This game had so much potential to be great, but I can't be more disappointed in Namco right now. What the Hell was this? I understand that Tales of Symphonia was a stellar example of an RPG and that living up to it would be difficult, but I couldn't prepare myself more for the disappointment that is Legendia.
*sigh* I just reached the end boss and turned it off because I could care less how the story ends. Not only is it confusing, as if they patched together some rag tag patchwork quilt, but it's so linear it's not even funny. There were a few shining moments where I went, "Okay, this is where they turn it around" but it never happened. Why should I give a damn about these characters? Half of them are annoying and you want to kill them yourself. The ones that are actually cool, save the main character Senel, don't show up until the end of the game.
Where are all the sidequests? Why isn't there more interaction with the environment? Where is the beautiful character development that made TOS stand out? WTF is the matter with this game? What happened to the shocking revelatons that kept us on our toes? *tears hair out*
There were some good points to Legendia. Very few. The music and animations cuts were awesome. The environments were beautiful and the character designs interesting. The battle system was okay too, not that much different from what I remember of TOS. And the voice acting was good too, plus there were some funny lines that made me laugh once or twice.
I'm really sad about this. I'm still a bit shocked that I've already finished the game. I spent hours and hours on TOS, but this one...I've hardly put any effort into it--and now it's done. Well, kinda, since I still need to beat the boss guy, but like I said, I'm bored of it and want to play Granida 3 instead. Hopefully it won't be a disappointment as well.
Posted by Zoso at February 25, 2006 12:23 AM:Sigh: I guess this means that it is not a very smart buy after TOS huh? And here I was hoping for another fun Namco RPG. I guess I'll just have to keep holding out until KH II next month.
Oh well, I guess I'll just go ahead and finish Xenosaga II. That should take a few, seeing as how I'm just now barely past the first disc. :D
Go buy Grandia 3. I just started playing it and it's amazing. Only three hours into the game and I'm hooked. That's Square for you though... :P
Posted by: Zoso at February 25, 2006 12:04 PMI second Grandia 3 with burning vigor. Go forth and PURCHASE!
Posted by: J00kst3r at February 27, 2006 12:43 AMYup! Yup! It is worth the money and then some! It's been a long time since a game hooked me the way this one has. I LOVE it!
(is now 15 hours into the game)
Posted by: Zoso at February 27, 2006 01:21 AMAll I can say is be thankful you didn't post this on gamefaqs or i guarentee a flaming war.
Personally I really liked ToL and and currently almost done beating the game (including character quests, the real ending) and it's beeen pretty fun. The only faults i could find were the stupid cuts done during the second half of the game (character quests).
I know your entitled to an opinion but I'd at least play the character quests. It's more interesting and you don't Senel going on about Shirley and the character development takes a spike upward.
That's my two cents at least
Which is why I don't ever visit gamefaqs...too many idiots who don't realize the world doesn't revolve around their opinion.
Glad you liked the game. I still prefer Tales of Symphonia to this nightmare. I'm very sad I couldn't enjoy it more. Maybe next time they'll hit a winner like they did with TOS. :(
Posted by: Zoso at February 28, 2006 05:33 PMThey already have, Tales of the Abyss (favorite of the series might I add). Hopefully they'll bring it over since it puts ToS to shame :)
PS: I agree, Gamefaqs is full of idiots.
Now that is news I didn't know! Thanks for the info. Hopefully I'll enjoy it more than this one! Do you have links for the series?
Posted by: Zoso at February 28, 2006 08:08 PMhttp://rapidshare.de/files/7821341/TOA_Trailer.wmv.html
Has a really nice trailer for the game including anime scenes and a bit of the theme song "Karma".
http://talesoftheabyss.uni.cc/
Good for the basic info about characters.
Any other info is from EChang's guide and Tales of Namco forums.
Hope you enjoy.
Oooh, so pretty! It's times like this I wish I had a Japanese PS2...Probably a good thing I don't, or I'd never leave the house.
Thanks for the links! I'll keep my eye for this one!
Posted by: Zoso at March 1, 2006 09:33 PM