/vr/ - Retro Games

What do you guys think of Mystic Ark? It's a Japan-only JRPG that is somewhat of a spiritual successor to 7th Saga (originally called Elnard) which is better known for its brutal difficulty in the West. The two games have some similaties such as enemy design, a returning character from 7th Saga and the concept of Arks (called Runes in 7th Saga)
Things I liked about this game were the art direction and character design which was far better than 7th Saga. The music was great too. Some of the puzzles were enjoyable and interacting with objects and using items/Arks on them was nice, it could be done better though.
Things I didn't like about this game were the lack of backstory for side characters (you get 6 of them right after the first dungeon/world), mediocre gameplay and the game falling off towards the end. It felt like they ran out of budget during the last two worlds and cut them short.
All in all, it was a worthwhile experience and I recommend any jrpg fan to try this if they are eager for SNES rpgs. (The PSX game looks interesting as well.)

>>5182798
Seems you're not the kind of guy who just checks everything like I do.
In that case I understand where you come from.
>Haven't really messed around with the other characters yet
They're all good outside of maybe Kamiwoo, he's the weaker link of the cast due to being a pure glass cannon with weak toolset and sinergies with the arks, Tokio seems weak at first but his speed and buffs still make him a solid cast member while Miriene is a good party member at any point in the game, Meisia, Lux and Reeshine are on a tier of their own though, Lux is a monster at low levels and only gets a bit more fair later on when the rest catches up, Reeshine in particular becomes absurdly strong once you unlock her charge and Meisia is genocider tier once you unlock a late game Ark, I won't ruin the surprise though, you'll really like it.
Also check the arranged album for the OST, it's rad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xP4umcKRMQ&index=3&list=