Nostalgia baby didn't beat the game yet but this is a great ass game in general!
Reviews for "Crystal Story"
Several years ago, I played CS2 and loved it. I saw there was a CS1, duh, and tried it out, not really getting into it. I played CS1 again for the first time in several years and holy crap is this game addicting. Stock up on potions, clear dungeons, back to town. Get better weapons/upgrade, back to dungeon. Find unique bosses, kill them, back to town for more potions and upgrades.
It's quite absorbing, in that hard to define, "just one more floor" RPG kind of way. Graphics are simple and static but effective. But you will have certainly seen every enemy and their palette swaps before you are halfway through the main quest.
The characters are the typical anime stereotypes: Idiotic but Polite Hero, Cynical Stoic Girl, Hyperactive Idiot Girl, and a Casanova Who Really Isn't. But the writing is funny enough that it's fine.
Map environments are just okay. Again, just palette swaps over and over. CS2 did a much better job of just giving us more to look at when going through an area.
Still, the game is quite addicting. While some people were kind of apathetic about clearing another 30 floors after Dargon, I was more than happy to do it. The only real criticism I have is that, once you get past floor 25, the enemy randomzier should REALLY start giving you four enemies per room. It doesn't have to be every room but I could count on one hand the amount of battles I had with four enemies.
"LOL! NO!"- Ultimate Dargon, 9-14-2011
"I don't even know why this game is called Crystal Story"-Rita, 9-14-2011
Idk if it's just me but so far I'm having a rough time with the game, as in I probably suck at RPGs and that's probably why it's difficult for me. Good game, though.
ADD FULL SCREEN PLZ