Blue Dragon for Xbox 360 Reviews by Gamers

If you're a fan of Japanese RPG's or Japanese animation, Blue Dragon is a great first RPG from the creators of Final Fantasy. The characters and storyline are very unique and interesting. The game was so popular in Japan that they created an anime series which is actually quite good. Some compare the anime to being as good as Dragon Ball Z. There's also some great musical scores. It's obvious that Mistwalker Studios wanted to create an impact with their first RPG foray on the 360.

I especially liked the easy menu system, and the ability to save anywhere on the outside overhead map area. Also, being able to warp anywhere to another warp device is awesome. No tedious running for hours. However, there tends to be some slow down in frames-per-second (FPS) in some battles and areas where there are multiple enemies on the screen at once. It can be quite frustrating at times when you're trying to use your charge meter correctly. One moment it's very slow which makes it easy to hit the "sweet spot". Then the next time you go to use it the FPS is back to normal and the charge meter will zoom right to the end.

Overall this game is well worth getting into for any RPG or Japanimation fan. It will provide hours and hours of fun, and it's few shortcomings are easily overlooked.

Pros:
- Great graphics
- Extremely deep game (easily over 100 hours if you tried to do everything and max all levels)
- Non-Linear
- Tons of side-quests
- Lovable characters
- English voice acting is surprisingly good

Cons:
- Annoyingly low FPS in some areas
- Not very challenging (however there is a free download called "New Game +" that gives a better challenge)
- Same monster, different name syndrome. Lots of similar looking monsters that just get a new name and progressively harder as you go along.