know if you ever played it but it kind of reminds me of Lost Kingdoms for the Gamecube only with soulz, bettar graphics, a deeper story line, and kreepy skull phariez.
And a hawt chick.
LOL @ D ROFL <3
What a dick xD
It's a tight game. The demo is creative. The full game will be even better. Keep it up PS3. The future looks bright for a pstriple threat this years end!
yeah... like a bunch of other people said here, that eurogamer review is bad... the quality of it that is. it's a review of an import, and it's by an irish person who seems to have a grudge against people who don't mimic ireland perfectly.
also, every single other review i've read so far stated the opposite. in fact i think it was colette from d'toid who said a month or two that this game enlightened her and she finally understood what it meant to find a game that you MUST play. this game has gotten so much positive love from all over the internet that i think one negative review not only can be, but should be overlooked. the CVG review is a lot fairer, imo, and whenever the proper PAL/American versions come out, even better reviews will be released as well.
You can have 1,000 positive reviews of a game and 1 negative and people will focus on the negative, its just the way our society works, sucks, but thats the way it is. The control system is what will sell this game for me, can't wait to play the demo. A game can look great and have a good story, but if its frustrating to play you won't play it for long, and end up going back to something that you enjoy more. And saying the game looks amazing is not what should sell a game for a next gen console, its supposed to look amazing. If it plays well and keeps you interested this should tide folks over somewhat until the new Final Fantasy launches.
For an experience with the actual game mechanics, just download the playable demo from the JP PSN.
I'm going to have to say that eurogamer review was not the greatest. It sorta stumbled around the game and not really telling the reader why it was average. he said conventional rpg, which I must say all rpgs involve you going around talking to people. God what if he reviewed oblivion like that. Maybe he just doesn't like RPGs ?
still on my want list. I like having opinions of my own, something that most intelligent people should beable to form, so reviews rarely to anything for me.
Corak : If the review was from a crappy site then i would agree with your views on society. But this is from eurogamer which is in my opinion a very trustworthy site. If you look at reviews of resistance fall of man and gears of war i think eurogamer was the only one that wasnt bought or gave a good score because of hype.
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