#Ps2 reviews eternal poison series#

Another group, led by a young Cleric, also sets out to save the princess. One group, led by the princess' fiancee, seeks to enter the enemy territory to rescue the damsel. A princess is kidnapped and carried off by demons. Players can choose to go through different characters in an effort to get a fuller grasp of the game's complex, albeit a bit cliched, plot. What more is there to grab one's attention? Turn-based strategy and Gothic character designs. Atlus has a tendency to pick up titles that other publishers may overlook to be produced in the U.S., and their decision to port over Eternal Poison is not a poor choice.

#Ps2 reviews eternal poison series#

If you just canвЂ™t stand staring at loading screens, donвЂ™t bother with the game itвЂ™ll just make you want to throw your PS2 out the window.From the publisher of the Disgaea series comes another unique, quirky tactics game for the PlayStation 2 console. If youвЂ™re a patient person who doesnвЂ™t mind listening to their PS2 chug through loading every minute or so, Eternal Poison is a decent albeit difficult tactical RPG to pick up. It took a few seconds to just load a loading screen sometimes. The 3D cut-scenes took agonizingly long to load and I had to turn off battle animations entirely to make the game even playable. The battle system, music and overall graphical style of Eternal Poison make the game stand out, but itвЂ™s greatest weakness - loading times, made the game incredibly frustrating. I actually wasnвЂ™t appalled by the American voice acting, which is definitely saying something. The operatic vocals and dramatic chamber music were my favorite things about the soundtrack, but some of the techno battle themes provided a nice juxtaposition. To match the beautiful style of the game, thereвЂ™s a haunting soundtrack. I liked the 2D sprites in the game but the 3D cut-scenes provided a jarring contrast - characters looked so empty and static. The dark fantasy look of the majins as well as the anti-hero characters gave this game a Shin Megami Tensei vibe. Each character is beautifully detailed, but what really got me were the monster designs. The Gothic style of Eternal Poison was what first piqued my interest in the game. This sets up a nice barrage of multiple attacks on one enemy. Players can have team members wait on their turn to set up a combo so that the waiting player can then attack at the same time another team character is attacking on. The elemental system reminded me of Shin Megami Tensei games where some enemies were completely invulnerable to specific attacks.Д¬ombos are another feature of the battle system which differs to what players may be used to. Unfortunately, each enemyвЂ™s strength/weakness menu takes a second or two to show up, which adds up. ItвЂ™s very easy to game over if you donвЂ™t pay attention to the elemental strengths and weaknesses of everyone. Other RPGs may have weakness/strength systems based on elements, but itвЂ™s been a while since I played a game that so heavily dealt with them. Since majins only get a limited amount of turns once summoned, I preferred to sacrifice them to get some additional skills on my equipment. Captured enemies can be summoned and used in battles (but only once), sacrificed to gain skills, or sold to merchants. Bound enemies can be killed by another attack, but a better use of them is to capture them. When an enemy (or a majin, as the game calls them) is dealt damage that exceeds its remaining HP, it becomes bound. Unlike those other RPGs, thereвЂ™s an overkill system. The battles of this game have many similarities to typical tactical RPGs: movement is confined to a grid, enemies and player characters take turns attacking until one team is wiped out. The same events happen in each story, but the characterвЂ™s perspectives color the events in different lights.

The game is split into three perspectives: ThageвЂ™s story, OlifenвЂ™s story, and AshleyвЂ™s story. ItвЂ™s a Gothic-styled tactical role playing game with a dark story that must be played a couple times through to understand in its entirety.

Eternal Poison is Flight-PlanвЂ™s latest addition to the quickly dwindling PS2 library.