RAVE: Cthulhu Saves the World

It was a short but boy was it an action packed ride. Cthulhu Saves the World was sublime experience.

The game played like a dream and I really enjoyed every moment of it. Sure some dungeons got confusing but that's their purpose, you work your way through them and when you explore off the beaten track, you find juicy stuff.

I really have to say I enjoyed the following

-Humor. All the humor was not forced at all with some really laugh out loud moments for me. I can't say I had this much time laughing with a game since Breath of Death VII.
-Characters. All the characters were well designed and all had massive amounts of charisma. Cthulhu is in a world of his own tho, probably the most verbose RPG character ever which is so rare in a genre of silent protagonists.
-Battle System. Just like BoD VII system but a lot of stuff is added and subtracted (healing items breaking combo count) that made it feel even better.
-Limit on random battles. Ahh I wish all games had this. And if you want to grind and get more levels you can always pick a fight lol. Smart!
-Everyone levels up. Another awesome idea that I wish other games borrow. The fact that un-used party members still level up like normal is great for when you want to create a new team. Also it's a smart way of making sure you try all the characters.
-The graphics. A massive step up from BoD VII, towns look awesome and very reminiscent of Shining Force games (one of my fave series). In game graphics and animations are sweet to watch as well.
-The soundtrack. Awesome, already downloaded it and loving it.
-The story. It's a spin on a time old tale. It's no Lost but it hits all the right notes.

However as much as I love this game, I do have some small gripes with it.
-Save/ Restore only active party. It's strange that when you save your whole party Magic Points are not restored, only the active members.
-Item/ Equip/ Selling. This system still feels awkward. It's better then BoD VII because you can now sell items/ armor but the fact you need to equip items and un-equip items to sell them feels not streamlined. It's getting there tho so I know the next game will be a even bigger improvement.
-Highlander difficulty. It was a really surprise that I didn't get pwned much in the normal mode of the game. However Highlander's difficulty is a real challenge. Being able to only use 1 character and still having to fight tons of enemies? Hopefully after I buff my characters a bit more I won't see the game over screen so much.

All in all tho, I can't front, this is one of my favorite games I have played on my Xbox 360. I eagerly wait the next chapter in the Zeboyd saga. I highly recommend this game to any one. Not even just RPG fans. Any one can get into this game and enjoy it. It's that GOOD.

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