Just Hold The A Button
posted by xenon2k7 (DARLINGTON, SC) Oct 6, 2009
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Dawn of a New World was ok, but, compared to the first, seemed empty and short. I own it and do love it; I found myself attaching to the new characters and reconnecting with the old ones all over again. The field elemental traits and U. Attack are interesting and Mystic Artes are awesome.
There are two things I dislike the most is the point A to point B map system with no free world map. I guess that what added to the empty short feeling. But, in the original, once you got the rheairds, you were going straight to towns and temples anyway, so that is the minor one. The major one is the monster taming system, it is WAY TOO EASY to exploit and cheat with. The monster become super powered too quickly when compared to Emil and Marta, and the original cast from Symphonia doesn't level at all. That just doesn't make sense to me; you can have a level 200 monster, but the original cast can only get to 50? When your final boss is level 80, these rules make the fight stupidly easy, or stupidly difficult.
Overall, if you loved the original, and are curious about this one, try it out. It does feel slower and can take some getting into, but you won't be too disappointed.
By the way, I seen the claims that the cutscenes drag (which they do, kinda) and are unskippable. You can skip most of them by holding the A Button for a couple of seconds. I know this works on the long scenes before big battles. Just give the game a chance.
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