Hello everybody. It has been a while.. well, not for me.. i have been posting to the old board.. LOL.. I guess that will teach me to not read my emails.. LOL 

Ok, let’s start from White Knight Chronicles. In my  previous blog post i mentioned how disappointed I was in this game… and i still am. But, as it turns out, i was right about the online aspect of the game. There is a LOT of fun to be had in playing the various quests online. If only they had ironed out all the bugs before release.. Btw, I am GumbyNeeley on there are well.. look me up.

I found a copy of Ogre Battle in the wrapper on ebay. I had previously seen copies go for as low as $70 so i wanted to catch this copy if possible. The bid got down to the last minute and was still at $100.. So i threw a bid of 120 on it.. then 140.. then 150.. lol. It settled out at 155. Sometimes they go cheap and sometimes expensive.. Rhyme or reason? There is none.. lol.. Instead i purchased a copy of Persona 2 in the wrapper. I got it for $74 shipped. It just got here yesterday and it is perfect. SCORE! lol.. Also, I was recently at the game store checking prices and ran across a copy of Bully CE for the PS2. I had never seen this before and since the price was only $20 i picked it up. It contains a mini comic, a rockstar sticker and a dodgeball all in a locker style box. I have no idea what it’s worth, but it’s kinda cool.. lol

ok, off to work.. happy gaming all!

Marcus

ok.. well, I just got WKC on Friday. I played it for the first time Saturday afternoon. I must say I was initially impressed. Sadly, I didn’t stay impressed for too long…

The primary issue I have with this title is… well, I guess it’s my dashed expectations. At first, you think the game is going in this massive MMO direction. There is customizable items and equipment and you THINK that that is going to be the basis for some awesome online play. When you first realize that the avatar you created really has no place in the story, you feel a little disappointed. Then when you further discover that while it may seem like there is a massive crafting/customizing thing going on, in reality you have a very limited selection of what you can do or make. Later, i am told, you can create your own town and draw online adventurers to it.. with items and whatnot. I think that the online play is the only enticing feature of this game and that simply because it is the first MMO RPG for PS3. The battles quickly become terribly tedious and the battle system, while interesting, leaves you spending more time waiting than killing.

In short, the game hinted of greatness but achieved very little. Would i buy the game again? Yes, but I am a die hard RPG fan.. If you are not an RPG fan, steer clear and if you are a fan, be prepared to be both excited and disappointed.

GumbyNeeley