The Portable Gamer writes: "I must stress the fact that, despite Black Sigil's shortcomings, I have found this to be an immensely enjoyable RPG experience; more enjoyable than some more recent big-budget RPGs that I shall not name. It's easy to nit-pick the failings. But, if you dig past these small frustrations, you will find a fantasy world full of adventure, danger, and memorable characters. The combat is fun and engaging because of the amount of strategy involved in each encounter. Buy Black Sigil if you want a great throwback RPG from the 16-bit era. Fans of Chrono Trigger or other retro RPG titles should not pass this up".
Gamertell has posted its DS game recommendations for the 2009 holiday shopping season.
The list is divided by ESRB ratings.
TRB writes: "Old school role playing games seem to be the sure hit on the Nintendo DS. The simple gameplay is easy for portable gaming and the time to complete these games is either double or triple the length of modern games. Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled offers the style of gameplay that fans of the most praised game on the SNES will jump right into and find plenty to love."
GameShark writes: "Late last year, Chrono Trigger DS came along and reminded players how great 2D RPGs used to be. Unfortunately, it also had another unintended effect: making Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled look like a unimaginative carbon copy. Even though it's a delightfully detailed and colorful RPG, Black Sigil lifts the entirety of its graphical style, character movements, and overall aestetic directly from Crono's adventure. While imitation is the highest form of flattery, this modern day retro revival is reserved for hardcore enthusiasts only".
Great review.. looks like an awesome RPG for me to grab for my DS thanks!
bugs and crashes = not cool.. I hope that crap doesn't happen with mine
looks good
i need some role playin luv on ma ds
Can't wait to check this one out. Great review!
Wow, this really DOES look like Chrono Trigger. I'm intrigued, will need to check it out.