So I came across this game.
- Translation done by Working Designs
- Strategy RPG
- Medieval-ish setting, but with giant robot armors
It seems like a combination for awesome. Seems to have an Aura Battler Dunbine feel to it. Has anyone played this? Is it pretty good? In "Great PS1 Games" threads I always see mention of Ogre Battle & Tactics Ogre, Vandal Hearts, Final Fantasy Tactics, etc. as far as SRPGs go, but never this, and I'm curious why.
I saw it at a game store, so I haven't played it yet, I wasn't sure if it was worth the money, hence this thread.
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Well, I'm sold I guess.
By the way, the designs are pretty interesting. Escaflowne-ish.
EDIT - Seriously though, I'd love to hear more about this game before buying it. I think it's still pretty expensive.
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It is enjoyable :^:
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"remember that uber robot that was a boss last level? yah, you have to fight non-stop waves of them now. don't screw up or you'll get the bad ending. ta-ta!"
I was looking around, apparently there are 3 quite different paths you can take.
Is the story pretty good? Interesting characters?
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Yes and yes. FFT-esque political drama.
Some of the mechs are awesome, too. Toreador is part Centaur.
Not much help later on though, when things get crazy...
Fucking sold.
(from a quick GIS, hopefully none are broken)
The battles are Fire Emblem-esque. It shows the mechs attacking one another after the action starts, but the battle system relies a LOT on countering and defending. If you pull off a counter, there's no chance of taking damage, but if it misses, it's like twice as much damage as usual.
The story is pretty compelling, regardless of which path you take. The characters are all interesting, and the end of the game on the "Good" path has (in my opinion) one of the coolest Hero/Villain interactions I've ever seen.
Just buy it now, you won't regret it.
I guess it's just overshadowed by all the other SRPGs on the PS1? It just seems weird that I had never heard of it before.
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I don't how how well its aged, but I'd say its still worth buying, even now.
What the hell? After each mission, you're supposed to quit and reload? Has anyone else heard of this? Is it a bug? It doesn't make sense to me.
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I only ask because I decided to play through the entire thing - all three branches - again, thanks to this thread. Still as awesome as I remembered.
Regarding the saving stats thing (if it still matters): I always just went into the option menu and chose "Load Stats" every time I turned the game on, before I started playing. Seemed to work fine. I also used a separate save slot for each branch of the story... My file has 32/32 ATACs seen 55/56 Missions Complete.
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It's beating the darn game that's the trick. The last level I got to posed a challenge so insane, I thought I was expected to lose.
I was wrong.
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