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I got very confused at the start of my adventure when I was told to 'tuck away any items in an envelope', I thought Square had goen a little too far giving it an adult edge.
Anyhoo, so far I'm loving it, even though I've only got 1-player to occupy me. Just completed the first boss, and it very much reminds me of OOT, with a tiny hint of Secret of Mana, which is obviously a good thing. Combat was extremely frustrating at first, but now it's starting to get better. The spells system seems to work well too, I can imagien it being brilliant in multiplayer.
Until I get an SP, though (never), I'll have to settle with 1-plater alone-ness. Muh.
It stops play everytime someone needs to check their menu...
The emphasis on the game is to keep things moving and action packed, no random battles or heavily complex plot... and stopping every second to fiddle with your menu would really annoy fellow players.
Seriously, other than slightly hindering the screen and letting other players see your details, what harm would having the GBA screen in each player's corner do?
I know Nintendo haven't done this to try an sell GBA's, but they've made too many assumptions about their fans and cut out half of them from the full game.
Oh well I guess only the lucky few can play the game...
Square and Nintendo wouldn't have done it unless it was absolutley neccessaray.
Fair enough you'd need GBA's to get the BEST out of it, but to play multiplayer at all?
The reason why it's so fustrating is because it's the sort of game I always wanted... 4 Player co-operative RPG.
What went on the GBA screens could've been planted in each corner of the TV. Not as practical as a GBA link but do-able for someone who doesn't have 3 of them.
But hey, I can't afford it anyway.
And Rickoss, you know that GAD you told me about, I left it ONE day too late to claim! :'-(
It's because I had to renew my membership to get a game from it and I had to wait for a replacement card (having misplaced the last!).
Ooops. :-)
Without one it is a little hollow. still great though.
The gameplay has depth to it, too, the magic spells stop it from being a mere hack & slash title and work very well, as I said it feels a lot like Zelda, althought it's a shame that it (supposedly) doesn't last long enough).
I got very confused at the start of my adventure when I was told to 'tuck away any items in an envelope', I thought Square had goen a little too far giving it an adult edge.
Anyhoo, so far I'm loving it, even though I've only got 1-player to occupy me. Just completed the first boss, and it very much reminds me of OOT, with a tiny hint of Secret of Mana, which is obviously a good thing. Combat was extremely frustrating at first, but now it's starting to get better. The spells system seems to work well too, I can imagien it being brilliant in multiplayer.
Until I get an SP, though (never), I'll have to settle with 1-plater alone-ness. Muh.