my advice for this game would be to download the demo, and see if you like it. if you do, get the game. if you don't, i absolutely do not recommend it.

for what it's worth i think anode heart is a pretty decent game... that i am personally unlikely to revisit after my handful of hours playing it.

i think the game does combat and music really really well. music is absolutely top notch for the setting the game is trying to lay down. the combat tries (and i think succeed though to be fair i havent played much of the game!) at being rather innovative with its resource and move systems. saw some cool stuff from what i played!

the problem is that i didn't really feel like i was playing much of a monster *tamer*. the raising is interesting (taking obvious cues for digimon, minus the actually caring for the pet from the early World games) but other than recruiting, it is pretty stock jrpg on that front (although to make up for that, the actual pet customization is through the roof). however, this leads me to another problem : i have so so so so many other jrpgs i would rather play over this one.

the game is good. the ideas are there. the combat is great. but to me it is kind of lost in a sea of games i would rather play. i said i am unlikely to ever visit this game again, but maybe at the end of my long journey & backlog clearing i will find a place and time to revisit it. maybe if it lives in my head, i could convince myself to play it again sooner than later.

my verdict is : if you can spare a solid 30 to 50 hours and aren't pressed by other games, this is most likely worth your time, providing the demo didn't turn you away.

my advice for this game would be to download the demo, and see if you like it. if you do, get the game. if you don't, i absolutely do not recommend it. for what it's worth i think anode heart is a pretty decent game... that i am personally unlikely to revisit after my handful of hours playing it. i think the game does combat and music really really well. music is absolutely top notch for the setting the game is trying to lay down. the combat tries (and i think succeed though to be fair i havent played much of the game!) at being rather innovative with its resource and move systems. saw some cool stuff from what i played! the problem is that i didn't really feel like i was playing much of a monster *tamer*. the raising is interesting (taking obvious cues for digimon, minus the actually caring for the pet from the early World games) but other than recruiting, it is pretty stock jrpg on that front (although to make up for that, the actual pet customization is through the roof). however, this leads me to another problem : i have so so so so many other jrpgs i would rather play over this one. the game is good. the ideas are there. the combat is great. but to me it is kind of lost in a sea of games i would rather play. i said i am unlikely to ever visit this game again, but maybe at the end of my long journey & backlog clearing i will find a place and time to revisit it. maybe if it lives in my head, i could convince myself to play it again sooner than later. my verdict is : if you can spare a solid 30 to 50 hours and aren't pressed by other games, this is most likely worth your time, providing the demo didn't turn you away.