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Entertaining with great graphics and sound

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is the first action/adventure title that I purchased for the PS3. I'm not a very advanced gamer, but I've been able to make decent progress. I think I'm about halfway through after playing on and off for about three weeks.

I think the graphics are outstanding and I don't find that the camera angles are annoying like some other reviewers. All you have to do is practice how to control it (you can either pan with the right joystick or auto-center on the direction that the character is facing by pressing R3).

The story is fairly interesting, but it's moving somewhat slowly for me (maybe this wouldn't be the case for more experienced gamers or those with time to play more often). It is trying to be enthralling, but I'm not there yet. Maybe it will pick up in the second half.

You get to play each chapter from one of two points of view and there are some forks in the road that you have to choose. I'll have to play from certain savepoints again to see what is different with the other choice. After doing the first chapter with Ellen, I've been going back and forth and doing two chapters at a time with each character.

The sound is great (I'm sending the digital optical output through a Dolby 5.1 system with a subwoofer) and the occasional movie interludes (which include voices) are also very good. I suppose that more voice acting throughout the game would be nice, though, as many have suggested.

Still, the designers were very creative and it is definitely worth playing.

Beautifully rendered game for ps3

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game was my third game for the ps3 but I wish it was my first, the graphics and story line were amazing. I have a one minor complaint about the strain of capturing the Folks id's on my hand. You can only shake, tilt and jerk up on the controller for so long before you need to rest.

I highly recommend this game for those who like fantasy flavored RPG's

So much fun! Folklore makes me happy to own a PS3.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Folklore is simply one of the best games available for the PS3, especially for those who are looking for more of an RPG experience. The game has beautiful graphics and a storyline that will keep you playing to see what happens next. Best described as an action-RPG the majority of the game is spent fighting enemies and capturing them to use in real-time combat. Boss fights are epic against giant creatures! There are two playable characters with storylines that intertwine and influence each other. Add on the availability of downloadable content including more costumes and more missions and you have an even longer and more fun experience. My only complaint is that the gameplay can get a bit repetitive after a while, especially some of the extra missions which tend to be about going to a certain area and killing a certain monster or number of monsters, but not to a degree that I stopped playing or got tired of the game. Also, FYI, the extra missions and costumes for download do have a small cost. The artistic style of the whole game is unique and beautiful.

This was the first game I bought for my PS3 and it was both a great game to play and showed me what the system was capable of. If you want a good action-rpg type game for the PS3 with great graphics and a good story you can't go wrong with Folklore.

great game, awasome graphics

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Foklore is a very rich RPG regarding the gameplay and all of the emvrioment, if you do have a HD TV you will experience the true grafic of the game, also the game develope in a small town but full of mistery and the fact that you have to play from the point of view of the 2 characters making you dont be able to get out of the great story suround of myth and mistery Folklore is a top RPG it dosent matter if wich console we are talking if you are an RPG player Folklore is a game must to have...

Slow paced but understandable for a Mystery-based game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is a step away from the action titles I'm accustomed to playing on my new PS3. However, that is not a detriment. This game requires a game-playing style used for games like Final Fantasy. It is not necessarily about skill but finesse with strategic elements like beating some folks with a certain type of folk. (Again, a very final fantasy type idea)
What makes this game really great is how it is different from an rpg even though it is very definitely similar to one. The player still controls the character. The character can block attacks instead of simply just taking it. There is always full movement for the character, and the game is still action-oriented enough so the mystery solving parts of the game do not require the player to journey to an unknown region with naught but a map. (My biggest gripe about games like Zelda: Phantom Hourglass)

So, enjoy this game by taking it in. Enjoy the beautiful visuals. Enjoy the interesting and dynamic storytelling methods. Enjoy "leveling up" your folks. Enjoy using your sixaxxis controller to capture folks (it is really cool!). Most of all, try to figure out what the hell is going on. That'll make the experience the most enjoyable.

Give it a chance.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I would have to say I am an old school RPG game fan and not seeing many of those I picked this game due to the great reviews.
I played it for an hour and put it away for 2 weeks.So not wanting to have wasted the money I gave it a chance and played past the Prologue.After that the game took on a different feel and its a bit enjoyable except for the comic book scenes (rather than real voice the dialogue is done through a single picture with word bubbles...next picture,more word bubbles.)
All in all old school meets new school.Either get used to it or stick to RPG card games,least thats how I see it.

Folklore from a novice player

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 26, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game has two characters to choose from. The plot is the same, it revolves around murders that occurred 17 years ago and seem to be happening again. The great thing about this game is the character plot is not the same. If you choose Ellen (the easier version) you travel down one path. If you choose the reporter (the harder version)it takes you down a completely different path. You can play both players. You battle the same bosses, but your interactions with people are different and your clues are different and your 'IDs' (ie, the animals you fight with are different) thus your strategy on how to beat the bosses are different. As there is alway two sides to a story, one character follows one side and the other character follows the other side. I am only on the 3rd chapter out of five. At this point the characters have choosen sides and are at cross roads with each other. In the beginning they started out helping each other. Anyway, this has been a unique and fun game so far.

Absolutely Stunning!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 27, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Graphics are superb, CG's are excellent. Watch a pic, it just looks awesome.
Controls are easy and responsive, you'll need to use six axis motions to capture folk after its `beaten', tutorial/demo provided in-game for ease of use.
Sound is excellent, really brings a fantasy, creepy, horror feeling to life. Don't worry its not scary, horror, nightmare giving music, actually makes the game feel like a tim burton movie. Wonder if he had a hand in this?
Story is wonderful. You play as 2 characters each trying to solve the mystery of Doolin but for different reasons. They both tackle the mystery from different angles so its not really repetitive. Characters are well developed and intriguing just like the story.
Takes an average of about 12 hours to beat. It's a great game.

Great graphics but....

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is beautiful but I find the walking around and fighting things for 2 hours without much purpose is boring and only 10% so far has voiceover work while the other 90% is reading in comic book style. I feel that this is nextgen not ps1 and there is no excuse for this kind of shortcutting on a $60 dollar game don't let the term RPG fool you this is single party hack and slash with magic instead of a sword.

Stunning visuals!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 04, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The visuals in this game are stunning. It makes you to pause the gameplay for a while and admire the environment. The gameplay itself is a bit slow paced, but it depends on whether you want to release all the karmas or whether you want to collect all the special items. It's a neat game with very smooth graphics. I played it on an HDTV capable of giving maximum output. The storyline itself may seem somewhat boring. The enemies are not hard to beat, but they tend to be repetitive.

Overall, if you want a lot of hours of gameplay, want to see awesome visuals, excellent music, and a cool game, this is for you. Slasher fans will not like this game. The replay value is also more because you can play the game with multiple characters. A good game to show-off your PS3 to your friends. I found this game to have a lot of similarities with the Final Fantasy series in which you defeat the enemies using magic powers, attacks, and the like.

It's a slow game, but gets addictive as you go along. Definitely a must buy for the PS3.

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