Hardcore Gamer writes: "Before starting the adventure, players have the ability to create a character. Initially the creation options are extremely limited as you must play the game to unlock additional races, jobs, appearance options, and apparently even the female gender. Of the dozen or so faces available at the start, only two or three look any different than the others. I found myself repeatedly cycling back and forth between faces trying to see exactly what was distinctive but to no avail, so I just settled with "completely average face #1". In addition you can choose your character's voice – there's everything from the wildly screaming man, the normally screaming man, the burly screaming man, and the out-of-place female screamer. Naturally I gave my male character the female voice."
Digitally Downloaded writes: "Often the Wii was criticised for its perceived lack of quality third party games to play, but it's not the case at all. The Wii had some excellent third party games to play, it's just that some of them required a little digging to get to."
This series is destined to be quickly forgotten in the west (it actually has a strong niche in Japan), which is a pity, because there’s a lot to like about these games. They're not for everyone, but JRPG fans looking for something a little different would do well to try these out.
Neocrisis: Continuing a bumper year of releases, Rising Star Games has confirmed Eldar Saga's 2010 release date as 17th September. The game will fill a niche in the current games climate by appealing to Wii owners who are interested in the RPG format.
