Have you ever had this moment where you discover a piece of media that you didn't have full knowledge of, but as time passes and you make research of, you start getting more interested in that piece of media and when you finally experience it, it becomes something that it's not only incredibly great, but it becomes something so meaningful to you that you start thinking about it when relating it to your sensibilities.
Many things made me feel that way. There was Disney's Fantasia, the EarthBound (MOTHER) trilogy, the first Xenoblade Chronicles, the film The Prince of Egypt, Persona 5... and that feeling came again in the most fresh way possible with... Live A Live.
This game has become something so meaningful to me and I love almost every aspect of this game.... from it's storytelling structure, the different gimmicks of each of its chapters, the characters, but most importantly, its best quality, this is a great collection of homages to some of the most well known storytelling genres you can experience in a game or movie, not only in terms of spoof, but because it uses subversions that tackle many events that make each scenario stand out than what you expect.
Some chapters definitely were better than others, but they're so varied in how they are told and how they are played, that each one can be a favorite of someone else depending of what kind of player they are and what they look forward for a game.
The combat system is actually pretty fun and engaging, and it makes you think of different strategies and how to tackle many battles depending of the chapter you are. (Although I'll admit that the random encounters in the final chapters did kinda get annoying).
For my favorite chapter, I'm between Imperial China or Distant Future. As for my weakest, I'll have to go with Near Future (not bad by any means, but it had some hiccups during the gameplay experience, but I do loved its 90s anime quirkiness).
But all in all, I enjoyed each of these chapters, and everything rounds up with a fantastic pay off and a final boss that was challenging but incredibly satisfactory.
When it comes to this being a remake from a 1994 Super Famicom game, this remake is a miracle. The HD-2D visuals are fantastic and beautiful, the voice acting is incredibly well and emotive, great UI menus, and I absolutely apprecciate all the optional easter eggs and secrets that you can find on your leisure.
This is easily one of the best surprises that I had the pleasure of playing this year, and it's a game that will stick with me for many years to come.
One of my new favorite games of all time.
I can highly recommend it to everybody!
The Legend is truly aLive!
Many things made me feel that way. There was Disney's Fantasia, the EarthBound (MOTHER) trilogy, the first Xenoblade Chronicles, the film The Prince of Egypt, Persona 5... and that feeling came again in the most fresh way possible with... Live A Live.
This game has become something so meaningful to me and I love almost every aspect of this game.... from it's storytelling structure, the different gimmicks of each of its chapters, the characters, but most importantly, its best quality, this is a great collection of homages to some of the most well known storytelling genres you can experience in a game or movie, not only in terms of spoof, but because it uses subversions that tackle many events that make each scenario stand out than what you expect.
Some chapters definitely were better than others, but they're so varied in how they are told and how they are played, that each one can be a favorite of someone else depending of what kind of player they are and what they look forward for a game.
The combat system is actually pretty fun and engaging, and it makes you think of different strategies and how to tackle many battles depending of the chapter you are. (Although I'll admit that the random encounters in the final chapters did kinda get annoying).
For my favorite chapter, I'm between Imperial China or Distant Future. As for my weakest, I'll have to go with Near Future (not bad by any means, but it had some hiccups during the gameplay experience, but I do loved its 90s anime quirkiness).
But all in all, I enjoyed each of these chapters, and everything rounds up with a fantastic pay off and a final boss that was challenging but incredibly satisfactory.
When it comes to this being a remake from a 1994 Super Famicom game, this remake is a miracle. The HD-2D visuals are fantastic and beautiful, the voice acting is incredibly well and emotive, great UI menus, and I absolutely apprecciate all the optional easter eggs and secrets that you can find on your leisure.
This is easily one of the best surprises that I had the pleasure of playing this year, and it's a game that will stick with me for many years to come.
One of my new favorite games of all time.
I can highly recommend it to everybody!
The Legend is truly aLive!