This game plays just the same as FFT, but you command ten units into battle instead of only 5 and that means there are more enemies and better chances of members being killed... One problem arised from playing this game and I think that it is a major set back. Once a character dies you can just kiss him good-bye for the rest of the game unless you manage to revive him during that battle and you need the ressurection spell to do this, which is aquired in the 4th chapter, way into the game. I like the realism, but whats the point of getting the spell once you've lost enough people already? The battle areas are well developed and weapons like a regular bow over a crossbow make a big difference. A regular bow has the ablity to arc arrows over people and walls where as the crossbow can't. I just wish this game had a sequel... Not likely to happen.
Currently I'm playing it in Japanese, (well, at least I'm playing it) but it just isn't the same. I'm playin it for SNES and although the graphics are prime for it's time it still won't ever compare to Playstations English version. The game also has 4-6 ending I believe, and you get to choose certain paths in the game usually at the end of a chapter. In one case you have the choice of whether you will destroy a town of helpless civilians, or to turn your back on your lord. If you burn the town your alinment will be L, meaning LAW, stating your a good person...so to speak of course. If you don't destroy the town you'll be C, meaning Chaos, making you a bad person. See the irony of this situation? Kill people and be loved, not kill people and be hated...whats the deal? Following your lord would be generally the right thing for a knight to do, but commiting a masacre isn't always a great thing to have to do. |
