Is there no one that appreciates SOUL NOMAD like I do?

[Nick]

I am really upset at the moment. I just stopped playing Soul Nomad and The World Eaters so I could come on here and get this straightened out. How could someone play this game and NOT love it? How could so many people be reviewing it like it was a waste of time?

I'm not saying this is a perfect title. It has it's share of small issues. But the overall experience is truly, delicious gaming goodness. I'm a hardcore American but man, when it comes to games i'm starting to think we don't know shit. This looks to be another title that is gonna go undetected because we've got idiots out there that are knocking the game for not having mind blowing (or lame as hell...depending on how you look at it) 3D graphics. Continually saying its battle system is weak and overall gameplay is boring...did they even play the game?

The sprite work in this game is amazing. All of the animations, the wonderful palette of colors, the squad customization...it's just soo much fun. COMBO CENTRAL WITH 2D SPRITE ACTION!?!?! It doesn't get any better. I'm reminded of such hardcore classics like Dragon Force and Ogre Battle when I play this wonderful game....

Take a look at the reviews. The current average score is 71% on gamerankings. This is before the gamespot and IGN scores. (I sure hope they get it right) Am I crazy? Has anyone played SN besides me?

[2Dskillz]

Have not heard of this one, what console?

[youruglyclone]

ps2, published by NIS America

[Nick]

It's for the PS2. Heres a few screenshots for those that have never seen/heard of it. Note: some of the pics are in japanese. This was before it was translated and released in the US.

[FantasiaWHT]

Looks a LOT like Disgaea. Gonna look into this.

[heybtbm]

I've read that this game doesn't require level grinding (a la every other Nippon Ichi SRPG). That in itself sounds interesting, even though I love to grind if the game is fun.

There are simply too many great games out right now (or coming out soon) to warrant an immediate purchase. I will be picking this one up eventually. It's a Nippon Ichi PS2 game afterall...it's not like it will be hard to find.

[esquire]

71% is not a bad score, and like you said it's not perfect. I caught the review on G4's X-play last night and one thing that caught my eye, actually my ear, was the annoying voiceovers, which X-Play was right in pointing out. (They recommend turning off the cut-scenes). They ended up giving it 3 out of 5 stars, again which is not bad and seems to be on par with what you have been seeing.

I am picking this up today as I like what I see. Keep in mind this seems to be a niche game and there will be plenty of people who will not like this type of game, hence the scores you are seeing.

[Barbarianoutkast85]

HOOOOLY SHIT! I just made a thread today, asking everyone for a list of stategy RPG games like Disgaea and what not, because I LOOOOOOVE Disgaea, Disgaea 2, Phantom Brave, La Pucelle: Tactics so now I gotta pick this one up.

[Aussie2B]

From my understanding, Soul Nomad plays more like Ogre Battle than the typical Fire Emblem/Shining Force inspired strategy RPGs.

[Barbarianoutkast85]

I've been asking in another thread about it, and I havent heard anything to terrible about this game, I cant wait to pick it up. If it's anything like Disgaea I'm sure I'll love it.

[Barbarianoutkast85]

I was curious as to what score it got on gamespot.com, which is usually the only review site I ever check out for video games. It says it came out September 25, but it doesnt have a review I guess I'll have to check out IGN.com but for some reason I just dont trust those guys. I dont know why, anyway I'll go check it out, then fill everyone in on score it got.

[Zing]

I've had this on my want list since before it was released. I forgot all about it.

Of course, I am currently playing through such 0-day games such as Brave Fencer Musashi and Shadow of the Colossus, so it will take a while for me to get to it.

[ScourDX]

I purchased it on Friday. I'm surprise the EB clerk didn't even know this game was out and it was the only copy in store. I'm glad to pick it up.

[Zing]

Weird. I just checked my old want list and I have the game listed as Soul Cradle. I guess they changed the name for North America. No wonder I hadn't noticed it being released.

[heybtbm]

Just a heads up on the strategy guide for Soul Nomad...



Doublejump Publishing wrote the guide and limited the printing to 5000. You can only buy it on their website. I have mixed feelings about this practice, but I love Doublejump. Call me a sucker all you want, but I bit. My guide should be here later this week.