Demon Gaze - review

Over the past years, Kadokawa Games develops many JRPGs, or have NIS America published it to the west. Over the numerous years, NIS publishes their JRPGs to the west. So far, their games are nighttime-evident.

The whole company can publish dungeon crawlers. In the past years, NIS America has finally taken a step forward to the nightly publishing. Because of that hard working, time to read the review about this dungeon crawler.

Demon Gaze is a dungeon crawler RPG game that is a follow up to the Japan-only release "Students of the Round" and can mimic the Etrian Odyssey series, as well as other dungeon crawlers.

The Story:

Demon Gaze is about a young boy named Oz. He is a warrior who is the one and only Demon Gazer. He has a tool that can capture demons and bring them to good. The game uses a nighttime-evident storyline that can provide players.

Living in the Princess Inn:

The Princess Inn is a beautiful inn where you can hang out with friends. It's a 3-story inn that is so big, that it can't hold as many people. The pictures display on each room. The "!" mark is something important while the "?" mark is a quest or optional.

Paying the Rent:

After coming back to the inn, Fran Pendoll, the manager needs you to pay the rent. If you don't have enough money to pay the rent, then you will stay outside until you have enough money. You can earn money by winning battles and selling unneeded items. The rent will be high depending on your party and the difficulty.

Customizing a Character:

When you have enough money, you can hire another person to join you in your party. To do that, talk to Fran and select "Register." After registering a person, you see the character customization screen. You can select a type of person, give him/her a voice, a name and done! You can have up to 5 people on your team.

The Gameplay:

The gameplay mimics Etrian Odyssey and other dungeon crawlers. The battle system allows you to pay attention on what you're doing and get through the battle system well. There are 6 choices, Attack, Defend, Skill, Item, Flee and Demon. The Demon choice is for Oz only, which can be talked about later. The danger level indicates at the top middle of the screen. Green means low, yellow means medium and red means high. When it reaches red, that means you're in trouble until you escape. As you level up, the danger level will decrease.

After reaching a certain level, you can learn a skill. The more skills you learned, the better. The Special skills doesn't require SP, but others do. You need to use them wisely.

Forming a Pact with the Demons:

When you get all circles across the areas, you can fight a demon to forge a pact with him/her. When you get strong enough, you can try your luck in fighting a demon. Once the demon is finished, you can bring him/her to Fran to get a Demon Key.

When Demons Accompany:

When you have the Demon Key, you can bring at least one demon with you via your room or the circle you control. You can carry up to three demons at a time. A demon can come out on his/her own sometimes. You can call the demon out by selecting Open Demon under Demon. The Demon Gauge that is located on the top left corner depletes slowly when the Demon is out. When it reaches 0, the demon enrages and will attack you. Which is why you need to quickly select Close Demon under Demon. However, you can fill up the gauge by fighting.

At the end of a battle, your demon can increase points to rank up your demon. When the demon's rank is up, the Demon Gauge's max increases.

The Moment Before the Situation Rises:

As the game progresses, the situation happens, like sickness, dangers, clamoring, etc. As stated, you need to look on what are they talking about. The moment takes place right before the situation happens and rises. There might be some tough things such as the banned from any place part. It's very clear that this may be the good time to experience it.

The Conclusion:

Demon Gaze is a bombshell that Etrian Odyssey fans will not hate on. The gameplay looks awesome and everything. Also, this game is coming out perfectly, but apart from the fact that you pay the rent, which is a stupid move. Besides, if you don't want to play this, they you can quit anytime if possible.

Pros:

+Awesome gameplay experience
+Demons are great

Cons:

-Paying the rent is a pain

Although I can say Demon Gaze is an exciting game. However, there's a minor flaw to this game and there's a good chance that it can rip players off. That doesn't matter because I'm loving it very much! I'm giving Demon Gaze a perfect 10 and all I can say is, good luck!

Tales of Xillia 2 - release date revealed + even more hype!

Well, everybody, it looks like it's finally happening! Tales of Xillia 2 is going to hit US August 19, 2014! I know you're even more hype to play it, but do not worry, guys. There will be other RPG games that will be released before that month to hold us off.

As of right now, this is a small word on the release date on Xillia 2, so more news will be revealed later on. Maybe it'll be big.

Tales of Symphonia Chronicles - review (Part 2 of 2)

And now, it's time for the second half of the Tales of Symphonia Chronicles review. Part 2 will cover the Wii sequel, Dawn of the New World.

Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World is a direct sequel to the PS2 game that has chapters with a storyline that is exciting. Also, there are some issues to the game that aren't fixed. This game serves as a sequel with two new characters.

