TREASURE OF THE RUDRAS

I've played and beat this game twice, that's how good this game is. Its a pity there wasn't more added to the game, like having more freedom to do stuff in the games, while I understand there is 4 stories in the game, you'd think they would have more stuff to it, like Arena, Mini Games, etc.

I played and beat the game. I thought it was...okay, honestly. Not very great.

The plot had an interesting premise, to be sure. Humanity is going to be wiped out and replaced in 16 days, like the myriad of other mythical races before it. Go forth and stop it. Unfortunately, the quest itself never really makes this poignant and relevant. All three characters explore the world and stumble upon tons of side plots, locations, characters, and events, but they all seem very disconnected with each other and unrelated to anything overarching in the game.

I literally cannot remember the importance of say, Sodom Castle or that town where everyone is zombies. Unlike a game with a smooth narrative of events like Xenogears or Final Fantasy, events in this game just happen for the sake of happening and have no real lasting narrative impact except for a handful of character related events. The way the plotline wraps up at the end of the game is similarly senseless and the game wraps up on some real ass dumb shit. I never have this attitude about myself, but the story sure as hell ain't better than mine.

The graphics are astounding, as this community can wordlessly attest to. The visuals are also great; the maps are better used than the people who borrow the graphics.

The music is mediocre at best, seriously. Listen to a Chrono/Xenogears/FFVIII/DQVIII track and tell me the music is great.

The gameplay is kinda butt. It tries to sell itself on the Mantra system, the ability for the player to create spells via a system of making up words and names, but with no real help for the player and no real guidance, that's all you have. Besides that, the gameplay is super simple. There's really nothing to do, battle wise or gameplay wise. I'll give it credit for challenging bosses, though.


I'll give it an 'eh/10'.

I didn't know you could choose? I thought it was in a linear order no matter what.

Also, I didn't think the story was that cool either. It was pretty basic stuff (with a different twist of course) but I understand how that's basically what ALL the stories were back then. At least it actually did something cool with the big bad destroying the world/people thing.

Well, I didn't know when it was released.

author=Craze
JoesephSeraph: You really, really felt a little offended?

Hey, not for me. I mean, there are so many awesome indie games with so much intereing and awesome stories out there and *-*

Well, I guess you get the point. I did feel a *little* offended, but whatever.... Anyways, this game feels like a gem. Not the best of SNES, but definately one of them.

Eh, Ok, I'll dissappear before being murdered by some random murderous forum goer. ( 9_9)"

I shouldn't have stopped to dring Coke while I was replying. >_>;

author=Craze
You're greatly affecting the world as you tear it up to try to save your own kind and being haunted by demon-gods that want you dead. I think it's cool.

But the game never links it up in a way that makes it apparently or interesting, though! I was interested in things that were going on on an individual, macro level, but as a whole looking back on it, they didn't mean shit for shit. Isn't it bad that I can't even remember half of it?

It is not an RPG maker game.

Also:

FART is a wind elemental spell. GOTY till end of time 10/10