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JADE COCOON COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

By far, JC is the best Playstation game I have ever played. It is my personal favorite game. I am completely in love with the Eternal Corridor. After you have beaten the game, it is accessable to you. It features all new minions that aren't featured in the original game. The storyline is OK, but where this game really shines is the graphics. This game is quite possibly the most detailed playstation game out there graphicwise. The only thing that can match it is probably the Spyro series. As you may know, the greatest feature in gameplay is the ability to merge minions into your own creations. I have one minion with the frame of a bird minion, but the skin of a turtle. It has a lot of the status ailment special attacks. Jade Cocoon is the best playstation game I have ever experienced.

Thinking Man's Pokemon

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: April 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the very few RPG's I've played more than three times. (The other notable mention is Final Fantasy VI.) If you take Pokemon, strip out 90% of the childish nonsense, give it beautiful music, dreamlike landscapes, a plot, character development, and interresting monsters that can take on a multitude of forms, you get Jade Coccoon.

Jade Coccoon has a dreamlike fairy-tale quality that I enjoy. There is character development and an actual plot. The sound track is beautiful; I wish I could find it. The character Po tells some good stories (the first about Alcana is the best), which is a nice diversion. My favorite element of the game is that there is no clear "good guy" and "bad guy", there is conflict on both sides. It also touches on some theological questions in an interresting way. The graphics are also quite good for a PlayStation game, and actually add to the mood and setting rather than just act as flashy eye-candy.

My only problem with this game is that it seems slightly rushed in development. There are elements in the story that seem as if they will be developed, and they just "go away". There is also a slight bug: If you save a game while carrying firefly coccoons and turn off the PlayStation, when you re-start, the special abilities and spells of the creatures in the firefly coccoons will be erased. (However, sometimes this works to your advantage for breeding.) Purified coccoons left with Mahbu are safe. The game has also crashed three times on my PS2 (twice when Levant is summoning the first Minion of a fight), but for 50+ hours of play, that isn't bad.

Don't confuse this with pokemon

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Yes you do fight with monsters and yes you are a kid. But this game has a rich storyline with many character relationships. Different from pokemon you can fight yourself. Although the graphics are bit out dated they still look awsome and the anime videos are fantastic. The music works well with the game and the voices of the characters are well placed for those who dont want to read. Overall its a great game and well worth the money.

jade cocoon

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

this game is really cool because unlike pokemon you can merge the monsters together and if you do it in different order you will get different monsters. so if you want to get a playstation game get jade cocoon

Give it a look in.....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: October 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Don't get me wrong, this is a good game, but I would recomend renting it before you buy it. The game gives it its all, and it really tries hard to be original, but it has its drawbacks.
It IS over too quick. The monsters are sometimes very creative, butt after a while, you begin to realise that the "150 base minions" are just the same, with four different elements (water, wind, earth and fire). The story line is original, but you can see the end coming a million miles away.
You will probably complete it in under twenty hours, but it would take you a long time to catch all 150 minions! If you are looking for something new, give it a try: it is an original game.

bleh, spiced up pokemon clone

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: July 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

meh, this game isn't too great as far as RPGs go, just about average. Just really a dressed up Pokemon, and when ure playing a system featuring games like Chrono Cross, Final Fantasy IX and Breath of Fire 4, this is very inferior. Really just for the fans...

If there is an RPG heaven, this game is an Angel!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

As Levant (or whatever you name him), you make your quest to save your village from the locuse of apocalypse. Going into forests and catching fierce beasts to protect yourself and others is a journey for the strong. You can even catch beasts and merge them with others. So if you want a game that's like Pokemon with a awesome twist, by this game!

This rocks!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

First of all, I rented this game-but got pretty far so i get the idea. This game is a mix of Final Fantasy (the newer versions) and some sort of Pokemon, Robopon DWM catch em all game. When I say Pokemon-i dont mean real cutsie-pie cuddlie wuddly...I mean MONSTERS! These are all the bad things: Cut scenes and talking talking takes WAY tooo looonnng annd sllllowws time downn, moving controls are hard(looks like youre walking drunk) , monster designs arent that great, and (might be just on my copy) but most menu items are blank! but that wasnt to bad...The best part is when you take two monsters, you can merge them to create a better skilled and looking guy without worring about the cost, gender or level! And for guys you already have or dont want, you can have your girlfriend spin them into silk and then sell them! Another thing is that most characters talk! not just text but real speech! Overall, this game is a must have or must rent for a really long time... Hope this helps!

One of my favorite games!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: December 02, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The first thing I thought about this game: Pokemon. Until later in the game, that is. It is extremely fun, ecpecially when you are in a battle or merging monsters.

REPETITIVE

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: October 18, 2000
Author: Amazon User

At first the graphics and the whole monster transforming idea was quite intriguing... Unfortunately, every other level looked the same, too many of the monsters were too similar. The plot had little effect on your decision making and the whole psuedo spiritual theme was annoying. I beat the game in three days, and I haven't picked it up since then. You'd be better off renting it.

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