I don't understand why people don't go around singing the praises of Dragon Quarter. It's got so much atmosphere it could lend some to every PS2 game that got below a 6/10 and have some left over to spare. I saw a copy in the used game bin at Gamestop for $7.99. Sad. This game should go used for $30 and new on Ebay for $60, that's what it should be worth. I'm about 10 hours in and haven't begun to scratch the surface yet.
Tactical battles that are not quite traditional turn-based, no quite action-rpg but instead a perfect mix of the two. A serious, yet not frustrating, difficulty level. An intro to die for - I haven't seen a more gripping intro yet on any console or PC game. It doesn't have the best graphics, or the best sound, but for some reason everything just gels right to give the game an extremely high production value imho. Unique ideas such as the ability to plant bombs then retreat in comabt. The "dragon" ability. The setting is unique and the game appeared before Xenosaga and all these other "high tech" rpg's started to arrive.
There are some parts of the game that are tongue-in-cheek, such as the attacks which range from "Hey hey!" to "Outta my way!!" One of the main characters is mute, and her interaction with Ryu is poignant. It got an 8.0 rating at Gamespot:
http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/brea...agon%20Quarter The setting featured a "caste" society and dealt with the implications of that system for the main characters. If you like RPG's at all and have a PS2 or PS3, there is no excuse for you not to pay $7.99 for this game. My only question is, where is Breath of Fire 6?
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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