Pretty Solid Adventure
posted by RDubya (LEAGUE CITY, TX) Feb 10, 2011
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Have a hankering for a Zelda-type game? Majin might do the trick for you. It follows many of Zelda's basic principles--travel from room to room, explore, collect items, fight bosses--and applies its own unique twists. For one thing, you're quite dependent on a lumbering but powerful beast, which would be the titular Majin. While you can incapacitate enemies on your own, you need the Majin to finish them off.
As you travel through the world, you collect experience points for the hero and find upgrades for the Majin. Some of the Majin's upgrades include new magical powers, like the ability to breathe fire, which can be used to fight enemies or solve puzzles. However, the only upgrade the hero gets is when he goes up in level, and that just adds more hitpoints and attack power. The hero never learns new techniques, which I found odd.
The combat's pretty fun and the puzzles can make you think without being too challenging. Enemy variety is a bit limited, but beating on them and unleashing combinations never got old for me. However, some sections where you're required to move the Majin around on platforms and elevators can be a bit of a logistical nightmare and may reduce the desire to explore an area more thoroughly.
People have complained about the voice acting, and that criticism is half-true. The principal characters are fine, I think, but yes, the talking animals are pretty amateur-ish.
It's not a perfect game but it's got a good bit of depth, interesting ideas, and a unique setting. It's perfect for people that are tired of playing the same shooter over and over.
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