Rogue Galaxy down, many other galaxies to go
Today I finished up Rogue Galaxy. Which is to say, I beat the main plot. And the first optional post-game dungeon.
To sum it up: fun game, but don’t play it for the originality of the plot. There’re more cliches in it than anyone can comfortably shake a stick at. That said, I really did like the characters (except for one), and I liked the battle system. I’m not planning to complete everything, but I’m 12 floors into the 100-floor bonus dungeon and I may dabble a bit with the Insector system as well. My review for RG will probably be at videolamer before it’s here, but it may be the next article I write.
What’s next? I’m not sure. I’m thinking either WA ACF or the Suikoden series (probably except 4) again. Both are good stuff.
Also, I’m in a Game Development course this quarter. We’re making what can only be described as an open-ended space action RPG. It’s sort of a compromise between the RPG crowd (2 of us including me), the space shooter crowd (another 2), and the don’t-care crowd (again 2). Hopefully we aren’t biting off more than we can chew, but I don’t think we are. Most of us have lots of free time, so hopefully it’ll turn out nice.