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Well, haven't written here in a long time...
It's proven. Suikoden 4 is better than Suikoden 3. Halfway through Suikoden 3, I found myself becoming bored and irritated with the game. I hated having to replay the same scenes over and over, especially with a character I could not stand. It was repetitive, it mutilated a favorite character of mine, and it kept trying to force opinions on the player. However, Suikoden 4 has gone back to the 'basics' and while there are some frustrating parts, they pale in comparison and don't affect my enjoyment of the game.
Shin Megami Tensei continues to wow me. First Nocturne was amazing (though I have to finish the final dungeon still) and now Digital Devil Saga is just as amazing. I'm disappointed that it's dubbed (like every game I got for my birthday, dammit >_< Stop taking out the Japanese track, you bastards!!) but oddly, the voices are not that distracting (though I'm disappointed that Cielo has that funky accent... But, if that's the way it is in the Japanese, I'll be more forgiving, because the actor is not too bad.) In fact, Crispin Freeman is in it, and I have respect for the man, because he's actually a fan, which is refreshing.
For Dynasty Warriors 5, I was surprised that I liked the new characters that they introduced. Before, when they introduced the likes of Cao Ren and such, I was uninpressed, and went with my defaults, and used the earlier characters such as Cao Cao and Zhang Liao. Granted, gaining unimpressive new characters boosted my love for the historical ruler of Wei, and the honorable Zhang Liao, so it wasn't a total loss... But Ling Tong (i.e. The Chinese Atobe) is actually pretty cool. His move pattern is very effective, since it's like Sun Ce. I was worried he would be a snobby diva or something, but really, having played the first four, I should have known better. And every character has their own (albeit short) story. Much better than Kindgom Play like in 4...
Gaming = love. <3
It's proven. Suikoden 4 is better than Suikoden 3. Halfway through Suikoden 3, I found myself becoming bored and irritated with the game. I hated having to replay the same scenes over and over, especially with a character I could not stand. It was repetitive, it mutilated a favorite character of mine, and it kept trying to force opinions on the player. However, Suikoden 4 has gone back to the 'basics' and while there are some frustrating parts, they pale in comparison and don't affect my enjoyment of the game.
Shin Megami Tensei continues to wow me. First Nocturne was amazing (though I have to finish the final dungeon still) and now Digital Devil Saga is just as amazing. I'm disappointed that it's dubbed (like every game I got for my birthday, dammit >_< Stop taking out the Japanese track, you bastards!!) but oddly, the voices are not that distracting (though I'm disappointed that Cielo has that funky accent... But, if that's the way it is in the Japanese, I'll be more forgiving, because the actor is not too bad.) In fact, Crispin Freeman is in it, and I have respect for the man, because he's actually a fan, which is refreshing.
For Dynasty Warriors 5, I was surprised that I liked the new characters that they introduced. Before, when they introduced the likes of Cao Ren and such, I was uninpressed, and went with my defaults, and used the earlier characters such as Cao Cao and Zhang Liao. Granted, gaining unimpressive new characters boosted my love for the historical ruler of Wei, and the honorable Zhang Liao, so it wasn't a total loss... But Ling Tong (i.e. The Chinese Atobe) is actually pretty cool. His move pattern is very effective, since it's like Sun Ce. I was worried he would be a snobby diva or something, but really, having played the first four, I should have known better. And every character has their own (albeit short) story. Much better than Kindgom Play like in 4...
Gaming = love. <3