The Story:

After a climatic ending to the previous game, the two worlds are together at the dawn, causing the story to continue. Mithos' death by the heroes of world regeneration's hands freed massive energies, combining two worlds together and ripping Derris--Kharlan in time. With the new world is reborn and after 2 years from the past, the gang of regeneration must face a greater foe and a bigger challenge. Since the dawn times, Sylvarant and Tethe'alla merge into one, causing new places to appear. The Giant Tree grew violently and attacked the town.

The Sylvaranti and Tethe'allan laws are in effect during dawn times. Or so they say...

Introduction:

Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World has two new characters that aren't seen in the previous game. A male character was named Emil Castagnier. He was timid at the beginning. When the situation gets hotter, his parents were killed by Lloyd Irving. The main hero of world regeneration was a murderer throughout the Blood Purge. And now, Emil swears vengeance upon him, avenging his parents' death. Is Lloyd really a murderer?

A female character was named Marta Lualdi. She has a core on her forhead. The situation took a turn for the worse when she was taken into hostage. After the Giant Tree killed the people of Palmacosta, Marta issues to leave the town. Only by protecting the core can she earn the right to stay alive.

The Elements of Nature:

Dawn of the New World has 8 elements of nature. Fire, Water, Wind, Light, Ice, Earth, Lightning and Darkness. These elements of nature consists inside the temple. Those refer to as the elemental wheel and neon colors at night.

The World Map:

Unlike the previous game, Dawn of the New World allows you to choose a place you would go rather than walking in the map. The map has two worlds together to form a new world. There are new places that aren't seen in the previous game. As the story progresses, new places will be added.

The Skits:

They are voiced mini scenes in both English and Japanese voices. When the title appears on the bottom right corner, press the Select button. There are some skit emoticons that are added, which is the change in Tales of Symphonia Chronicles.

The Sorcerer's Ring:

The sequel allows you to aim using the R1 button and fire using the Square button. When the cursor is big, the ring will work. Like last time, it starts out with fire and can change the element with the machine.

The Gameplay:

The sequel's gameplay looks different than the previous one. The texture looks smooth. There are air combos that can be performed by tilting the left analog stick up and pressing X. The Unison Attack is still there, but can work differently. Depending on the elements on the grid, someone will help you during the attack. It can be performed pressing the right analog stick. This depletes half of the gauge.

After meeting certain conditions, you are able to do a Mystic Arte, which can deplete the whole gauge holding circle while an arcane arte and a high spell. Special can be equipped with 10 SP (Skill Points), which can be increased when levelled up. You can equip as many skills as possible. However, when you don't have enough SP, you can't exceed from the limit. On certain levels, new skills and artes (special moves) will be learned.

Forming a Pact with a Monster:

The only thing in Dawn of the New World was forming a pact with a monster. In order to form one, the purple effect with "Spellbind" will flash upon defeating the monster with the four same elements on the grid. You can carry up to four monsters with you. Can you befriend as many monsters as you can?

The Music:

The music to it sounds cheesy. They change slightly and were butchered. That goes, to some of the places' BGM as well. Regardless, the music was alright, but that doesn't mean you won't enjoy the game.

Issues with the Game:

What I don't like about the game was issues that AREN'T fixed. Issues are, subtitles with punctuation issues, gald grinding issues with some monsters, etc. It's just lazy work in regards with issues. Just because the company didn't fix the issues and still outdated doesn't mean you can't stop playing. There's also another issue to it; the heroes of world regeneration CAN'T earn EXP.

The Conclusion:

Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World is an outdated game that you may or may not enjoy. I call it outdated because the team has some lazy work. Like I said above, the game needs a LOT of work. Besides, just because you wanted the team to fix this game doesn't mean you can fail to play it. At least it's looking good in HD, though. I can say it's a game for everyone.

Pros:

+Air combos are interesting
+Elements are colorful

Cons:

-Gald grinding in some monsters is a pain
-Cheesy music quality
-Subtitles need a lot of work
-Game graphics look outdated and lazy

This is the final part of the Tales of Symphonia Chronicles review and I'm giving it a perfect 10 for Prime while I can declare it Best RPG Game for 2014.

Demon Gaze - out tomorrow

If you don't know what dungeon crawlers are, then there's a chance that you should know about Demon Gaze. It's one of NIS' dungeon crawlers that can give fans not just the gameplay, but a nighttime-evident and engaging storyline as well. Demon Gaze uses a possibility to mix and match 7 jobs and 5 races and also mimics the Etrian Odyssey series and the upcoming dungeon crawler Persona Q: Shadows of the Labyrinth.

