When the combat works, though, it really works. This is coming from someone who enjoys the challenge found in Devil May Cry or Bayonetta. It is with great shame that I had to opt for easy mode just to get back to a reasonable challenge. This leads to brutally hard encounters that end up overly frustrating on normal difficulty. They tend to gang up, so even making use of the dodge/recover mechanics combined with the ability to shoot down incoming projectiles still leads to loops of getting knocked down repeatedly with no real chance to get out of the way. In practice, because there are enemies that show up here and there that can only be damaged by one or the other, it’s best to try to balance the two for both and treat each character as a way to bail out of a bad situation, which happens often.Ī major component of the the problem comes from foes that fire projectiles.
In theory, this can mean that each can be set up to focus on magic or physical attacks. Players can switch between the Bearer and Ergo (in human form) with the press of a button. Here, they are going for a speedier, skill based type of deal. These theories are, of course, predicated on the idea that it was all acted in sequential order.Ĭombat plays a huge part of this action RPG, naturally. It could be as simple as the actors falling into their characters as time moved on. They might also have brought in a new voice director but didn’t have the cash to redo already recorded parts. This could be because I grew accustomed to the delivery. It does seem to get better as the game goes on, with flopped readings becoming more of an exception rather than a rule. It felt like the characters weren’t comfortable with the lines nor the story. With movement missing, it draws that voice acting to the front. It’s even acceptable that much of the story is delivered with static character stills sans movement or lip syncing. It is acceptable that the writing stubs its toe on the dialogue at times. While the story is good, how it is delivered is just as important. Were there novels, or short story collections, set in this universe, I would instantly purchase and devour them. There are tales around hubris gone wrong, captured gods, and the origins of the King of Fairy Tales. Each interloper has five pieces to be found, which make up a rather interesting short story. Of particular note are the memories to be found. Yes, it is a quest for a MacGuffin, but the mysteries surrounding the denizens of the Arcane, how Ergo went from potential conqueror to hardcover manage to be interesting. Interestingly, the game works really well at telling the story. Three are needed to proceed, but finding more affects the story. Each have five pieces to be found in their respective area. When enough are found, the Bearer will be able to confront the nemesis and defeat them (usually). In order to do this, the environment must be explored to find pieces of the villains’ memories, and how they came to be. She soon learns that there are others there with differing needs that must all be stopped. After chasing down a promising lead, she finds herself at a tower, known most commonly as the Arcane.
She does this with the help of a companion tome, Ergo. This is a game that was obviously designed by people who love games in all their forms, but it’s possible that their budget or experience couldn’t quite match their ambition.Īnima: Gate of Memories centers around the heroine, known as the Bearer of Calamities, as she attempts to track down an artifact that is to prevent the oncoming end of the world, The Byblos. While the problems are myriad, there remains a certain something that makes the experience palatable, even downright entertaining. What is about to follow is a laundry list of problems that drag the experience through the mire, one that it struggles to rise above. The thing with Anima is that it is really rough. As I am not familiar with the source pen and paper RPG, this could be a Warcraft/Warhammer type situation where the inspiration received a video game after the imitator. Rising to the bait, he expressed excitement that I was finally playing Nier. The hero, dead set to prevent the apocalypse, must explore many environments with a sarcastic, sentient book for a companion, and can receive different resolutions based on the outcome. I advised him that I was playing an action-RPG set in a world on the brink of destruction. After about a half an hour of playing Project Anima and BadLand Games’ Anima: Gate of Memories, I texted a friend.
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