Genji - Honda Forum / Acura Forum

Shiba-Kun · 10-26-2005, 09:24 AM

Picked it up the other day but haven't really gotten into it. More of an in-depth review later on.

Anybody else get it?

Transparent · 11-02-2005, 08:05 AM

hows it look so far?

Shiba-Kun · 11-02-2005, 08:10 AM

The on-screen characters are large and vibrant. The motion flows smoothly. But I haven't really got into the meat of the game yet. I've been racing in a weekely GT4 contest that takes up a lot of my gaming time, plus I started tinkering around w/ Shadow of the Colossus.

Should I try to take some pictures? At E3 I couldn't pause the game easily so most of my Genji pics weren't so great.

Transparent · 11-02-2005, 08:13 AM

I saw a comercial on AnimeNetwork and it looked pretty badass

Shiba-Kun · 11-02-2005, 08:13 AM

I found a couple pics on my SHO gallery.

Shiba-Kun · 11-07-2005, 11:00 AM

I've gotten to the 4 hour mark in the game. Supposedly it's a pretty short game, so I'm guessing I must be about 1/2 of the way done. It mixes in real Japanese historical characters & places, with mystical mumbo-jumbo.

Kinda mixes a top down action adventure like Onimusha or Devil may Cry with some tried-n-true RPG elements like shopping at weapons stores & chatting with village folks. The fighting is definitely high on button mashing. Basically you wait until your foe misses or coils to strike and you character is fast enough to beat them to the punch. Then you retreat and do it all over again.

The CG scenes are average for this day and age, but the in-game screens are very colorful and vibrant.

I'd say if you like Onimusha then this would be a good game to pick up. it's only retailing for $39.99 so it's not one of those $50 titles.

BTW: The translations are kinda sketchy

, but it doesn't hurt the enjoyment of the game.