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Ths game wasn't very good

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 33
Date: December 13, 1999
Author: Amazon User

THIS GAME WAS NOT UP TO MY STANDARDS, its graphics were only soso,and the entertainmet value was awful low. It doesn't stand up to the competition and no one should buy this game. The only reason i gave it two stars was because of the system that it runs on. DON'T BUY THIS GAME ITS HORRIBLE

Time Stalkers the must have RPG

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: January 04, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The graphics and sound are great, the game moves smoothly(ihave the import)the story is pretty good to, its a must to everyonesRpg Library.

Time Stalkers One Of the Greats

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: January 07, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The game is just great, and i dont know how anyone0 could sayanything bad about it, if you cant wait for a good rpg import it, ifyou can wait to get the american realease do that.

Good RPG

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 15
Date: January 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

well, if u liked zelda:ocarina of time, ull love this game. the graphics are good, and so is the story. the only problem with it is the fact that every time u enter a new dungeon, u start from level one. but thats cancelled out by all the good things

An average Role Playing Game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: March 30, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I had greater expectations of the Climax Team, coming from earlier games such as shining in the darkness, etc, I expected a wonderfully rich, enhanced experience. While the richness is there, the actual plot of the game and the almost complete lack of story whatsoever really shot this game in the foot before it got out of the gates. Like evolution, this game also has the random dungeon layouts, making it bsically a graphical M.U.D. (Multi-user-dungeon.) Basically a text based hack and slash world where one travels around, exploring and looking for treasure, wtih basically no plot involved. This may be good for some, but I appreciate games like Suikoden II, and a few of Squaresoft's games for giving me an actuall intellectual plotline to follow, as well as giving me the funky treasure and fabu eye-candy. Time stalkers' characters leave little to be desired. While some of the various designs were well done, I particualry love Rao (lion man), they severely lacked any sort of thick personality. Sword is bossy and arrogant, Rao tends to be more reserved, etc, but that is basically how far it goes. No real character developement to be found. Overall I would have liked the Climax team to almost completely forget about the random dungeons. I mean give me a break, it must have taken very little time at all to program the random algorithims, what did you all DO with the rest of your development time? Add some more depth and richness to your games, take a cue from Square or Konami. We LIKE depth.

My kind of game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 07, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I took a risk when I bought this game. I had no idea what it would be like, but I was pleasently surprised. This game surpased all of my expectations. The graphics are gorgeous, There's plenty of stuff to do, the characters are creative. The biggest problem with this game is that it's too short. And I have to say one thing to all those reviewers who said this wasn't a good game, stop being so critical, play the game as if you were just someone who bought it for fun. So, if you are a beggining to/or moderate RPG player, this is a game for you.

role playing?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: May 08, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Sorry all, but this game is a BIG disappointment. The graphics are lame considering the Dreamcast's processing power. There is really no role playing to be had here either.The randomly generated dungeons and idiotic leveling system make the game a bore, not to mention that the towns offer nothing but mindless text banter from uninteresting characters. This is not a good game. Hopefully we will get a real role player like the Final Fantasy series or even an installment of Y's....something! Until then, save your money.

Worth a Rental, Perhaps a Purchase if it strikes your fancy.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: May 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I enjoyed Time Stalkers greatly, and while it is an okay game, it is not on par with most blue-blooded RPG's. The graphics were good, and so was the sound. Nothing terrible, nothing angelic. Each time you enter a dungeon, the dungeon changes, and the map is random. You also lose the ability to equip certain skills once you leave, and certain items as well. The reason for this, is that the more powerful abilities and treasure require high stat points to work properly -- your experience and stats are reset to base scores once you leave a dungeon, either by death and escape or by completion.

I had played Azure Dreams on the Playstation and loved it, and was told I would thus enjoy Time Stalkers. In Azure Dreams, you search random dungeons, but you also keep your stats when you leave. Your monsters also keep their levels. Time Stalkers is similar, but Azure Dreams is far superior, IMHO.

The story is interesting, but not captivating. The characters are actually somewhat annoying. You have no sympathy whatsoever for the main hero, who is for the most part, a jerk. Not even an antihero, Sword is rather disagreeable. Evolution was far better, comparitavely. I enjoyed it more than I did Time Stalkers, because I loved those characters. The story interested me, and I actually thought it was a great deal of fun. This game is too, but for such a short RPG the time sure drags on when you play it.

The VMU games are fun, but at the rate the VMU batteries burn and die, it makes the question of worth uncertain.

How long does it take to beat? I finished TimeStalkers in one rental; and that was without playing it non-stop. It is fun, mark my words, but replay value is limited in my opinion. Save your $ for Shen Mue and rent this one if you need some other RPG's to tide you over until the big guns are released on the Dreamcast.

Good Enough to Pass

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: June 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

To start off with, I too was dissapointed with the level system. All that hard work down the drain. But, overall, it is fairly fun. The random dungeon keeps it fairly interesting, but there is little challenge in the battle system.

Definately worth it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: August 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

i thoroughly enjoyed this game. i had never been an RPG fan, but i thought this game looked pretty interesting, so i got it. i too was pleasantly suprised. it is somewhat kid oriented, but entertaining nonetheless. the replay value is extraordinary. i beat it last week and i STILL dont have one of the characters. (i've found more interesting things, such as building the levels of all the monsters ive captured) i would recommend this game to anyone who asked...definately. the only quarrel i have with it is that the main game in it entirety is definately too short. there needs to be more story to it. id like to see a sequel.

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