Think of it as a summer blockbuster movie geared towards the PG-13 and lower audience and you’ll have a very solid idea of what to expect.Īs amusing as the story is, don’t be surprised if you don’t feel like skipping through all the cut scenes to get right into the meat of the game – the actual game play itself. The story may not be the deepest, or most original, but with lively dialogue, offbeat characters and weird surprises, it never strays from being interesting or entertaining. The rest of the game has Lillet trying to unravel the mystery that leads to her day restarting every few days and save her friends and colleagues. Just as the story seems to be taking a darker turn, for reasons unknown at the time, Lillet’s life resets to the first day she came to the Magic Academy, Groundhog Day style. Chartreuse and the devil professor Advocat.Īs you first few days come to an end, a terrible travesty hits the academy, leaving many casualties and the awakening of a once dormant evil. You will soon be controlling and meeting the rest of the off-kilter inhabitants of the Magic Academy, such as the lion-headed Dr.
The next day, Lillet is off to begin her training, learning the ins and outs of the RTS game play – with each new set of skills learned from books known as Grimoires. GrimGrimoire opens with our main character, Lillet Blan, on her first day at the Magic Academy (hmm…I wonder what they teach there?) Using the talking-head cut scene formula, you are given a quick introduction to some of your classmates and professors, then whisked off to bed as a specter comes out at night to devour anyone left wandering the halls. But as this isn’t a high noon showdown or a race against Reese Bobby (“If you ain’t first, you’re last”), there is nothing wrong with coming in second place. GrimGrimoire takes that same winning formula, but swaps ‘action RPG’ for ‘real-time strategy’ and ‘ingrained in classic literature’ to ‘ingrained in all that is Harry Potter.’ The end result is one that stumbles over a few hurdles on its way to the finish line, namely in its distinct lack of multiplayer and ability to save mid-battle, forcing it to settle behind its sibling for second place. Debunking the shortsighted theory that 2D games have been unable to evolve with the times and technology, Odin Sphere mixed slick action RPG game play and an engaging story deeply ingrained in classic literature with stupefying breathtaking visuals to create a game that simply embarrassed the recent output of nearly all their peers, allowing it to capture a rare perfect score from me. Trust me – you want to read more about this sleeper hit of the summer!ĭevelopers Vanillaware have seemingly come out of nowhere this summer to conquer not only the RPG genre, but the still going strong PlayStation 2 with two unbelievable titles – Odin Sphere (published by Atlus) and GrimGrimoire (published by NIS America). The only thing that may be odder than that description is the fact that the game not only hits the mark, it obliterates the target.
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Let me try anyways, let’s see if you agree: ‘Um, it’s this 2D, anime, real-time strategy game with a story that shares more than a few details with that Harry Potter series all the kids are nuts about.’ If I were to explain developer Vanillaware and publisher NIS America’s newest release, GrimGrimoire, to you in one sentence you’d think I just made the game up on the fly.
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