Magna Carta: Tears of Blood

siden87 · Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 1:24 am Post subject: Magna Carta: Tears of Blood

Anyway, have anybody played this game...?
I've just started playing this games 2 days ago...and this game kinda remind me of Shadow Hearts, FFX-2, Chrono Cross and Grandia II...I mean the menu is similar to FFX-2, the battle is a bit similar to Grandia, the battle element is similar ro Chrono Cross and the Chi Ring during attacks is similar to Shadow Hearts...

I would say that this game is interesting but sometimes annoying because everybody share the same leadership meter...At first I just take the chi attribute easy because I don't think it have major difference to the battle, but when it comes to the mission to save Reith at the Lightning Ruin, I started to realize how important the chi is...(I use Haren and Eonis there, and other character at other places...)

I don't know if it's juat me, but I noticed that as we grow stronger, the monster also grow stronger (more hp, damage....).
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SnakeLegend · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Oct 08, 2005 Posts: 59

Pros:nice game art, good game plays. nice graphics. battle system's kinda new too, so its quite ok.
Cons:well.... the battle system's kinda weird in some way. you can only use one person to fight at a time.
but i still play it. its quite nice though.

siden87 · Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2005 2:18 am Post subject:

One more thing, sometimes I was kinda hesitate to teach certain style to Raul, Rianna or Reith...it's because they share the same style with Calintz, Haren and Maya...especially the special style that gotten from the bosses...(the one that we got from the dojo can be gotten twice by each party...)
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serph_sera · newbie! Joined: Dec 19, 2005 Posts: 20 Location: zanarkand

Just playing this game weeks ago, and indeed this game is really good...I like the chi system, though the battle system is kinda weird...
Actually, I had some problem regarding the chi and combo/counter mode, I mean what's the benefit of using them instead of normal attacks...?
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siden87 · Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 3:47 am Post subject:

This is my explanation about chi...
From what I observe, chi comprises of Yin [O] and Yang [X], and all 8 elements are made ip of these combinations.
For example, earts skillls always have "XXX" combo, Celestial "OOO" and Water "OOX".
Thus, once you've know what type of chi is drained when the enemy attacks, it's extremely easy to counter it [with the exception of Calintz, he already have Universal sword...].

I also discover some advantage and disadvantages by using Combo mode and Counter mode.

For counter mode:
Advantage-
>Of course we can hit the opponent without being hit, wasting the opponent turn.
>Counter attacks negate enemies' shield, so we can do greater damage.
>We can buy time to swith player to heal, while the counter player being the decoy.
Disadvantage-
>If we fail, then we will be extremely vulnerable to attacks as we have no shields.

For Combo mode:
Advantage-
>We can deal greater damage [Fuget will become Air Rush....ect]
>each time we hit 'great', it will fill up the trinity drive...so if we hit 8 times, we got 40%.
Disadvantage-
>We have to hit too many button, which sometimes may failed. If failed, it still cost the chi...
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Aya_Nishino · Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 8:48 pm Post subject:

I bought this game last month and just play about two hours then stopped because bored and kinda slow story.. I'm not saying this game is bad because this game have great graphics, movement, battle, techniques but is just not my types.. maybe someday I will play this game back..
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siden87 · Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 1:50 am Post subject:

Yeah you're right, sometimes the game become really annoying, especially when it comes ro exploration (have to walk slowly to avoid being ambushed).

Anyway, I've finished playing this games last 3 days, and to tell the truth, the stiryplot got really interesting near the end of the game, especially the climax...
and the ending, though it is short, but at least better than Radiata Stories...
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serph_sera · newbie! Joined: Dec 19, 2005 Posts: 20 Location: zanarkand

is there a way to change camera views? Grrr! it's so annoying sometimes...

eg:camera from the back so you pust up button to go foreward, then camera changes to the front so suddenly and you'll be still pressing up so you'll be walking back again.
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ltdedloser · Conscript Joined: Nov 16, 2005 Posts: 110

I personally thing the game is great... well, not so much the va and story in general. but, they tried something new with the battle system which is lacking in most rpgs.

Satsujin · Yari Ashigaru Joined: Aug 04, 2005 Posts: 209

I did play this a month ago.the battle system is weird and you can only use a person at a time to battle.And yeah,1st time i played this it remind's me of FFX.the character design is way cooler than FFX.

krusnik · newbie! Joined: Jan 09, 2006 Posts: 27

the games sux ... battle system aint tt interesting , graphics and sound are totally wasted... even the main char cannot even b known as male or female until i played till later game..

gallen0 · Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 3:42 pm Post subject:

I bought the game recently and I just played 4 hours and I stopped.

The scenario seems interesting, I like the designs a lot (Great Hyung Tae Kim!) but the Battle System like the Loading time appears too slow for me. Perhaps I'll come back to it later, but for now I'll go back to Shadow of The Colossus.

siden87 · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 8:45 am Post subject:

Portosan · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 2:26 pm Post subject:

you guys are freaking me out... i just bought this game online and it hasnt gotten to me yet. i read good reviews on it so i bought it.... i like RPGs with a good plot, so a complex battle system would be ok if the plot were still good. is the battle system so complex that it takes away from teh enjoyability of the game?

ltdedloser · Conscript Joined: Nov 16, 2005 Posts: 110