"Hmmm, an ADDICTING rpg that's fairly good!"

This is a great rpg for pc. I remember when I first bought it. I played it for about 10 minutes and then I closed the case and put it away. I didn't play it for about a year. Then one day I pulled it out and started playing. I realized out TOTALLY AWESOME this game is! It's one of the games where, either you like it, or you don't. I LIKE IT! The box says it rivals Final Fantasy VII. I personally don't think so considering FFVII was and is the best FF, but it is VERY GOOD and addicting. I played this game for hours and hours one night. Even after hours of playing...I hadn't even scratched the surface of the game yet. I had maybe two spells and only one new weapon. All of the maps in this game are huge.

Graphics 8/10
Graphics are nothing special, I docked 2 points for that, but they are unique and cool looking so they are great! As far as not being special goes, well, i'm not saying they're BAD. They just aren't PS2 graphics. If you want PS2, play Final Fantasy X, but if you want unique, awesome, and cool looking, get this. Overall the graphics are nice and smooth looking.

Sound/Music 9/10
Ahhh...here's where this game shines. Awesome music. Usually mellow and moody. The music usually fits the game PERFECTLY in every place. Sounds are fairly good. In those battles, your machine guns sure do blast loud.

Control/Gameplay 9/10
Hmmm...unique game style...very unique. It would ALMOST be a strategy game...in fact...i'm sure a lot of people consider it a strategy game...but I 65% of it resembles an rpg. You can move clicking with the mouse or with the keyboard. In battles, you click attack...then you aim with the mouse in a way. A green crosshair comes up and you move it over the enemy and click to attack.

Storyline 10/10
I'm not going to say what it is but it's VERY unique and original, and AWESOME. There's those words again...unique and awesome. There's no other way to describe it.

Characters 11/10
Wow...so many different people that all have different weapons and techniques. It's so great. One guy has a mohawk. One chick has blue long hair. One guy is a robotic dog. Everybody can be upgraded with new clothes and weaponary.

Overall 9/10
I'd say TRY it first, at a computer store or at a friends. If you like, buy! If you hate, you suck!

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 03/30/02, Updated 03/30/02