Post by bramblett05 on Apr 14, 2016 15:23:10 GMT
Now I love Diablo and the many Diablo like games trying to capture the style and action so I was excited about Murasaki Mist. The joy soon ended when seeing the animations and weird hit affect of sliding around the screen when a range attack hits you. The story is complex and feels out of place but to sum it up quickly: one guy wants power and makes a deal with the devil and all hell breaks loose engulfing the world into a poison mist. The gloom is there just wish a map would be too because finding enemies became a chore atfirst since areas feel much bigger than they should be and while some look decent, the character models look like a low budget PS1 game but with cell shading added. Though I played worse, the game feels like this was built with being on PS Mobile in mind since this was shown in 2014 and went silent for awhile and sometimes delays have proven to be bad like Tomb Raider Angel Of Darkness.
I do feel like the developers tried though and wanted it out but with bad wording in the story and animation being as skippy as it is, maybe few more months wouldn't have been a bad thing. Boss battles are the worst as they move so choppy and feel cheap just you hit circle and keep using your special and heal rinse and repeat till they die which seems to be forever. Damage output doesn't matter because enemies have no life bar or show the damage done so you can use whatever weapon and it takes the same amount of time to kill an enemy. Your team members use the same weapons and you can't change them at all but it doesn't matter because for the most time they just stand around and do nothing. The only map you have is the level map I would say select but you can select an area to go to and just go with the story but you do revist some in your travels.
Another issue is the main character's name is all in caps while everyone else looks normal not bad just makes it look weird. You can equip rings and weapons though most look the same but do have characteristics like bloodsuck which heals you while you attack them but it was hard to notice the others. One boss fight I found to be the worst because they all had guns all 16 of them and I bounced around like a hackey sack which wasn't as fun as that sounds because physics go out the window with this game. I did find the characters's 2-D hand drawn face a neat aspect when they talk and that was the best part. The music is out of place in most spots but some it goes great you just have to get there. Loading takes awhile and there is alot of it though guessthat is thegood part with having big worlds.
Would I suggest getting this game? If you like Diablo but only have a Vita to play games on. It lacks in alot of areas though decent in a few, it will feel like a bad grind getting to see the good. If it baked in the oven somemore I bet it would have been a decent title but as is, it's just a little undercooked and missing something on the side.
Score 4.5 Out Of 10
+ Diablo like gameplay
The 2-D art work is neat
- Bad animation
Boring cheap bosses
Weapon damage doesn't matter
Music feels out of place.