Diamonds
26 February 2007
I'm so tired! And do you know why? It's because I bought those two PS2 games on Friday. In particular, Makai Kingdom. I wasn't expecting to like that game as much as I do. It's been a long time since I've played a game where you keep wanting to see the next bit, and then the next, and so on until you realise the sun's almost up. Presentation wise it's not that much to look at; the game is so small it can fit on one of those purple discs they used for really early PS2 game. This can be seen in the simple background visuals and basic character sprites. It could very easily be a PSOne game. But that's its main charm. It doesn't need fancy graphics, it just needs addictive game-play. There are so many custom characterisations you can achieve. From selecting every aspect of their job class, weaponry, armoury and name, you can make loads of them to fit your every whim. This is one trait I really admire in an RPG - the ability to customise it so that it's absolutely unique to you.
So far I've played about 8 hours of it over the last couple of days. Ever since I saw the option to make Samurai units I've been feverishly working towards that goal. The first Ronin I made was called Yui. I had been reserving that name and job specifically for her. I've now upgraded her to a Master Samurai through a process called 'Reincarnation' (basically you have to kill them off so they can be reborn as a stronger class). I just have to train her back up to the level she was before she switched classes. I doubt I'll make any other Samurai units. Yui will be my perfect little fighter /laugh.
The other game I got was R: Racing. I've played a little bit of this in between sessions of Makai Kingdom. I was impressed at how realistic the car physics where considering this is a Ridge Racer game. It's very easy to pick up and play but I think they've made it a bit too easy. I've gained rapid progression through the story mode after only a few hours. Still, for the price I got it for this isn't that much of an issue. I'm glad I bought it.
Posted byHocchan at 3:01 am
