I avoided Crimson Gem Saga like the plague as I was picking up
Growlanser, Yggdra Union, Gungnir, Knights in the Nightmare, and Riviera
for 5 dollars each like an addiction during the constant ATLUS sales.
But I finally picked up this and Hexyz Force and it's really good.
The story seems decent so far, the combat was good, the characters
are great, I was pleasantly surprised, it's really cool.
It's a game where the main character is Kanji and his
sidekick is Rise Chan. That alone is awesome on levels
I didn't even know existed.... Ech sure it's kind of mediocre,
but it's still a solid game with a great voice cast. The battle
system is fine, I was terrified by VVV This, guy down here
who was complaining about the music, but honestly the
game has so much going for it that I don't really give a
damn about the music. It's certainly not a good high
quality epic experience like a Persona or something,
I don't think it's even trying to be, it's just a fun little
game, with a good cast of characters, and some non-boring
story elements. For 5 dollars it's crazy good value.
What do you expect for 5 dollars? Not much, in which
case it's pretty good. Although I've only played it for
a few hours so I can't really give an educated opinion
yet. But I liked it..... Picking up these 7 games for
35 dollars is not a bad idea at all, my Vita rules now.
Any one on it's own might be a bit lacking, but the
sheer volume of content make each of them like
delving into a chapter of one great book. My favorite
was Growlanser, but this one is still good, it surprised me.
It's a fun turn-based RPG, and this is coming from someone who really doesn't like most turn-based RPGs.
The characters are some of the most entertaining I've seen. They don't talk often but when they do it's always great.
My biggest complaint has to be the battle music, it doesn't change. There's one for regular enemies and one for bosses. They're both good tracks don't get me wrong, but there's no real variety. It's the same music every time and it gets old really fast.
It's not an amazing game, but it's pretty solid. If you like RPGs go for it.
The word "original" may not apply, but the level of production and care taken in crafting Crimson Gem Saga is certainly noteworthy, especially in conjunction with the pure, reductive nature of its game design.
Okay first of all. This game is not as good as everyone says. For one the story is unfinished except I bet no one know that because no one played the first game. While at follows the classic turn based combat it strips away a layer of complexity that the previous game had. which was area and locomotion control. The whole Isometric plain wasn't greatly executed. Also the amount of grinding one would have to do can sometimes be tedious
SummaryThe game, a lovingly crafted exploration into the fundamentals of RPG fun, delivers lush hand-drawn visuals, an engaging fantasy tale, and an easy-to-use interface. [Atlus USA]