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Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled
Jul. 12th, 2010 10:23 amBlack Sigil: Blade of the Exiled is a retro-rpg released around the same time as Nostalgia, but where that was inspired by the remakes of FF3 and FF4; this owes its graphic engine, battle system and narrative style to FF6 and Chrono Trigger. While Black Sigil could have won on setting and story—it really is rather engrossing—the poor system and buggy programming dragged it back down.
( System complaints, commentary, then finally story praise. )
By the time I reached the end of the game, it felt worthwhile, but there were some tricky spots in getting there. If a ROM-hack comes out that fiddles with the encounter rate (or you can get that effect with an Action Replay), it’ll do this game a great service.
( System complaints, commentary, then finally story praise. )
By the time I reached the end of the game, it felt worthwhile, but there were some tricky spots in getting there. If a ROM-hack comes out that fiddles with the encounter rate (or you can get that effect with an Action Replay), it’ll do this game a great service.
