So I finally finished off Infinite Undiscovery today, which is a pretty big deal for me because I haven't taken much interest in RPGs these days. Like I said in my previous writing, this game is by no means perfect. Still, there is a charm to the story and it's characters that I somehow just could not ignore.
Of all the characters, and there are quite a few here, the most compelling character to me is the main character himself: Capell.
While the other characters don't get much of a chance to be fleshed out (which is a little sad), Capell gets quite a bit of time and story. The result? It was interesting to see how this cowardly boy transforms into a brave and all around human leader. What I mean by that is he doesn't just turn over and suddenly becomes a brave guy, no. Through the course of the game, Capell struggles to find out who and what he really is. He stops running, he starts fighting for a cause and in the end, he finds everything he ever wanted in life.
And despite what I wrote a little while ago about the other characters not having their time to shine, that isn't entirely true. For most of the game they aren't given much focus, but as the end of the game comes up, they are all given moments to give a little depth to themselves and it does wonders! It surely made me come to appreciate these characters much more then I ever did previously.
The one complaint that I have about the game is during any spoken dialogue scenes. At some times there mouths move and other times, they just don't. Or when speaking, their mouths open, yet their teeth are clenched together. Yes, it is a minor complaint but it gets a little annoying after a while.
All in all, I am still surprised at just how much I enjoyed this game. I regret that I did not pick this one up sooner, but still I am just glad I did now. It was well worth the time (total hours spent in-game: roughly about 34-35 hours) and money.
I read somewhere that there are secret dungeons which unlock after passing the game on normal. I also heard that there are some fierce monsters in these places. Sounds like I have more work to do...
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I really need to play this game. I have it, but I haven't played it yet. I've been playing Dragon Quest IX on the DS (import). I've been too busy with school to play anything for any extended period of time and I can play my DS in bed...lol. I'm looking forward to Infinite Undiscovery. ^_^
How is Dragon Quest IX? I hope it gets brought over here. Though I admit that I never played anything else in the series other then DQVIII, I liked that game.
DQIX is all kinds of awesome. I think it's coming to western shores sometime in the second half of 2010, though, so that's kind of awhile from now. It's taking me a long time to play simply because I'm trying to actually read/translate as I go along. I've played IV, V, VII, and VIII. I think. I've loved them all. IX has sold over 3.5 million copies in Japan already. Oh, and it has multi-player. Not the internet type, but the kind where you and your friend are sitting next to each other in the same room and can play together. Yeah. I need someone to play with...lol.
Sounds interesting, just too bad it'll be so long before it gets here. I suppose this game will get on the list of games I'd like to get some year (along with Final Fantasy XIII, among others).
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