Wierd that I hear about this, I'm not saying where but I'm in a discussion of Huck Finn, and we're discussing the racism of it. And then I find this, Tom Sawyer video game? Wierd, but of course it doesn't look that good anyways, both gameplay and certainly makes for a book but not a game story, and definetly the racist part of it can't happen.
It's very ironic that the stories are mocking racism making it look foolish, and yet when they made this game they make Jim in the most racial fashion possible. So, they had the writer is someone making fun of african stereotypes and the visual designer is someone who is clearly racist if they are making him in a blackface fashion. I have to put out there, after looking at that blackface photo, that is something that really scares me. Seriously, I can barely stand to look at that picture. It's inaccuracy, clearly they were going for nothing short of a monstrous look because that looks more like a monster than a human, bastards.
Anyways, on topic I'd have to say believe it or not Radiata Stories. I haven't played Vagrant Story yet(for the longest time I was convinced the main character was a very manly looking woman and I didn't even know it was an RPG!), and Super Mario RPG is a close one, but considering how well done the Paper Mario series is, I'm pretty sure tey wouldn't be able to pull off the same magic touch with it. Thousand Year Door was different in gameplay but had the same enjoyability but I don't see them doing it again.
Radiata Stories I just really enjoyed and felt like there wasn't as much to it once you finished. Certainly it was neat how in the hidden world they had so many legendary opponents, gods, and a ridiculous number of cameos in it, but it still was short in the end. Especially the way someone(not saying who)died suddenly. There wasn't anything afterward to make it just. It could've been necessary to beat the bad guy, maybe bring them back anyway, or maybe(for the first time ever)have the bad guy outright win(and I don't mean Star Wars way with them winning but later on good guys come back)since that would at least show why they were killed cause the guy was so freaking strong?
I really enjoyed the gameplay, the story was good and I enjoyed how it in a good way combined the elements of Majora's Mask(time thing) and Suikoden(practically everyone you see is recruitable)and the funnest(and funniest)thing totally original, kick absolutely anyone time and time again and eventually they get mad to the point where you get to fight them so really if you don't feel like leveling up through story, monster encounters(which are done in the same way Chrono Cross + Kingdom Hearts as well!), or missions or such things then you can just kick people!
I know it sounds like it has a combination of other game's qualities but it manages to combine them in a unique and very well done way! I personally would love to see another game of it(or at least my old copy which my brother lent to his girlfriend and although I got Kingdom hearts back which he also lent i never did get Radiata back...)!
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