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Jack kicks into action!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: September 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is really fun. It has an amazing and funny storyline. They had very good graphics and funny clips. This game made me laugh out loud plenty of times. It lasts longer than some games I've played where you finish the game in a couple of days and theres no challenge. I really like longer games with a challenge. You can follow people around on there daily schedules and make friends with them. One fun thing about this game is that you can start a fight with anyone if you kick them twice. And when you kick objects you can sometimes get items. I really can't understand how anyone could not like this game. I would rather play this game than play some bloody, gory ,and violent videogame with no story line whatsoever. Its a classic for me, and I really would like to see a sequel. It gets better and better toward the end! Good game three thumbs up! ^-^

Good Game if you think of it in the right way

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 14
Date: October 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Look all these other reviewers seem to think that this is a VERY SERIOUS RPG EPIC!!!! and in reality its not, its just a cool game with great features, and its meant to be humorous, I personally found it quite entertaining! also half way through the story splits in half and you get to choose which one tickles your fancy, This game is pretty good, not the best, but pretty good, it doesnt deserve the kind of reviews its getting!

Great Engine; Painful Story

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: July 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The low down is this: The recruitment part of the game is great and addictive. Battle; likewuse fun. Graphics: Not too shabby.

The Story/Writing: Wow. Was this i the Speicial Olympics for Writing? This has the most painful dialogeI've witnessed; the worst plot ever partaken, the worst pacing possible. WHY??? Really, could've been a great game if it wasn't for the cringing for every cut scene.

Radiata Stories

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 14
Date: October 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is amazing. The main character just makes this game. Jack Russel is hilarious. Other then taht there is alot of side quests and a great story. ALso there is a ton of characters. You can only use 4 at a time and most people u get suck. U find some ok people within do time. Overall graet game 5 stars.

A true rpg

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: November 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I love this game.The graphics are perfect and the story is great. The music is a little weird but it fits into the game perfectly. I recommend it and its worth the price.

Yea its ok

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: November 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The story line and gameplay is alright.
But the way you have to enter fighting modes is ridiculous and the music is so annoying and childish that id like to kill myself when ever the sound is on

Fun, but a little shallow

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Radiata Stories is one of those typical RPGs portraying an epic struggle between the forces of good and evil, where the fate of the world hangs in the balance, and a young nobody becomes the deciding factor in this ultimate struggle. The difference this time [Slight Spoiler] is that you get to decide which side to fight for. In short, Radiata Stories is no Final Fantasy, but for around $19.99 it has enough gameplay and charm to keep you occupied and entertained for a good 40-50 hours.

The main thing you will notice when starting Radiata Stories is the odd sense of humor throughout. Though the game gets plenty serious by the time things are building to a climax, the story and dialogue are constantly interrupted by bizarre gags and ridiculous characters. I found this to be very refreshing, especially since the voice acting for the main characters is nicely done. Another great aspect of the game is the gorgeous graphics-- both characters and world come alive in an anime-style cel-shading that rivals just about anything else I've seen on the PS2. The only downside to the graphics is that cutscenes are few and far between, and most of the time, they don't vary much from the in-game graphics. Don't expect any breathtaking Final Fantasy style cinematic movies.

The battle system is also a little different. Instead of random encounters, you can see enemies on the map and avoid them if you choose (similar to Chrono Cross on the PS1, or perhaps Final Fantasy XII). Also, once you initiate combat, you're thrown into a real-time brawl where you have total control of the main character, and (eventually) limited ability to command your three allies. This combat system is quite fun at first, but becomes repetitive once you play deeper into the game. The main issue I had, was that once you level up sufficiently and learn the best approach to fighting the enemies, battles become far too easy. You can essentially do the exact same maneuver for every fight you get into, up to and including the final boss.

Another downside to the gameplay, is that there is not a whole lot of customization involved. You can switch to different weapons with the main character, choose which special ability everyone has, and select a list of combos to perform in battle. Other than that, you have little control over what's going on with your party.