Demon Gaze is about a young man named Oz. Oz is a warrior who was alone. However, he's not alone anymore because he has a tool that can seal away the surface dweller demons from taking over the world and dwelling the surface.

Now, as stated, the PSVita exclusive, Demon Gaze will hit US stores tomorrow.

RGR Gaming Goal 2014

Hello, everyone. You guys are enjoying this year's releases, right? I'm glad you are because I have an RPG gaming goal to heat things up. This RPG gaming goal of mine will be a blast for me to keep my play speed going. It's not like I would be ripped off by a release date delay or anything. Here's the RPG gaming goal below.

Goal: At least beat RPG games that I have/will be renting.

RPG games to play/pick up this year:

Bravely Default
Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars**
Demon Gaze*
The Witch and the Hundred Knight*
Tales of Symphonia Chronicles
Ragnarok Odyssey
Ragnarok Odyssey ACE
South Park: The Stick of Truth**

*Currently playing
**RPG games are currently at high demand status
***Other RPG games are on hold for it/in my wishlist

This list of RPG games above will be subject to change by adding more. The game I beat will be crossed out. I'm not sure if I can be able to beat them all in a year, but I'll see.

How I record my games at The Backloggery

As you can see, guys, The Backloggery is a website where we can track and record our games and it's one of my favorite sites since I first signed up. Although the site is the best. Anyway, I'm about to give you how I record games on The Backloggery. Think of it as a guideline to it. Below is a way of tracking my games. I'll use my own best way.

Renting games from GameFly:

1. Once a game is shipped, I type in a game title that was shipped, mark it Unplayed and Borrowed/Rented and add it to my Now Playing list.

2. Wait 2-4 days for my game to come in the mail.

3. Once it came in the mail, I mark it as Unfinished and can still remain in my Now Playing list to start it.

Sometimes I buy games. I buy any game and type the game that I bought. As of right now, The Backloggery is being temporarily repossessed until further notice. Is it going to be an upgrade? I'll find that out soon! I hope it's going to be back up and running tomorrow because like I mentioned, I'll be looking the ones that have the beautiful titles and use the music for inspiration. For even more inspiration, I use "Blue Beating" from BlazBlue. The music is catchy, though.

Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars - out tomorrow

Spike Chunsoft's RPG game for the 3DS and PSVita will be releasing tomorrow in stores. Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars is an RPG game that is made and brought to you from the makers of Danganronpa. The game is about a young boy who was forming a pact with the ladies. In fact, there's a Danganronpa reference since it's Spike Chunsoft.

The game has a deep storyline that you need to pay attention to or you might screw it up. The battle system is engaging because there's a spot. When you hit an enemy from a certain spot, it's a weakness for an enemy.

If you have beaten the demo, then you might get a head start and a bonus. Be sure to beat the demo before picking up the full game tomorrow!

Found something very interesting!

Wow, when I first picked up The Witch and the Hundred Knight from my mailbox, I heard a few bleeps to it! The other day, I read QuestingOrc's comment at the Backloggery about picking up The Witch and the Knight sometime. I'm glad he's going to pick it up, which I hope for it because I was one of the first people to play it!

Back in the end of March, I found something very interesting. I heard Mr. Incredible makes it to the SSF2 roster. It's kind of embarassing to see a Disney character making the cut. However, it didn't really happen because that was an April Fools joke, along with August 21, 2014, which is a fake release date! Good thing v0.9b is going to be released before August, or I'll be mad. Besides, it's very funny to prank someone, even the prank master, who is hard to beat. Seriously, it was funny as I encountered.

The other thing I found was GameFly ripping off and delaying release dates, which is not funny, it's serious. That could upset fans, even me because I was able to order Bravely Default at February 11 after being unable to order it in the actual release date. They HAD to delay them just to tick me off. Maybe it has something to do with the company.

After I was ripped off by the release date delay, I went ahead to Kongregate and play me a few games to hold me off. Also, I came across an RPG game that was a rip-off version of Bravely Default. It was Crystal Story II, an RPG game that is the sequel to Crystal Story I that resembles Bravely Default and serves as a rip-off version of it.

As of today, everything's getting smooth, including the RPG releases for this and the previous months!

Ragnarok Odyssey Ace - out now in stores!

After March's RPG games are released, Ragnarok Odyssey Ace releases to the western stores today! If you have played the original one, then here's the explanation. Ragnarok Odyssey Ace is an expansion to the PS Vita exclusive "Ragnarok Odyssey." Like the original one, the story stays the same. In Ace, new equipment, new content, etc. are added. Also, it's a Sony exclusive for the PS3 and PS Vita.

Make sure you beat the original one before playing the expansion to get new content!