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Rented it from a certain video-store chain at the weekend, completed it within a day and a bit.
That wasn't even non-stop playing, a couple hours solid, then on and off whilst my girlfriend did things around the flat.
I would say about 6hrs in total playing time, and I completed it already????????????????
Did the East, then West, then couldnt be bothered and turned it off.
I might have missed something, but there is nothing to this game. You choose 4 opponents to bribe etc, can skip through the minimal planning stage (it makes NO difference at all) and go straight to the battle.
Laughable graphics for the main screen, you can zoom in a couple of times...woo-hoo..and watch some people strike each other with no blood or any semblance of battle.
I was never, ever in danger of losing a battle at any point whatsoever and just breezed through it.
No strategy required, and it was just:
Choose your blokes
Wade into battle
Watch battle from distance
Win battle
Repeat
I would be very, very annoyed if I paid to buy this game when others are out there that last longer.
The only other time I've sat there and thought "THAT'S IT??!!!!" was Lylat Wars on the N64.
47 mins to complete 1st time.
I'm no games genie, no Miyagi of consoles, but Kessen just left me staring at the box shaking my head.
Waste of money
That wasn't even non-stop playing, a couple hours solid, then on and off whilst my girlfriend did things around the flat.
I would say about 6hrs in total playing time, and I completed it already????????????????
Did the East, then West, then couldnt be bothered and turned it off.
I might have missed something, but there is nothing to this game. You choose 4 opponents to bribe etc, can skip through the minimal planning stage (it makes NO difference at all) and go straight to the battle.
Laughable graphics for the main screen, you can zoom in a couple of times...woo-hoo..and watch some people strike each other with no blood or any semblance of battle.
I was never, ever in danger of losing a battle at any point whatsoever and just breezed through it.
No strategy required, and it was just:
Choose your blokes
Wade into battle
Watch battle from distance
Win battle
Repeat
I would be very, very annoyed if I paid to buy this game when others are out there that last longer.
The only other time I've sat there and thought "THAT'S IT??!!!!" was Lylat Wars on the N64.
47 mins to complete 1st time.
I'm no games genie, no Miyagi of consoles, but Kessen just left me staring at the box shaking my head.
Waste of money
Rented it from a certain video-store chain at the weekend, completed it within a day and a bit.
That wasn't even non-stop playing, a couple hours solid, then on and off whilst my girlfriend did things around the flat.
I would say about 6hrs in total playing time, and I completed it already????????????????
Did the East, then West, then couldnt be bothered and turned it off.
I might have missed something, but there is nothing to this game. You choose 4 opponents to bribe etc, can skip through the minimal planning stage (it makes NO difference at all) and go straight to the battle.
Laughable graphics for the main screen, you can zoom in a couple of times...woo-hoo..and watch some people strike each other with no blood or any semblance of battle.
I was never, ever in danger of losing a battle at any point whatsoever and just breezed through it.
No strategy required, and it was just:
Choose your blokes
Wade into battle
Watch battle from distance
Win battle
Repeat
I would be very, very annoyed if I paid to buy this game when others are out there that last longer.
The only other time I've sat there and thought "THAT'S IT??!!!!" was Lylat Wars on the N64.
47 mins to complete 1st time.
I'm no games genie, no Miyagi of consoles, but Kessen just left me staring at the box shaking my head.
Waste of money
That wasn't even non-stop playing, a couple hours solid, then on and off whilst my girlfriend did things around the flat.
I would say about 6hrs in total playing time, and I completed it already????????????????
Did the East, then West, then couldnt be bothered and turned it off.
I might have missed something, but there is nothing to this game. You choose 4 opponents to bribe etc, can skip through the minimal planning stage (it makes NO difference at all) and go straight to the battle.
Laughable graphics for the main screen, you can zoom in a couple of times...woo-hoo..and watch some people strike each other with no blood or any semblance of battle.
I was never, ever in danger of losing a battle at any point whatsoever and just breezed through it.
No strategy required, and it was just:
Choose your blokes
Wade into battle
Watch battle from distance
Win battle
Repeat
I would be very, very annoyed if I paid to buy this game when others are out there that last longer.
The only other time I've sat there and thought "THAT'S IT??!!!!" was Lylat Wars on the N64.
47 mins to complete 1st time.
I'm no games genie, no Miyagi of consoles, but Kessen just left me staring at the box shaking my head.
Waste of money
In defense of Lylat Wars there were several routes to the end to uncover, and medals to collect for shooting X amount of enemies.
And 3 differnt endings, if I remember rightly.
And 3 differnt endings, if I remember rightly.
Maybe, but I remember that costing almost £60 because it came with the rumblepack.
And to complete any section in 40mins is disgusting.
Same with Kessen, a strategy game with no strategy and battles you couldn't control.
Dont get me wrong, I dont knock games for the sake of it, but Kessen just brought back bitter memories of Lylat Wars and conning people.
Still, at least I only spent £3.50 to feel cheated this time.
Lesson learned
And to complete any section in 40mins is disgusting.
Same with Kessen, a strategy game with no strategy and battles you couldn't control.
Dont get me wrong, I dont knock games for the sake of it, but Kessen just brought back bitter memories of Lylat Wars and conning people.
Still, at least I only spent £3.50 to feel cheated this time.
Lesson learned