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A good game with minor DS conversion issues ...
posted by StratMan (MIAMI, FL) Feb 22, 2010
Member since May 2008
8 out of 8 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
I like the quick combat and rapid skill and level enhancement. I really enjoy how killing an enemy and obtaining objects and equipment is automatic. I also enjoy the quick tone notifying you when a skill or level up is available. The in game menu system and navigation are done well. Now for my small negatives which add up:
- UI is designed for a right handed person. Since ALL game play is using the touch screen I couldn't move with the D pad since I needed the pen in my left to fight and access the scrollbar. And having the scrollbar at the top right forces me as a lefty to reach across the screen during the action to activate a skill then swipe or draw a circle to use the skill. Which is too slow during combat. WHY couldn't they assign hot keys to a skill OR move the menu bar to left?
- Dialog is very slow and lengthy and you can only touch the screen to advance the story. Sounds stupid but a simple A or B key would be nice.
- TOO MANY "..." dialogues. This may sound stupid but almost every conversation has that annoying "..." followed with a camera move that amounts to nothing. Add that with LONG dialogue you find yourself painfully waiting for the next menu access to just SAVE a completed mission. For the love of God, I just need to save my last 30 minutes so I can use the bathroom with both hands...
- Need an initial hour to get to your Job selection. First 30 minutes fighting the bland dialogue, then another 30 minutes aimlessly roaming a maze of trees and shrubbery until you locate a map.
- Levels without maps are tedious.
All of this sounds like I am bashing the game but actually I am not. I already have 5+ hours invested and like the game enough to keep going, with a possible purchase. What I don't understand is the above items make the game tedious and most could have been addressed before release. Give the game a good 2-3 hours before judging harshly but Ragnorak has plenty of weapons, skills and jobs to have fun and with great replay value.
- UI is designed for a right handed person. Since ALL game play is using the touch screen I couldn't move with the D pad since I needed the pen in my left to fight and access the scrollbar. And having the scrollbar at the top right forces me as a lefty to reach across the screen during the action to activate a skill then swipe or draw a circle to use the skill. Which is too slow during combat. WHY couldn't they assign hot keys to a skill OR move the menu bar to left?
- Dialog is very slow and lengthy and you can only touch the screen to advance the story. Sounds stupid but a simple A or B key would be nice.
- TOO MANY "..." dialogues. This may sound stupid but almost every conversation has that annoying "..." followed with a camera move that amounts to nothing. Add that with LONG dialogue you find yourself painfully waiting for the next menu access to just SAVE a completed mission. For the love of God, I just need to save my last 30 minutes so I can use the bathroom with both hands...
- Need an initial hour to get to your Job selection. First 30 minutes fighting the bland dialogue, then another 30 minutes aimlessly roaming a maze of trees and shrubbery until you locate a map.
- Levels without maps are tedious.
All of this sounds like I am bashing the game but actually I am not. I already have 5+ hours invested and like the game enough to keep going, with a possible purchase. What I don't understand is the above items make the game tedious and most could have been addressed before release. Give the game a good 2-3 hours before judging harshly but Ragnorak has plenty of weapons, skills and jobs to have fun and with great replay value.
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