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White Knight Chronicles is an epic fantasy tale about two kingdoms in midst of a longstanding war. The King of Balandor, wishing to put an end to the war, invites the duke of Faria to his castle to celebrate his daughter's coming of age.
But this celebration is sabotaged by the Magi, a rogue sect seeking to steal the White Knight, an ancient weapon of war sealed beneath Balandor castle, in order to take over the world.
During the ensuing chaos, a young man named Leonard accidentally unlocks the power of the White Knight as he attempts to save the princess.
With this power, Leonard manages to fend off the Magi attack, but not before they escape with the princess.
With the kingdoms in chaos, Leonard is entrusted with the mission to find the Magi and rescue the princess. With the help of his trusted companions, they travel throughout Balandor and beyond on a quest to save the princess before the Magi unlock the other knights.
The journey is fraught with danger, with Magi warriors at every turn, mythical beasts and monsters to battle, and forbidden powers revealed.
As Leonard learns more about the power of the Knight, he realizes that unsealing all of them could trigger a calamity that could end the world.
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 Don't pay attention to the big media reviews! |
| Review Date: February 4, 2010 |
| Reviewer: J. Heller, Athens, GA, USA |
(I'm only a few hours in to the game as I type this, right after meeting the Don in Albana and unlocking the binding shops.)
IGN, GameSpot, and the other websites and magazines that gave this game crappy reviews should really pop the disc back in and give it another go! DO NOT BELIEVE THEM! Honestly opinion =/= fact, and if the game appeals to you by all means pick it up, it's worth it in my opinion! The art direction is a little weird but slowly growing on me. It "looks" like a PS2 game, but honestly if you take the time to look around it is most def a PS3 game! Graphics are very crisp and clean and the animation is pretty well done too. The only problem are the lip syncs, but then that's always been a universal problem with JRPGs. Music is alright, but it does fit the theme and the mood of the scenes. Combat and character customizations are awesome and VERY in depth! But by far my favorite aspect of the game is GeoNet/GeoRama! Being able to play quests with up to four people is fun, and the community has been VERY friendly and helpful so far (besides a few bad apples on the in game message boards that got steamrolled over by everyone else!).
If I had to put it in to a few words, White Knight Chronicles is the best of Final Fantasy XII, Dark Cloud 2, Monster Hunter, and Final Fantasy XI all rolled up in to one!
Now, I must get back to my HomeTown... |
Thought the battle system was simple? Think again.
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| Review Date: February 22, 2010 |
| Reviewer: J. C. Yoon, |
I watched the IGN and other reviews and honestly was dissapointed at the game. Those reviews made me not play it the first night that I got it from the pre-order since the expectation of the game got lower.
I just set down this weekend to play for a few hours. At first, I somewhat had to agree with the reviews so I thought that was all.. By each level up, the whole game and the battle system grew on me. More combos and stats that I worked with, the more I appreciated the depth of this game.
By anymeans, this is no action RPG, this is basically a Turn based RPG with a freedom of movements in the battle. I find this a great combination that's similar to FF12. If you want to have a good battle, you need to understand your each skills and combos and what monster you're fighting. But is there a reward for this effort?
IGN mentioned that this game was way too easy. I kind of know what they mean in the story mode, but it is not the easiest game doing online quest. Yes, it is going to be easy if you go on a lvl.15 quest when you're lvl.30. But I recommend you doing those quests when you've hit that lvl, and it is not easy playing it alone without a party.
Out of all the bad points that IGN has mentioned which I disagree with all of them to a certain point, I'm going to strongly disagree with one of them. And that's the waiting time in the battle that newbie rpg reviewer mentioned. I challenge them to say the same statement for Bow attacks with a Light armor or clothing set. Since the wait time for an action heavly depend on what you're attacking with and what armor you're wearing, bow attacks are really fast and so are dagger types. I use 2h large sword...it is slow, but isn't that really necessary for any RPGs??? the balance? If you want to attack faster with the 2h sword, you can be naked and attack, it's fast, IGN does not point this out at all... Misleading us to think that the game is full of wasting time. In fact, I even switch to my Bow/white magic character while my 2h sword wait time to cast some buff on me then I switch back. The only thing that I dislike is the AI, your companions are really dumb when in battle... Except the healing part, but I can deal with this by switching back and forth when necessary.
I really can't explain all here, but I give this game a 5/5 for its class(rpg) on ps3 platform. It is as fun as demon's souls with a buddy or two. Let's face it, Americans are spoiled with fast paced games and no preparation for the battle, Japanese aren't. This game is not for everyone, I strongly recommend all the Monster hunter, FF11 gamers to try this game. The more you play, the more you really understand the depth of the game and I see a great potential of the toughest online quest to release... just when I am ready for it. |
White Knights Chronicles
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| Review Date: March 16, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Will Mill, TX USA |
| Its a very fun game to play..u get to build your own town..the graphics are great,the gameplay is pretty simple but some of the quest are hard...they would be easier if P3 was connected to the internet,but so far we have enjoyed this alot..WM |
Awsome RPG
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| Review Date: February 8, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Dustin E. Hunt, |
| If you like RPG's then this game is a must have... Don't listen to anyone who says otherwise... A small problem with the lip sync, but obviously any decent sized RPG is going to have little problems... DO NOT take the advice of professional game critics, they are paid off!! If you liked FF12 or Star Ocean than you will like White Knight Chronicles.. It has a similar but not generic battle system, is easy to get into, and has the classic great story line of an RPG (if you disagree then you need to remember that RPG's were made big by a game were you ride on the back of a giant yellow bird).. Professional game critics criticized the lack of RPG's put out on the Ps3 then in the same breath pick apart every exclusive RPG made for the ps3, don't buy into everything they say... |
You looking for jrpg PS3 game? This is it!
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| Review Date: February 9, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Rafael Jimenez, |
| Media reviews sux, this games its the best jrpg in the PS3 to date. Beautiful enviroments, big towns, great music. If u want a great rpg please buy this u wont regret, this game deseves at least 9/10, remenber this comes from the creators of Dragon Quest VIII, Drangon Quest IX, Rogue Galaxy, Dalk Cloud, Dark Clod 2, Profesor Layton, etc... Dont miss the oportunity to loss all the credibility in the media reviews!!! |
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