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terryclothWell, I decided to try again to take a break from Shin Megami Tensei, and went out and got Xenosaga 2. I really liked the first game, and the reviews of the sequel were generally positive, so I figured I couldn't go wrong...
Well, I was wrong. I mean, I'm not ready to completely write it off after only two hours, but the load times are crazy, and the skill system is, bizarrely, the same for every character. WTF? The voice acting is awful and very, very badly paced, which makes the numerous and unrelenting cut scenes twice as long (boy, I wish I was joking). And, of course, it drove me to scream and turn off the console after the second boss fight between save points that started you off pinned between three enemies with at least 2000 hp each (where your attacks do about 100) that do 180 damage with a rear attack (where your total hp are about 300). Not only did I not win that fight, but I don't really see how that fight could possibly be winnable... and I'll have to refight the previous boss to even try.
Plus, other than the character names and models (not abilities), the only carry-over from the previous game is the 'boost' system, which has been changed so that it's no longer predictable when you will or won't be able to boost.
Look, difficuly can be good, but some things, like multiple bosses and long, tedious cut scenes with no save points, make me want to hunt down the game designers and kill them. DIE YOU ASSHOLES!
Well, I was wrong. I mean, I'm not ready to completely write it off after only two hours, but the load times are crazy, and the skill system is, bizarrely, the same for every character. WTF? The voice acting is awful and very, very badly paced, which makes the numerous and unrelenting cut scenes twice as long (boy, I wish I was joking). And, of course, it drove me to scream and turn off the console after the second boss fight between save points that started you off pinned between three enemies with at least 2000 hp each (where your attacks do about 100) that do 180 damage with a rear attack (where your total hp are about 300). Not only did I not win that fight, but I don't really see how that fight could possibly be winnable... and I'll have to refight the previous boss to even try.
Plus, other than the character names and models (not abilities), the only carry-over from the previous game is the 'boost' system, which has been changed so that it's no longer predictable when you will or won't be able to boost.
Look, difficuly can be good, but some things, like multiple bosses and long, tedious cut scenes with no save points, make me want to hunt down the game designers and kill them. DIE YOU ASSHOLES!
