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Setting
the Scene:
Two
companions search for an adventure and one just happens to be a chocobo.
As you may or may not know, these yellow bird-like creatures are
impulsive by nature and often reckless by habit. They claim to be
tough and unafraid of failure but are also sensitive and caring to those
he considers a friend. His partner is Mog. He has the heart of an adventurer but is ruled by personal greed and will do anything for treasures and riches. Together they set out to travel the world.  After
passing the thick forests of the land, Chocobo and Mog travel up the
coastline. Soon thereafter the duo stumbles upon
an entrance to a mysterious dungeon and decides to venture in for a
closer look. Inside creatures lurk, traps lay hidden, danger awaits every corner, and possible fortune can be discovered for those brave and strong enough. So it is with a venturing spirit Chocobo and Mog step through the gateway and into their destiny. What is waiting for the courageous adventurer? Sound and Vision:  Visually
and musically the game is quite obviously geared for a younger audience.
The background music is simple and cute and flows continuously on in the
background. The various sound effects that occur throughout the
adventure are appropriate for setting the mood and the overall tone of
the game. The game also features "voices" (I say this rather
loosely) for the characters, which consist of rather crude or cutesy
squawks and squeaks. The dialogue sounds were actually a little annoying
to me at times and I believe that there could have been more variety or
no sound at all for the conversation sequences. Oh, one final note for
the sound department…the music for the bosses will surely quicken
the heart rates for the younger RPGers and most likely wake up the more
hardcore players that have managed to stick with the game to that point.  The
introduction sequences and movie clips to advance storylines where done
wonderfully as has become the norm with Square games. The younger
players will fully appreciate the look and feel, as the colors were
bright and cheerful. The in-game graphics for the backgrounds are all polygonal and are randomly generated in the dungeon sequences. Characters are of the superdeformed variety and contain a bright cheery look to them. As for the villages, castles, towers and forests well they all have that cartoon feel and are rather sparse in details. The actual dungeon scenes used for most of the game was relatively simple consisting of an overhead view with rooms which were basic blocks connected by hallways and doors. I understand this had to be done because of the random dungeon generator, but it still just left me longing for more. MORE.... |