My favorite game ever, but not even close to one of the best.
Negatives out of the way first: English dub bad, graphics a little overwhelming at times, story could use some more work. Having to use the wand to turn into enemies to get their attacks is really clumsy, especially since you'll probably want to play as your own creations most of the time. Game doesn't tell you at all what defines a creature's type or moves(although with moves you can sorta guess).
I think some N64DD or Dreamcast games (and Magic Pengel of course) already had the "model your own character" thing way before this game did it, but in my opinion Graffiti Kingdom does it best. 3D modeling with an analog stick sounds like a nightmare, but here it's easy to get something minimally close enough to what you want with varying amounts of effort.
I think the environments are really pretty. The arts and crafts theme might not shine through every level equally, but when it's there its very well done. Indoors are kind of janky, but most of the time they feel good to look at. The music is probably the best thing about this game, give it a listen even if you couldn't get through the whole thing!
Negatives out of the way first: English dub bad, graphics a little overwhelming at times, story could use some more work. Having to use the wand to turn into enemies to get their attacks is really clumsy, especially since you'll probably want to play as your own creations most of the time. Game doesn't tell you at all what defines a creature's type or moves(although with moves you can sorta guess).
I think some N64DD or Dreamcast games (and Magic Pengel of course) already had the "model your own character" thing way before this game did it, but in my opinion Graffiti Kingdom does it best. 3D modeling with an analog stick sounds like a nightmare, but here it's easy to get something minimally close enough to what you want with varying amounts of effort.
I think the environments are really pretty. The arts and crafts theme might not shine through every level equally, but when it's there its very well done. Indoors are kind of janky, but most of the time they feel good to look at. The music is probably the best thing about this game, give it a listen even if you couldn't get through the whole thing!