Wii #0637 - Baroque (USA)

[JPH]

^^wiirelease-0771^^

 

[Bob Evil]

WTF?

A 3rd thread for this?

 

[yuyuyup]

any gud

 

[JPH]

WTF?

A 3rd thread for this?

I made a couple mistakes...sorry

 

[Bob Evil]

 

[jumpman17]

Here's Nintendo Power's 3/10 review for the game:

You may not have heard of it until now, but the Baroque series has been around for almost a decade in Japan. And while we usually envy Japanese gamers for getting games we don't, in this case we would have been better off without it.

You spend the majority of your time wandering through dungeons and fighting monsters in real time. As in most dungeon-crawlers, Baroque's combat is slowed down to the point that it almost feels turn-based, and it quickly grows boring. As you progress, you gain experience and collect items as you might expect, but when you die (a key gameplay element), you lose everything and have to start from square one.

On top of the boring gameplay, Baroque just throws you into the action from the get-go, with no explanation of what is going on or who you are. (The main character, conveniently, has amnesia.) When you die and are reincarnated, more of the story is explained, but it's in little bits and pieces, and you'll often find yourself wondering what to do and where to go next.

The rest of Baroque is under-whelming as well. The graphics are average, and the dungeons are drab and unimpressive. The localization - from lines that are completely nonsensical to the character who cheerfully adds "goddammit" to every sentence - is laughably bad, and doesn't make the story any easier to comprehend. All in all, Baroque has few redeeming qualities, and your money is better spent elsewhere.

 

[zeckyD]

I try the japaneese version and it was so awfull that i never put it my wii twice. Grphics and controls really sucks ....it's only my opinion.

 

[Bob Evil]

It plays better on the PS2 version.

 

[adriana]

yes the game is not so good i habe see the japanese version...

 

[Houou]

I don't get it. Why do even accomplished developers like Atlus half-ass games for the Wii?

 

[jhoff80]

I don't get it. Why do even accomplished developers like Atlus half-ass games for the Wii?

$$$$

 

[falcon64z8]

I don't get it. Why do even accomplished developers like Atlus half-ass games for the Wii?

$$$$

Exactly...

 

[Bob Evil]

Having tried both versions now, I have to say the PS2 version is better, as it doesn't have the gimmicky control scheme.

This is a remake of a great Saturn game ... and I am enjoying it.

Rogue-likes are not everyone's cup of tea, mind you ... and I totally understand that.

 

[Flawsdraw]

Any confirmation this works on PAL? I don't use freeloader or Trucha as the potential risk is there.

 

[Raylene2K7]

Any confirmation this works on PAL? I don't use freeloader or Trucha as the potential risk is there.

there is no risk using the free loader, but i'd like to know if it runs on pal too

 

[Bob Evil]

Potential risk? You talk like it's gonna explode, ya soft bastids.

Works with RegionFrii/BrickBlocker or FreeLoader ... take ya pick.

 

[Flawsdraw]

No the risk is, i end up making coasters out of disks if a future update deems the freeloader useless. otherwise I wouldnt care, but i take the regionfrii/brickblocker side of things cheers

 

[dsbomb]

So use DVD+RWs. If it becomes useless, just rewrite something else on it. Then again, if you're this paranoid, DVD+RWs might just fry your Wii!! Ahhhhh! Run away!!!

 

[Bob Evil]

No the risk is, i end up making coasters out of disks if a future update deems the freeloader useless. otherwise I wouldnt care, but i take the regionfrii/brickblocker side of things cheers

I knew what you meant ... it was the way you put it

 

[Psy29a]

Has anyone tried scrubbing this release?