The problem with Kemco games is how linear their games are overall. Apparently, this one is no exception, unfortunately. Too bad, cos I like how it looks and the core gameplay is good. This one had very good potential. They need to make their games more open, Earthbound or Chrono Trigger style.
I find many old JRPGs were quite linear. You didn't even need to be able to read the text (played quite a few Japanese ones) as you only needed to trigger the right flags. The "open world" was often just an illusion and going back to previous areas didn't really do anything. If the story would be good, this isn't necessarily a problem. So who is going to play it to tell is if it's worth playing after all? ;)
Btw, Bravely Default was also very linear but the story was a snorefest with Squeenix typical "Crystals" BS. Even nowadays many new JRPGs are still quite linear and I find even western computer RPGs got dumped down even if they are not linear. Even a game like the Witcher 3 comes down to a "follow the quest marker" while old CRPGs were often full of puzzles which you couldn't solve by simply using your "Witcher Sense" and following the red markers. But no RPG is as linear as Final Fantasy 13. xD
Apparently, this one is no exception, unfortunately.
Too bad, cos I like how it looks and the core gameplay is good.
This one had very good potential.
They need to make their games more open, Earthbound or Chrono Trigger style.
If the story would be good, this isn't necessarily a problem. So who is going to play it to tell is if it's worth playing after all? ;)
Btw, Bravely Default was also very linear but the story was a snorefest with Squeenix typical "Crystals" BS. Even nowadays many new JRPGs are still quite linear and I find even western computer RPGs got dumped down even if they are not linear. Even a game like the Witcher 3 comes down to a "follow the quest marker" while old CRPGs were often full of puzzles which you couldn't solve by simply using your "Witcher Sense" and following the red markers.
But no RPG is as linear as Final Fantasy 13. xD