I've been looking forward to this game sence I heard about last year. Then the day came and was I ever excited to play this game. Was it worth the wait??? I'd have to say yes, now it's not as good as Final Fantasy 7, but it is a worthy PSX title. It's playing hours are short, a lot of people complain about this. But personly it doesn't bother me, I explore so mutch that a 10 hour take me at least 20. The story line is had me hooked from the vary start. The graphics are Squaresoft quailty, the FMV are beautiful to watch. And all the 3D Rendered backgrounds and effects really make this game great. The battles are a lot different from FF7. It is time based but you can move and dodge projectiles, you use a wire frame dome and blast enemies with in the dome. you use weapons like seveal pistols, Shotguns, Machine guns. And you can costomize your weapons & armor. For you RE fan might want to give this one a try too. It plays a lot different then RE but it does have a look and feel that RE fans might like. I lot of people say this game is like RE & FF7 in one. I'd have to say for the most part it's true. I still like FF7 & RE2 better then PE but I do think this one is worth getting. Plus as a bonus you get a playable demo of Xenogears and sneak peaks at Bushido Blade 2, Brave Fencer Musashi & (my favorite) FINAL FANTASY 8!!!
PUBLISHER: SQUARESOFT/EA
GRAPHICS: 10 MUSIC / SOUND: 7
CONTROL: 8.5 ORIGINALITY: 10
REPLAY: 7 SECRETS: 7.5
OVERALL: 8.5
(thanks to ign for the screen shots)