Retelling a shortened version of the events that took place in the Full Metal Alchemist anime, this is a bite-size beat-'em-up and is worth checking out if you like the show. Far too much text and cutscenes taken directly from the show pads out the game and causes Dual Sympathy to suffer from not having its own identity.
The mechanics are easy to master but shallow and the challenge is limited to the occasional boss fight. I can't help but feel this could have benefitted from a co-op mode or even a character swap option to offer more variety in the gameplay. You can play as other characters such as Mustang and Scar, but only after beating the game. These new characters do have cool sprites and animations but their general move sets remain the same. Which doesn't help the fact that the game does not have nearly enough depth to warrant a second playthrough.
There are some settings to fiddle around with including some mini-games, which seem like an afterthought. It would be nice if it included quality of life changes such as faster text crawl, manual saving, and being able to switch from the whack English VA to the sick Japanese original.
The mechanics are easy to master but shallow and the challenge is limited to the occasional boss fight. I can't help but feel this could have benefitted from a co-op mode or even a character swap option to offer more variety in the gameplay. You can play as other characters such as Mustang and Scar, but only after beating the game. These new characters do have cool sprites and animations but their general move sets remain the same. Which doesn't help the fact that the game does not have nearly enough depth to warrant a second playthrough.
There are some settings to fiddle around with including some mini-games, which seem like an afterthought. It would be nice if it included quality of life changes such as faster text crawl, manual saving, and being able to switch from the whack English VA to the sick Japanese original.