The main area of depth in the game is your recruitment of allies throughout the game world. Essentially, every single character you talk to can be recruited into your party. And if you bother to fight alongside them enough, even the lowliest peasant boy can turn into a god on the battlefield. A lot of characters can only be recruited under a specific set of conditions, and finding out how when and where to satisfy these requirements is a lot of the fun. Being able to run around from one side of the world to the other (from a decently early point in the game) in search of party members and key items is thrilling as well, and it prevents the game from feeling linear. Since you also have a continual list of missions to perform in the order you choose, the game gives you a truly satisfying amount of freedom.

So all in all, there are some pretty major high points and some frustrating lows for Radiata Stories. If you are a hardcore RPG player, you might find this game too simplistic. If you are a fan of a good story, surprising wit, and a large world to freely explore, however, you'll probably get a lot of satisfaction out of it.

Standard RPG with a Few Unique Quirks

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This review is written by James Shea, my son.

A charming PS2 with a lot of unique touches, Radiata Stories is in many ways a standard RPG but distinguishes itself in many ways as well.

The story follows Jack Russell (as in, the terrier), an enthusiastic young knight, as he negotiates the treacherous path carved out by his profession. The early parts of the game follow his unit, the Rose Cochon (pink pig) brigade, as it takes missions to protect the humans' alliances with the other races of their world. The story doesn't really develop until later in the game, when Jack is forced to choose an alliance that will dictate the entire rest of the game. The game's main virtue, in terms of story, is the wide variety of characters that it has - 175 in all, similar in scale only to the Suikoden games. Depending on the path chosen, different characters can be gained.

The gameplay is a cross between standard RPGs (encounters lead to mini-arenas where enemies are fought, just like most other RPGs) and action RPGs like Kingdom Hearts (the action is real-time, and the player must attack and dodge with the controller. The player is always Jack, who has four options: attacking, defending, using a charge attack (that takes energy gained from regular attacks to do a more powerful one), and items. His companions tend to be more diverse and have a wider array of skills and weapons. Mages, clerics, and warriors - among others - are available.

One of the neatest things about the game is the fact that the NPCs live actual lives - depending on the time, they will be at a different place and can be observed moving back and forth. Stores will be closed at night; not unusual, but unlike some others which have an arbitrary locked door and a sign, this one actually shows the shop owners heading home. One early puzzle involves getting a chest guarded by a dwarf; at 5 o'clock game time, the dwarf will head for the pub, and you are free to get the chest's contents.

Despite some darker twists in the story, the graphics are bright, colorful, and cheerful, the music is bouncy and energetic, and the characters all have light-hearted moments. Graphically, the game resembles a cross between Final Fantasy IX and Dark Cloud 2. It's cartoony and the characters are misproportioned like FF9, and the colors more resemble DC2. The voice acting is done pretty well, but can be turned off if preferred (the options are text only, text and voice, or voice only).

As a whole, this game falls into the same categories as other RPGs, but also tends to stand out on its own merits. While a lot of the game is the same old stuff, it has a few quirks to make it unique.

Rating: 8/10.

Almost like playing an anime...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 24, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is pretty good and original on SQUARE-ENIX's part. Sure, the time system can get annoying, but check out all of the stuff to do. Over 100 characters to recruit, pretty good graphics, and more. It also has an extremely large amount of voices done, basically every NPC has a voice.

If you want a fun RPG, this would be a good one to get.

Bad Game.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

this game i think could have been much better if it wasn't filled with non stop lame sounds. like the kind you hear on the radio sometimes. and if the charecters weren't really lame and child like i mean your main guy is suppose to be the son of the greatest knight and he acts like a little girl. this game is definately targeted for younger audiences which is wierd why they gave it a teen rating. Also the combat was really lame, it was one button and if you hit a guy enough times you could do a power hit... yeah super exciting, but it was really boring and the whole game looks really cartoonish, like kingdom hearts... another bad game if you ask me who thought it would be could to put final fantasy and disney together?

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