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| Mosquiton 1446th Post
 
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|  "Re(2):Have you played Blood Will Tell?" , posted Wed 15 Dec 07:59:
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What platform is that game for? And its genre? I never heard about it....
PS2 / Action -- AKA Osamu Tezuka's 'Dororo'
It centers around a man in old Japan who had 48 of his body parts stolen from him by demons when he was an infant. He has to kill each of these demons in intense boss battles (which have a very cool, very functional boss-camera) in order to reclaim his body. The title character is your sidekick of sorts, and amazingly helps you out without ever getting in the way.
You want to off these demons because as you get your body parts back you get new abilities. Real legs give you a super-fast dash, your inner ear lets you recover in midair from knockdown blows, and you gradually build health and strength. You really feel yourself becoming stronger.
In the meantime, you have prosthetic parts with weapons built into them-- blades attached to his forearms (you normally use a katana when your false-arms are attached), a machine gun, and a mortar concealed inside his hollow knee.
The game isn't very flashy and certain platform-focused sections are a bit weak, but it does have solid character design, decent voice work, and an exceptional manga-style story. Plus, it's got a whole lot of heart. A few of the 48 fiends are partial 'clones', but the majority of them are original and freaking loaded with personality. Blood Will Tell has the more boss-fight bang for your buck than any other game I know.
This is the last I will speak of the game on this forum. By all means though, if you dig action games check it out. It will grow on you if you give it the chance.
EDIT: One of those 'yes' votes is me... and one more thing about the game. One system may seem like a gimmick at first (charge a strong attack, then follow a sequence of rapid button presses to do huge combos) but it can actually be as important or unimportant as you make it.
Oh yeah, and it has a hell of a final-boss that you'll be proud to have killed. I must sound like I'm shilling this thing, but goddamn, I really love this game.
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| Pollyanna 640th Post
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| "Re(3):Have you played Blood Will Tell?" , posted Wed 15 Dec 08:29
I played the Japanese one, but not all the way through. As a fan of Tezuka and things that aren't lame, I was very turned off by the machinegun arm and rocket leg.
However, the plot is well represented, the boss fights are really enjoyable and the environments are big, realistic and fun to explore. The game has a great flow to it as well. I don't know how else to describe it, just that you feel like you're playing through a story, rather than just moving from one level to the next.
I'm not a huge fan of 3D action games as a whole, however, and I feel like this one fails to distinguish itself in many respects. I'm not particularly fond of the tap buttons "stylish" kills on the enemies, either. My opinion is hardly law, but I can only recommend the game to people who like 3D action games a lot or who look at it and think "this looks cool." Erm...so what I mean is, if you think it looks cool, you'll probably think it's still cool when you play it.
Oh yeah,and the Japanese cover, unlike the American one, is awesome.
Hmmm...oddly enough, I dunno if I can recommend it to Tezuka fans or not, though I can say that it pissed me off a LOT less than the new BlackJack TV series is pissing me off now.
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| Ammadeau 1246th Post
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| "Re(3):I bought it. Are you happy now?" , posted Fri 17 Dec 23:58
After defeating my third boss in the game, I'm wondering why you love it so. I'll still play it and probably finish it, but it's pretty much mediocre in every respect. Cool story , but it's told poorly, especially with no Japanese language option. The camera is terrible, the graphics are on par with PS2 budget titles, the enemies just stand there and let you kill them, and the combo button strike thing is just boring (I especially dislike the long pose after it). The rest of the gameplay doesn't do anything interesting when it really should considering the premise. It feels like Onishima without the tank controls.
I'd give it a 7/10 at this point. I honestly had more fun with the Onichanbara. The enemies were still stupid, but at least there were hordes of them. The original Otogi does more or less everything its trying to do, but better in every way.
While it's not a terrible game, I can't help feel disappointed when I think of what it could have been.
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| Mosquiton 1457th Post
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| "about that," , posted Sat 18 Dec 01:18:
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After defeating my third boss in the game, I'm wondering why you love it so. I'll still play it and probably finish it, but it's pretty much mediocre in every respect. Cool story , but it's told poorly, especially with no Japanese language option. The camera is terrible, the graphics are on par with PS2 budget titles, the enemies just stand there and let you kill them, and the combo button strike thing is just boring (I especially dislike the long pose after it).
Keep going with the story... I still believe it's one of the game's strongest points. And oh, one bit of good news, you can skip the pose by hitting triangle again.
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I'd give it a 7/10 at this point. I honestly had more fun with the Onichanbara. The enemies were still stupid, but at least there were hordes of them. The original Otogi does more or less everything its trying to do, but better in every way.
While it's not a terrible game, I can't help feel disappointed when I think of what it could have been.
The first chapter is mostly a cakewalk, aside from the second fight with the tentacle boss (come on, that thing looks better than budget, right?). It's also the slowest and most limiting part of the game because you start out sans 48 body parts and have a sapling for a combo tree. The stupid/sparse enemy problem will definitely improve a bit...
Technically, the game falls well short of great. To me, I really felt I could feel the energy the developers put into it and some of the harder to define qualities really shone through. But it -may-grow on you a little more after a few more chapters. I'd recommend at least sticking it out at least to Chapter 4 to see how things change as you regain body parts and check out some of the more interesting boss fights.
I can't guarantee that you'll love it, but do lemme know. I'm happy to have someone to discuss the game with.
BTW, unless there are other people reading this I'm just going to shoot you an email.
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