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Beautiful to look at, not much to play at

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I consider myself an average video gamer (no hardcore by any means). For some reason, I found this game incredibly hard to play. The game itself is a very beautiful game. Graphics are top notch. But like everyone else who commented on this game, that's about it. In the first week that I played this (first day just watching the history part), I was rather confused that all I did was keep hitting the X button. I couldn't even tell if I actually won the battles or if I lost them. I even bought the matching guide for it, but even the guide was confusing.

As an average gamer, this is a purchase I regret.

The 1st DVD Game for the Playstation 2!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 22, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I spent a lot of time playing this game before I gave out my review so I can be completely sure about my rating. The first thing I want to say about this game is that it has excellent graphics and decent voice acting. Though this may not be the best thing I have ever seen, the movies made up for the disappointment. The gameplay is flat out simple for the the newbie who is interested in playing strategy games, but it gets kinda annoying after a while and can take a little getting used to. The movies after every move didn't get all that bothersome since you can easily exit out of it by pressing triagle so it didn't bother me all that much. One of the the movies bugged me though because one of the generals reacted to Yi's request before he could even finish his sentence. I just think this is bad timing but I guess I can live with it for now... The number of battles is kinda small so replay value has dropped for this game. Overall, this game is excellent and only a few people would really appreciate this game. I like this game, but there are a few more things I have liked to see in this game in order for me to give it a higher rating.

Kessen...so immersive it's almost scary

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 09, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I've never played a game quite like Kessen. In general I am an action/adventure player, with Metal Gear Solid at the top of my list for best game on the PS1. Unlike the sharp, precise universe of MGS, Kessen unleashes a veritable flood of imagery, history and strategy and somehow manages to suck you deep into the storyline. It is challenging to learn how to make strategic choices within the game, but I found myself almost helpless to turn it off. I was amazed by how well the game managed to convince me that it was IMPORTANT that I take charge and guide my troops to victory. Each of your generals has a distinct personlity and style of fighting, and it's intriguing to build "relationships" with them while you are struggling either to invade the enemies territory or repel invaders in your land. Rich and vibrant, the characters offer a compelling performance that makes you feel as if you are really a part of the tumultuous passion of battle. I sat down with the game and had to be dragged out of feudal Japan by my husband. He insisted that I had been playing for 4 hours straight without a break! Wh-wh-wh-whaaat?! If you have the time, this is one major rush. Check it out.

Borrow it for a couple of hours. This game is lame.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is definetly not for strategy game lovers. It has defined wars between 2 tribes, in which the blue tribe is better. The game doesn't allow any customization options or even level selection. It doesn't have the open end game like in AOE2 random game. There is no economical side to the game and the political side of the game is dictated.So u basically don't have to do anything except hit x to pass to the next scene. You can skip the repetitive video clips by hitting the triangle button. This game has a few good video clips but it just doesn't make up for the ... strategic design aspect of the game. This game couldn't be more poorly designed.

Kessen

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 31, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Kessen shows how good the graphics on the PS2 can be. The amount of independently moving warriors on the battle grid and the amount of detail for each is truly stunning. While the game is only minimally challenging from a strategy standpoint for an experienced strategy gamer, it is engaging for a number of hours of gameplay.

Very Dissapointed

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

First off the graphics and cutscenes are great, but I was very dissapointed with the gameplay and the easiness of the game. Ive had it for 3 days and beaten it entirely. Also I thought the graphics on the troop movement were not up to standard with the other parts of this game. Also I dont think that strategy within this game is as good as advertised. Great game for 12 y/o who dont like challenging games.

¿Que tal?This game is not fun

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 27, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I got this game for xmas.Thinking that it was good I playedit.Graphics-good.Playing-boring. ...

Uhm, thats it?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 30, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I'm not an avid Koei fan, but i was very interested in trying out this title, and in less than four hours i have beaten the entire Eastern Scenario, the controls to go from map to overview to ground level and back were cumbersome for me and it wasn't nearly what i had imagined from the reviews/previews i had read. a game thats 1000x's more fun, and looks better is Dragon Force on Saturn, probably the most underrated of any system, it has so many amazing high-endthinking (rpg /stradegy) games.. soooo uhm.. Koei seemed to forget people wanted replay value and lots of time/painstaking effort in enjoying their game... both Dynasty warriors and this were less than i expected.

Brings out the potential of DVD, not of games

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 30, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I went out and rented this after reading reviews saying that it has great visuals, and i agree. It makes full use of its DVD-format. The cutscenes are great, the gameplay, however, isn't. If you've done one level you've done them all. Each one is the same thing, get your army, beat up this guy, and your done. You get very few choices concerning what kind of troops, and it got very repetitive after the first level. I think it could really have been a great game if they hadn't spent so much time on the graphics. Overall, not a very good game, I found the cutscenes to be better than the game itself. I really reccomend not buying this game, I'd wait until they come out with more DVD format games.

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