Great game, would make a great gameboy game...
This is a really well-made game. I'll be honest, some things are lacking. I feel that more mission variety would be great, and the ability to abuse the rivers plays a big role in the playing. Still, all the things you did do were well-done and highly polished. I think that if you took the same quality and effort that was obviously put into this game and just continued to expand upon it, an amazing game could be made.
I could see this on the PSP...
This is really a very lovely game!. Alpha-Beta-Cow has a point.
I could see this a a hot new PSP game or something fun for the iPhone or iPad. I give you a ten.
Style:2-2
addictive:2-2
ease of play:2-2
challenging:2-2
Enemy AI:2-2(never had flash enemies fallow me around like that unless i was on Ragnarok or Gaia's ZOMG! Very nice!)
Very nice job and i hope to see more from you.
awesome
YOUR WASTING YOUR TALENTS!
GO WORK FOR A BIG COMPANY AND GET PAID HEAPS! GAMES AS AWESOME AS THIS USUALLY CHARGE PEOPLE $70
but yeh seriously, this games awesome, kinda feels a waste cause you could do so much better and birth to the world an even better game!
Enjoyable, but repetitive
The game is pretty enjoyable, and, after understanding how everything works it gets quite addictive.
The problem is, there is not much variety, only 2 battle grounds, no other action other than clicking around, and too much focus on kiting...
The characters had no real difference other than aesthetic and beeing ranged or melee, the gunsmith acts exactly the same as the sorceress...
The economy is quite simple, spamming the desired class and working it over and over and over.
The battle is quite abusable, and mostly, only winnable because of the abuse over the rivers.
Having no other choice, other than clicking on the enemy to attack continuously may look like any mmorpg out there. It's fun for the first minute, but if the game lacks any other kind of action in combat, it will get annoying soon. Beeing able to actiave spells from sorceress, triggering heals or using skills with dragoons could make the game last quite longer.
The lack of control over what the character are doing in the primary istance is the exact opposite of the heavy micromanagement that using the second stance to choose who will do what. The second stance actually makes combat fun, but, as the enemies are always the same, the music is always the same, the fields are always the same, it get's boring quick.
The achievments are a nice try, players love a long list of achievments, but almost every one of them are not very creative, and give no real sense of accomplishment.
Well, I guess that's all, it's a fun game, and a nice try... I hope Valthirian Arc 2 gets around with the elements a little more polished.
Amazing
I can't give a 10 though because stated by a couple of thoes before me, it was a bit harsh after the 15th month when you grade 30 students regualry had to go to not face the penalty.
However the artwork is great, voiceacting is way above standards, even for a NDS it'd be amazing. And for some reason, even if the monsters are the same, and the quest somewhat montone, it didn't feel so repetative that I was not amused anymore untill 4 hours had passed.