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Post by zxledah on Nov 18, 2008 15:22:25 GMT 2
Is this game superior to it's precursor, Tales of Symphonia, or is it a mediocre spinoff not worth buying?
I'm renting this later in the month to find out myself.
Feel free to discuss both Dawn of the New World and the original Symphonia here.
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Post by Salene on Nov 30, 2008 5:18:12 GMT 2
O.o How did i not see this before?
But yes! I am a total fan of the Tales Series and i absolutely love everything i've seen about ToS:DotNW! The main characters look really hot, and the story line is really exciting if you played the original ToS.
The sad part is that i don't have a Wii to play it. TT_TT If i could i would buy a Wii just so i could play this game.
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Post by zxledah on Dec 7, 2008 19:43:46 GMT 2
I've seen some vids on youtube with the English Voice actors for the game. One important note is that regular Emil sounds like a 6-year-old schoolgirl. Some voices are better, like Genis', Sheena's and Lloyd's, whereas others like Zelos' and Raine's remained the same. I haven't heard Regal's, Presea's, or the Narrator's (Kratos') yet.
Those in-game skits (hitting Z in the original ToS) are fully voiced now, and there are some pretty funny ones, including a MGS reference by Colette.
One friend of mine on N-A says that the game is almost forcing you to go with monsters, since when the original cast [you]does[/you] join your team, they don't gain EXP and level up.
Most sites are rating it low because they claimed it to "be nothing more than fan-fare" (from gamespot.com)
Bah, I'll judge that when I get it... eventually.
And, unfortunately, I wasn't able to rent it over Thanksiving Break, so I got the next best thing- Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn.
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Post by zxledah on Dec 7, 2008 19:44:38 GMT 2
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Post by junebug on Dec 11, 2008 6:34:13 GMT 2
i never heard of this game.
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Post by zxledah on Jan 10, 2009 5:41:59 GMT 2
I managed to get ahold of it recently, and there are some major complaints about the game already from quite a few people.
1.) There is no free-wandering on the map. You just click and go to a location: no exploring and finding hidden items in far-off places.
2.) The main characters are quite a disappointment. Emil's artes are hard to link together, especially when he uses aerial attacks (his supposed stronger point). Marta still has no Arcane Artes or high level spells yet (besides Resurrection) and she's at level 33 already. (The skill "Special" to use Mystic Artes, formerly Hi-ougis, requires an arcane arte or high-level spell to activate, and I got that skill for everyone shortly before level 30)
3.) When the cast from the original Tales of Symphonia join your team, their levels are capped at a limit. They do not gain any more experience, level up, or learn new artes/skills. And yet their stats are superior to Emil's and Marta's on equal levels.
4.) Some monsters recruited during the adventure majorly suck, not to mention when you feed a monster and it evolves (after a certain level, which differs between species) they return to level 1.
HOWEVER, I seem to be having quite a bit of fun with the game, for the short time that I had it. The Dark Centurion, Tenebrae, makes an excellent comic relief character, though sometimes his speech (the words he chooses to use, mainly) will confuse you sometimes.
I'm probably not even halfway through the game yet, and I'm having fun with it. I'd give it a 3.5/5 or 4/5 so far.
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Post by Gilgamesh on Feb 5, 2009 4:48:21 GMT 2
I got this game on Christmas, and started playing it about a week and a half ago. I beat it, and am currently on my second playthrough. I love it, and personally, think that the review websites are just making up things to hate about it. The plot is pretty deep and interesting, the music is great, and the voices are mildly decent. The battle system is kinda iffy at first, but I eventually found the aerial-oriented battle system very fun. I'd give the game a 8.5-9/10.
Not as good as Symphonia or Abyss, but still a really good game that's worth buying.
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