The Granstream Saga

"It was OK, but why so short?"

This game was a good game, to be honest. I really liked the gameplay, but all other areas were lacking for some reason. Also it was an action/RPG, which is a good thing to me.

Music: Ack. Here is one of the many downfalls of the game. It was horrible. I hated the battle music most of all. A lot of the music I did not even notice, which rarely happens when I am playing a game. Plus, the voices are horrendous.

Gameplay: This saved the game for me, and is the one true reason I loved the thing. The battles were awesome, as you could equip different weapons, and had different skills for each weapon. I alos liked that the battles were, for the most part, one on one. Something about that made me think, ''Wow.'' I might be able to win! Anyway, the controls are kind of choppy though, and you walk wierd. But the battles, that was something else. If you want sheer action/RPG batlling, this is it at it's finest.

Story: Poop. I thought you would be able to see a good story in this game. But, no...... We get crap instead. The characters are all cliched and poopy, their voices don't add any aura to the story. It is the same thing over and over, go one place, then go another place, while everytime looking for something. But, but, good thing is, there is a plot twist at the end, which I thought, ''What is this?'' I don't think you will enjoy this story much.

Graphics: Good, for the most part. Nice backgrounds, detailed colocring, but the character design was awful. The characters had NO faces, only in the diaologue box. I mean, how can you have an RPG without character faces?!?! That is crazy, and one of the stupidest thing I have ever seen in my life. After I noticed that, the graphical part of the game was ruined for me.

Overall, not a game for everyone, but worth a rental. You can probably beat it and return it before the due date, so give it a try.

Reviewer's Score: 8/10, Originally Posted: 09/05/00, Updated 09/05/00