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I couldn't forward through conversations, that I could find, I had seen before. I am an avid RPG player. Instead of being able to leave the area, you had to go back to last save.If you had another save file from before you entered the area. It was also difficult to go backwards when you ran into a Monster too tough. This game was just OK. I disliked the battle system and I also disliked that the game was so slow.
There are some elements that are a bit rough, but the story, art and ideas are exceptional. Atlus has pulled another complex and interesting game out of its hat. Eternal Poison is difficult and incredibly fun.
It makes the game damn near impossible to play. the load time during battles, in between battles, just in general is horrible.
And it is pretty. Of course, well, pretty helps. The combat is interesting and challenging to optimize without feeling too unforgiving and perfectionist (though, I might edit this review if later levels prove me wrong).
I like the alternate starting characters / plots.I don't like when things are quite so linear, though it does break things up a little sometimes. so I keep going back to savegames to make sure I get everything on a level. If you like "tactics" games & gothic / manga art - then you should own this game, and probably already do.It has some interesting / innovative mechanics - I like capturing the beasties and then either using them as summons in later battles, or grinding out their powers and abilities for my other characters.
Which brings me to my one, big, but petty, complaint:I haaaaate dialogue you can't fast skip past.Haaaaaate.But - aside from that, I'm having fun playing this game. Both eye and ear candy (the included soundtrack and concept art is nice). Maybe I'm just not far enough into the game to really see it yet.
I'm a perfectionist, I like to go back and get everything, this game doesn't really allow it.
The game has beautiful art and some awesome music. Along with the battle system the graphics were kind of disappointing, aswell as the voice acting. Eternal Poison runs along those lines.
The battle mechanics are slow and boring. I would highly recommend finding another game to purchase instead of this one. I love tactical rpgs but this battle system seemed very basic and slow moving.
In my many years of videogame playing I have beaten quite a few games that weren't alot of fun or were flawed in some manner that took away from having fun playing the game. So now let me tell you why this game is flawed. The PS2 is abundant in rpgs, many of which are greatly better than this one.
I wanted so bad to like this game, but in the end I had to give up. Its a very dark rpg and has a seemingly (I never got to finish it) interesting storyline.
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