Lord_Potato
Arcane
So I started playing Anachronox, thanks to the hype from the Codex and the fact you guys placed in on both the 70- and 101- list of best RPGs evaaaaar. Besides, I like to change things from game to game to keep it fresh. So, if my last rpg was a fantasy one, now I figured a science fiction one would be a good pick.
Anyway, after putting almost 10 hours into Anachronox (arrived at starport in Sunder and about to face the laser riddle to get into Rainbow Sanctuary) I just don't feel what's supposed to make this a good game.
The combat is atrocious. Bland jrpg formula, long, repetitive animations, weak encounter design, lack of really interesting enemies, except for the boss thing in MysTech tunnels. It does not respect my prescious time, and bores me to tears.
Story - supposed to be a strong point of the game - so far does nothing to me. Some guy hired Sly to solve the mystery of ancient alient artifacts. So, we travel from planet to planet doing tedious subquests, mostly connected with buying shuttle tickets. That's basically it. Characters are not very memorable and usually very cliched. Detective with a dark past? Check. Grumpy asocial scientist? Check. A sly mafioso? Check. Brainiac with all the answers? Check. After what was propably about 1/4 of the game, neither the plot nor the support cast managed to get me hooked.
It was also supposed to be funny. Until now only PAL, the little robot guy, manages to put a smile on my face. The rest of the jokes are either unfunny, or cringe-inducing, like the quest for chewy, smelly sock. Oh, Eddy gnaws it! Very fucking droll. Didn't know the humor in this game came from some retarded, basement-dwelling teenager.
Anyway, I wanted to ask: does it get any better? And if not, why some of you guys actually like it? Anachronox seems like a bizarre mix of jrpg and adventure game, but without the good parts, like engaging storytelling or interesting riddles. I also hear that because of lack of time and funds they had to cut a lot of content from the game, so it ends with a cliffhanger that never gets solved.
Well, at least the minigames are bearable and you can even skip some of them. But beyond that... wow. A heavy dissapointment so far.
Anyway, after putting almost 10 hours into Anachronox (arrived at starport in Sunder and about to face the laser riddle to get into Rainbow Sanctuary) I just don't feel what's supposed to make this a good game.
The combat is atrocious. Bland jrpg formula, long, repetitive animations, weak encounter design, lack of really interesting enemies, except for the boss thing in MysTech tunnels. It does not respect my prescious time, and bores me to tears.
Story - supposed to be a strong point of the game - so far does nothing to me. Some guy hired Sly to solve the mystery of ancient alient artifacts. So, we travel from planet to planet doing tedious subquests, mostly connected with buying shuttle tickets. That's basically it. Characters are not very memorable and usually very cliched. Detective with a dark past? Check. Grumpy asocial scientist? Check. A sly mafioso? Check. Brainiac with all the answers? Check. After what was propably about 1/4 of the game, neither the plot nor the support cast managed to get me hooked.
It was also supposed to be funny. Until now only PAL, the little robot guy, manages to put a smile on my face. The rest of the jokes are either unfunny, or cringe-inducing, like the quest for chewy, smelly sock. Oh, Eddy gnaws it! Very fucking droll. Didn't know the humor in this game came from some retarded, basement-dwelling teenager.
Anyway, I wanted to ask: does it get any better? And if not, why some of you guys actually like it? Anachronox seems like a bizarre mix of jrpg and adventure game, but without the good parts, like engaging storytelling or interesting riddles. I also hear that because of lack of time and funds they had to cut a lot of content from the game, so it ends with a cliffhanger that never gets solved.
Well, at least the minigames are bearable and you can even skip some of them. But beyond that... wow. A heavy dissapointment so far.