[PS2] Chaos Wars

The original thread for this game apparently died back in November 2006 with a comment that "It'll never be localized". Anyways they released it today. Sadly it looks like only enough copies were made to meet preorders and it's anyone's guess if they'll have any copies beyond that. Thank goodness I did preorder it.

For those who didn't see the original thread, basically this is a PS2 strategy RPG that takes a bunch of characters from different Atlus, RED, Aruze, and Idea Factory games.

Initial thoughts(I've only done two battles at this time):

The game plays kind of like Makai Kingdom. Free roaming map with a radius you can move in instead of a grid. Techniques work the same way as well with the little bubble or pillar that you place over your target or targets.

Graphics are very cutesy and obviously outdated(it is a PS2 game after all and it doesn't even try and push the PS2). Then again the target audience are people who play games like Makai Kingdom and Disgaea so generally we won't be bothered. I'm rather amused at the thought of characters from various videogames having this look. I can't wait to get Yuri and Alice(from Shadow Hearts).

I have seen a few load times here and there. Nothing bad so far although I've been told that some later stuff has annoying load times. I'll confirm or deny this when I get to the points in question.

The voice acting is atrocious. This might be a new low in fact. I can't even say that it's so bad it's good. It's just bad. Some of the dialogue sounds like it was a direct translation too so sometimes they say something that just sounds odd. I'm just waiting for someone to make a comment about being the master of unlocking or the like.

So far there's no real story to speak of. Kid gets dragged into alternate world. Wants to get out of alternate world. Quest begins. I'm not expecting anything great storywise in all honesty. It's about having Yuri and Karen and Alice fight alongside characters from Spectral Souls and Gungrave and whatnot. I'm hoping that Jack Frost will appear in the game as well(at least as a cameo) but who can say? I haven't seen a FAQ for this game yet.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Denicalis

Ah, Gamestop only. That's why I hadn't been able to preorder this at an EB, even.

Fucking ridiculous. I might grab this off of e-bay at some point, but from what I've heard, it's pretty lackluster.

I think the company that makes it went out of business or something. Apparently their boards are completely flooded with spam at this point and whatnot. I'm rather surprised it came out at all. I was fully expecting to end up transfering the money I preordered this with to some other game. And yeah, I'm not expecting anything grand from it. It's probably going to be the epitome of average with only the various crossovers giving it anything of note at all.

There's nowhere I can't reach.