Famed game producer Hironobu Sakaguchi of Mistwalker and developer Artoon present the highly anticipated Xbox 360 exclusive Blue Dragon. Featuring the character design of Akira Toriyama of Dragon Ball Z and music by Nobuo Uematsu of Final Fantasy, Blue Dragon is an epic role-playing game that centers on a young boy named Shu and several of his friends.
These unlikely heroes possess the power to control phantom shadows that mirror the actions of their masters, giving Shu and his comrades miraculous strength and magical powers. The warriors can create and develop their combat styles by utilizing different types of Shadow Change, including Sword, Assassin, and Power Magic. Shu and his friends must use the shadows as weapons and wield their skills to save their world from impending doom.
Encountering various people on a planet where numerous ancient ruins remain, the characters and their shadows travel through a world full of mysteries and illusions, where the slightest touch can cause reactions of unparalleled magnitude.
Pros: 1. Customizable characters thanks to the Shadow's class system. You can make your party suit your play style. 2. Refined turn based combat system. Being able to charge attack for more power at the cost of speed is a nice addition to the formula. 3. Long adventure, you get will get your money's worth. You will not be able to run through this game in one or two days. 4. Artwork by Akira Toriyama 5. Selectable languages for the voice overs. 6. Developed under Mistwalker supervision.
Cons: 1. Artwork by Akira Toriyama. (People seem to either love or hate his style) 2. The game is very easy. 3. The FMV causes the game to be three disks but it is virtually indistinguishable form the real time graphics engine. 4. Will only appeal to you if you are a fan of traditional Japanese RPGs. 5. Occasional screen tearing.
Overall Review: Mistwalker over saw Artoon's development of this game. Mistwalker is composed of Final Fantasy's original creator and other former Square employees.