Done before and much better.
posted by Obnobrac (CARBONDALE, CO) Jan 3, 2010
Member since Dec 2005
Magna Carta 2 has all the earmarks of a great JRPG, which is why it falls so flat for me.
The Story: basically the same as atleast a dozen other titles, but good enough for being repetitious, so if this is a new genre for you, don't let that stop you.
The Graphics: decent enough, though again I had trouble remembering which game I was playing, as I've seen this style and quality many, many times. There wasn't anything that made this game shine graphically, or stand on it's own.
The Sound: fairly good, and I found myself humming along with the 'roaming' refrain.
The Gameplay: this is what killed this game for me. The main combat feature is a system of 'Overheat' and chain attacks. This system was such a slap in the face, that nothing else about the game could overcome it. The weak story, the typical graphics, the often stilted dialogue; these I could have forgiven, had the designers not decided to create a battle-system that regularly mocked the player.
There may be value to skillfully manipulating this system, and having worked through it, there may be an ending that justifies the effort, but for something that is labeled as 'Entertainment'...I was not amused or entertained.
Even for a rental, this game was a waste of time and money.
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