Stella Deus?

[The Dark Jester]

Its pretty good, with beautiful sprites.

Animations kinda meh though.

So far its pretty interesting with the stratagy and fighting.

[Jeroak Nelave]

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Picked it up today along with Guild Wars. Havent played it yet, but i'm sure it will be good. And even though it is the spiritual successor to Hoshigami (which most people hate, but i would love to find again at a decent price), it doesnt have the stuff people hated about Hoshigami.

[The Dark Jester]

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The character designs in this game are really, truly bizarre.

[Jeroak Nelave]

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yeah, they are, but the game is actually pretty fun. I found myself enjoying it, and didnt realize that i had spent 4 hours on the game..

[Marc M.]

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I figured it was worth checking out since the art looked nice.
And you really do buy way too many games Jer...

[Jeroak Nelave]

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Not anymore, i really am cutting down, but I really wanted Stella Deus.

...and Atelier Iris, and Wild Arms Alter Code F, and Makai Kingdom, and...

okay, maybe i STILL buy too many games.

[The Dark Jester]

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I need to cut down to.

its an addiction.

[d2king10]

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During christmas break, i bought 15 games...i will never do that again. I played each one about 3 hours each and then got distracted by another game.

[Cosmic Jeff]

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Stella Deus is really cool. It's not without it's flaws, of course. The sidequests are really crappy (Catacombs and Guild Missions), the voice acting is... awkward, and it isn't really flashy. However, the game has a strong art direction and what polish the game lacks on the surface, it more than makes up for in it's well balanced combat.

[Magus]

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I saw this at Gamestop today and thought "Hey! Looks neato."

...But it's by the Hoshigami guys?

[John Mora]

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I hear the Catacombs which are nearly mandatory to level up in are boring and the rules of combat are strange and un-fun.

[The Dark Jester]

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The character designs are far out.

and the fighting takes a while to get used to but its pretty simple.

[Kefka Jr.]

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I hear the Catacombs which are nearly mandatory to level up in are boring and the rules of combat are strange and un-fun.

Gee, that sounds exactly like!.... Hoshigami.

Does death come quickly and without warning?

[Jeroak Nelave]

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Not really, you can easily keep your characters from dying, it just requires alot of strategy. You cant just send your characters in, guns blazing, because if you rush into an enemy, and get one hit on him, he can hit you 3 or 4 times, depending upon his attack. Your movement and attacks are based on CP, i think it is CP, so if a guy is standing right next to you, you can hit him as many times as you have CP.

Its actually a very good system, and does require a bit of strategy.

[Jeroak Nelave]

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Oh, and anyone actually have Hoshigami that would be willing to sell it to me? i was dumb and sold my copy a while back for some reason, and i'd like to get it back.

Unlike most of you, i enjoyed the game.