After taking a few months break from this game to go on a Megami Tensei binge, I've gotten back into it.
Man, this is pretty fun. More than a few twists on the standard strat RPG formula. I just gave one of the story NPCs (about the kindest, most naive angel you could imagine) a spear, let her practice it a bit, and now she's bouncing off heads like Kain. Anyone can use any weapon that way, but different NPCs/classes learn weapons at different speeds.
The battlefields are interesting too...the Geo Tiles add a very interesting tactical layer to things. The map I was on last night had every tile but one flagged with invincibility, so neither the enemies or I could do any damage. Rather than moving the pyramid granting invincibility to the sole non-affected tile on the map, I instead surrounded the tile with my army and threw the enemies onto the vulnerable tile one at a time and watched them attempt to hurt me (which, of course, they couldn't).
Sure, you can go batshit insane and powergame the hell out of the system, but from what I've seen it's not necessary for the main plot (though I'm trying to set up my army so I can remort if needed). Throw in a complete lack of taking itself seriously and some fun characters, and it's well worth tracking down if you like the genre.
Flonne and Etna rock.
Man, this is pretty fun. More than a few twists on the standard strat RPG formula. I just gave one of the story NPCs (about the kindest, most naive angel you could imagine) a spear, let her practice it a bit, and now she's bouncing off heads like Kain. Anyone can use any weapon that way, but different NPCs/classes learn weapons at different speeds.
The battlefields are interesting too...the Geo Tiles add a very interesting tactical layer to things. The map I was on last night had every tile but one flagged with invincibility, so neither the enemies or I could do any damage. Rather than moving the pyramid granting invincibility to the sole non-affected tile on the map, I instead surrounded the tile with my army and threw the enemies onto the vulnerable tile one at a time and watched them attempt to hurt me (which, of course, they couldn't).
Sure, you can go batshit insane and powergame the hell out of the system, but from what I've seen it's not necessary for the main plot (though I'm trying to set up my army so I can remort if needed). Throw in a complete lack of taking itself seriously and some fun characters, and it's well worth tracking down if you like the genre.
Flonne and Etna rock.
"For one thing to live, another thing must be killed. God, or whoever is responsible, deserves respect for creating such a system. It reveals that we cannot take all matters into our own hands. We need only to focus on doing our best--a simple, yet profound way to live, is it not?"
