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« on: October 21, 2002, 12:09:08 PM »
The game is pretty damn cool.

Lots of side quests

Control 3 characters at a time, while having options to rotate characters in

All action, no turn base, but when you enter menus the game pauses while you select

combo attacks, they use up AP but can be usefu in situations. The straight up melee fights are basic hack and slash but dealing with the magic, potions, and combos keeps things from getting repetitive

Solid storyline, Volition has done a real good job with plots in there PS2 games IMO

SOme relatively large areas to explore, and quite afew different location

LOTS of NPC\'s to talk to

A solid handful of mini games to use to make cash or level up

Lots of stats on the charactes, to upgrade, which open up spelss, and capabilities. Each character has between 7 - 10 differnt attibutes to place skill points to


the game is solid, and its a non turn-based game which to me is the only way to play.

Did I mention being able to Summon creatures


I know alot of people only play Japanese RPG\'s or they have to have the word Final or Fanatsy in the title, but the Summoner series represent a huge breath of fresh air when it comes to console based RPG\'s IMO

Drakan 2 was another PS2 rpg that was not as in depth as Summoner 2 but represents another quality non tradition Japanese console RPG and they both do it well


So if you\'re thinking baout it go get Summoner 2 or rent it and try it.... Its worth looking into

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« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2002, 02:37:47 PM »
I played and enjoyed the first Summoner, but I haven\'t really payed attention to this game.  Maybe I\'ll give it a rent.

How does it stack up to the original?  Are the load times faster than the first?  The thing I probably hated most about the first one was how it took a minute, if not more, to load every area.
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« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2002, 04:03:46 PM »
Played a demo don\'t rate it, hack & slashing all the way through the demo and topping up your health when it\'s running low very very boring.

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« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2002, 06:00:16 PM »
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Played a demo don\'t rate it, hack & slashing all the way through the demo and topping up your health when it\'s running low very very boring.



congratu-fuk-inlations

you played the 1st 1/50th of the game, and you obviously didn\'t play the Summoner 1 cause then you know that these games get a heluva alot deeper

the game has a significant amount of hack and slash combat, but you upgrade and add combo attacks. You also  have tremendous amounts of spells and potions, and each character has there own significant fighting characteristics

the game is exponetially deeper then the demo. How in the hell could they possibly give you the full flavor of a large RPG in 10 minutes



The game rocks, and anyone thinking about giving it a try should at least rent it and put in some solid time with it.



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« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2002, 06:05:43 PM »
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I played and enjoyed the first Summoner, but I haven\'t really payed attention to this game.  Maybe I\'ll give it a rent.

How does it stack up to the original?  Are the load times faster than the first?  The thing I probably hated most about the first one was how it took a minute, if not more, to load every area.



Its more polished then the original, and the newer action combat system is nicer

Load times are significantly less, and you can skip past cutscenes whenever you want

The game is an improvement over the 1st, although there are still some stuff in the 1st one that I like that didn\'t make it over to the 2nd.

More people need to sample Volitions Summoner series IMO.... The game is cool



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« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2002, 06:40:46 PM »
What about Grandia 2. I\'ve been hearing mixed reviews about it. Is it even new? It looks like it but I\'m not sure.

I never played the first summoner, but i might rent it next week.

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« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2002, 06:55:25 PM »
Okay, I\'m a hardcore turn based Japanese RPG fan.

And what I\'ve to say about Summoner 2??

I love the game!!! It\'s great! Great story, actions.

I makes great breaks in between Grandia Xtreme torturous dungeons.

I\'ve completed the 1st Summoner on the PC(never play the PS2 version before) but the control and gameplay in the Summoner2 (PS2) is very differrent. What I like also is the text is a bit less than the original which have too much confusing readings(although it can be skip, I never bother...just follow the quest instructions!).

The only drawback is the graphics isn\'t too hot and runs and about 30fps. Still, the gameplay more than makes up for it.


I highly recommend Summoner 2 to anybody.


GRandia Xtreme: This is for die-hard Grandia fans only. The story is hardly non-existent and the engine is a slightly enhanced Grandia 2 engine. If only you can withstand levels after levels of dungeons with only 1 town to visit, get Grandia Xtreme.
However, if you haven\'t play Grandia 2, I\'ll recommend Grandia 2 over Grandia X.

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« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2002, 09:22:54 PM »
This post has gotten me very interested in Summoner....... I never realized it was an action based RPG.... I love em.


So ddaryl....... do i have to play the first one in order to play the second or should i just skip on to the second?
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« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2002, 10:32:26 PM »
There\'s Ddaryl!!  I wanted to post a thread asking what you thought of Summoner 2.

Kimahri, just go out and get the original, it\'s a great game, and should be really cheap.  Just remember, it doesn\'t start getting good until about 6 hours into it, and you\'ll be fine.

I can\'t wait for this one Daryl, nice impressions.

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« Reply #9 on: October 22, 2002, 12:58:49 AM »
going to get it soon

Miss Money penny loves the first one and she has the demo for the second.
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« Reply #10 on: October 22, 2002, 06:09:52 AM »
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This post has gotten me very interested in Summoner....... I never realized it was an action based RPG.... I love em.


So ddaryl....... do i have to play the first one in order to play the second or should i just skip on to the second?



not really. It does help a tad in understanding the folklore, but the game does a good job of tyng stuff in

and a few characters re-enter in Summoner 2, and its nice to know who they are from a fan of the series stand point.

BUT the game takes on its own storyline and locations

Its a solid game



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« Reply #11 on: October 22, 2002, 06:13:39 AM »
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Okay, I\'m a hardcore turn based Japanese RPG fan.


The only drawback is the graphics isn\'t too hot and runs and about 30fps. Still, the gameplay more than makes up for it.


 



I have to ask that people compare the graphics of the Summoner to other large controllable camera 3D RPG\'s

look at Morrowind on the Xbox, the graphics stunk, and I think it only ran at 30FPS

Final Fantasy X was 3D but with fixed camera and you walked off one scren into another. Its alot easier to make pretty graphics when your drawing scenes like that. Not to mention all you have to do is place 3 good guys and 3 bad guys across from each other then use menu\'s to attack. That frees up lots of processor power to concentrate of graphics IMO


Although Summoner 2 won\'t be blowing anyone\'s minds graphically. I feel it stands up well against similiar games with similiar scopes



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« Reply #12 on: October 22, 2002, 06:40:46 AM »
Morrowind on XBox? well, I dunno about that version but the PC version stunk bad unless u have a top-of-the-line GF4TI  and a a very fast processor. Anyway, it was a very bad game, regardless of the graphics.

As for 3D action game goes, the graphics is not comparable to other games...especially when the current crop of PS2 games is making signifcant improvement. The texture in S2 seems pretty wash out. Coming from the original game on the PC, i was even more dissapointed with the graphics.

Still, the game rocks and the graphics does the job although without much flair.

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« Reply #13 on: October 22, 2002, 07:44:42 AM »
I have just played a demo of this game on OPSM2 and on first impressions it seems pretty good.

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« Reply #14 on: October 22, 2002, 09:18:10 AM »
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I have just played a demo of this game on OPSM2 and on first impressions it seems pretty good.



the game is too  dep to adequately demonstrate in a demo. It takes time invested to understand the menu systems and battle abilities. No one could really upgrade a character and understand all of that in a short demo

its much better then the demo could possibly demonstrate... It deserves a sample from anyone curious enough to pump 10 - 15 hours into it for a taste



 

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