Daniel Caulder

So far I'm still pretty early in the game, so the review score(and review) may change of course. But so far, this is an extremely enjoyable jrpg for the 360. It has its own take on the turn based combat system; its a grid based system of 4×4 squares for each side. Movement is important during combat as each move has a different strike pattern and will only hit certain enemy (or ally) squares. There seem to be plenty of abilities to learn, characters and equipment to collect, enough to satisfy any jrpg fan for sure. Id recommend this to anyone who likes rpgs , especially jrpgs.

I have to disagree with alot of people about this game. Its one of my favorites on the Snes, and its combat system for the first time eliminating random encounters in a Final Fantasy game was a great departure for me. It wasn't realty done again until Final Fantasy 12, with the Gambit system (still my favorite rpg combat system to date). The story isn't on the level of perhaps Final Fantasy 7, or even 3(US 3 i mean), but its as good as most of the era. I suppose it's most stand out feature was the no random encounter thing truthfully. You could still grind, as they smartly returned most event places you can stop at back to scratch when you exit and return, even including chests often times. Overall, its a fun rpg an if you're a fan if that era and style of rpg (its still a jrpg in every aspect, you just get to see your opponents and often choose whether to engage them or not. But that's not always the case, many times you are forced to fight something(s) just to get past certain areas on the maps. But there are a large amount of fights you can skip out on if you choose to, or if your a fan of grinding a bit like me, you keep re-entering zones. and fighting the creatures, rinse and repeat until you've attained the desired level each time. . Then progress the story a bit, rinse and repeat. That simple lol. But that's the era we're talking about here. I think many were disappointed by the story more than anything, but im not much for the story in a game honestly, im more about the combat and leveling aspects. So for me, this was a beloved childhood game that I still return to every now and again.

This is Dead Cells, but as a 3D western. You collect souls(sins in this game) that you trade between stages to unlock permanent weapons and items,refill your health at a station, and you get a heath flask just like in Dead Cells as well. I love the concept, and the delivery is pretty good too. Being 3D makes it a bit more difficult, plus you're predominantly using different firearms that you find throughout the stages rather than melee weapons(though these too you can find, but bringing a knife to a gun fight is,well, not very advisable). There are some differences between the two games, a big one(besides being 3D) is the game is mostly black and white. You also have cover in this game, you often find yourself darting between covers to light these hanging lanterns to light up the battle areas so you can aim at the people shooting at you. Its not only other dead gunslinger your facing though, there are different types of beasties that are after your dead flesh as well. All in all a great game, i definitely recommend giving it a try if you like Dead Cells or the rogue-like genre.