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The best!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 38
Date: June 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is the best, everybody should buy this game. My pen pal lives in china, and he said it was cool. he told me about it. I think it's worth the 50 beans.

The 1st REAL PS2 RPG

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: July 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game looks like the 1st winner for PS2!!!!

pretty [...] good

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: July 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Its a good game i rented it the other day. its not perfect but worth the money. Best RPG for ps2 this far.

First TRUE RPG on PS2...?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: July 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

So that's what the guy at the store had told me when I decided I must have this game simply because it was an RPG and the cover was interesting enough. Spending [money] hasn't always been my favorite thing to do - especially on PS2 games - yet I must say this is probably one of the most pleasing investments I've made. The story basically is about a bard named Mouse (yeah... like those furry things with tails ^_^) who has been invited to compose and play a song at a wedding on an island. I really don't want to give any story away, but let's just say things don't go exactly as planned and Mouse ends up having to try and save the island. You can recruit up to 10 different people for your party and the graphics aren't that bad (especially for a dreamcast to ps2 conversion). The game is also in real time and certain objectives must be completed at certain times - a lot like the Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. There is no speaking dialogue in it, though, and the game (like all RPGs) requires patience. I gave it a 5 star because I really like it, but unless you are a hardcore RPG fan I would suggest renting it before buying just to make sure you'll like it. If you're an RPG fan, on the other hand, ...what's stopping you from trying out this newest addition Konami has produced? (..They made the Suikoden series, I think they deserve a chance on this game hands down!)

Okay game, graphics not PS2 quality

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: July 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The game has a good theme, however the graphics should be better for a PS2 game. Final Fantasy 8 and 9 have better graphics.

Fun Non-Linear RPG

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 14 / 15
Date: July 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

** Minor spoilers included in text **

In this game, you play "Mouse" (you can rename him -- I did), a thief/bard who is journeying to an island to play at the wedding of a popular ruler. But... All is not as it seems on the island. The bride is unhappy, the ruler has some secret, and there is something funny going on with time...

This game uses the same "time loop" plot device that you've seen in "Groundhog Day" and others. But here, it is a 5 days that repeat. The first "week", you are basically led by the hand to every major encounter by your beautiful, fiesty guide Rummy (the leggy redhead you see in the screenshots). After the first week, though, you are free to explore, figure things out and recruit people in whichever order you want. Didn't save whats-his-face on Day 4? Don't worry, next week he'll be alive again, and you can save him then.

Story: (8 out of 10) I won't give the main story away, but I enjoyed it. The time-loop plot device was a good twist, as you could do things differently the next week and see what happened.

Characters: (9 out of 10) I liked most of the characters, with the exception of the princess -- she seemed bored, and to complacent. Rummy and Rinna where my favorites. The characters had personalities, and for the most parts, stuck to them well. Only games I like better for characters would be Grandia 2 and Lunar 2.

Combat: (7 out of 10) Party based, like most console RPG's. This time, though, attacks are happening simultaneously, so you need to choose your options quickly. I liked the skill system, and the ability to learn skills by watching other players. Still, I would have liked for it to pause while I was choosing options.

Graphics: (6 out of 10) This is the worst part of the game. Still, they are better than PSX quality. But they could have used better lighting. The character models are good though - I especially liked Rinna and Rumi.

Enjoyability: (9 out of 10) Can't really put it into words, but I find this game very fun. Supposedly there are multiple endings, I'll try for each one. I feel I got my moneys worth on this game.

A lot of people seem to like the "guitar freaks" mini game. This is a minigame where you pluck tunes by matching colors that are scrolling up screen. Well, it wasn't my cup of tea, and to be honest I was horrible at it. But I found that it didn't really matter whether you were good at it or not. (One of my favorites: "oh, that must have been the 'progressive' style that I heard about!") So don't be put off if you can't play it. I can't, and still had fun!

Sever reviewers on the game sites seem to be bashing this game - I believe they didn't play past the first week. The first week should really be considered an intro to the events- the game really begins on week 2.

Why, Oh Why did KCEJ port this horrid title?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: July 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I thought the same thing as most gamers would when I laid my eyes upon this new addition to the video game store's shelves; "Cool, an actual RPG for the PS2". I luckily made the ever so wise decision of renting this game before buying it, because I nearly became ill once the game began. The cut scenes are badly done, with all of the character's having no voice acting & the messages scrolling by in realtime, nearly too fast for you to complete reading what they've just said. The graphics are far below par on all counts, the game looks like it could have run on the PSOne, let alone a next gen system like the PS2. The story is slow & boring & the constant load times are sure to drive you crazy. The camera angles leave more than something to be desired. About the only joy you will gain from this game is during the battle sequences, if you last that long.

Best RPG yet for the PS2.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 12
Date: July 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is great, the story is original, and the graphics are good expecially if you like Anime style, just don't expect FFX class graphics. Some of the game sites have given this bad reviews, its obvious they didn't play it past the first week (It's like 'Groundhog Day', you're stuck in a time loop that repeats every five days, and you need to figure out how to break the loop.) because thats when it really starts to take off, but goto the board for this game on gamefaqs.com and you'll find lots of people who like it and can help out with hints and strategies. If you're looking for a good RPG to geep you going until FFX comes out, this is it.

What happened here?!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: July 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game has some very inovative concepts but they are not developed very well, for example, there is a mini-game where one has to hit certain buttons at certain times so that the character will play the right notes. When you hit a note perfectly the word great is displayed on the screen, but it is diplayed right over the notes that you have to play next. It is very irritating. Also, the story can become boring, the same five days just keep repeating and you have to solve it. The only problem is that every time the days start over, you lose all of your built up items and your money. Again this is very annoying. I say that if you really need an RPG right now, then this is pretty much your only choice but if you can wait a little longer I would go with Final Fantasy X.

Please heed the warnings

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: July 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

... this game is horrible. Please, do not be caught up as I was with the promise of a PS2 RPG. This game is difficult to play, boring and many times brings on the "smack my head with a controller" syndrome. If you got this game for free, give it five minutes of your time. But never drop a dollar for this, or it will be a dollar wasted... this game is bad. Very bad. And I'm sorry I bought it.

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