Thanks as always for watching, liking and subscribing! Who will be picking this one up? It was a tough one to score this one, has some absolute stand out moments but also some shortcomings!
@GrinningWolfGames3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for reviewing bro!
@SwitchUpYt3 жыл бұрын
Time to see if we agree again...let’s find out! Apologies for the radio silence - been living in the game for a few days now lol. Mark
@nataliacheparina3 жыл бұрын
I really liked your review 🙌👍🏻
@amuro96243 жыл бұрын
I stated this today and love it. It looks so beautiful and the dialogue is straight to the point making it easy to read. My only problem is the timing thing... I hate that and idk why so many rpgs have that now. It almost ruins it for me because I just want to chill and just think without sweating and it makes me fucking stress about getting the perfect timing and I feel like shit whenever I miss. To me it's 2 types of gameplay that don't match and requires you to switch "states" and breaks the flow of gameplay. It's like if in an fps game when you point at the enemy and pull the trigger there was a menu opening to select the bullet type or something. I wish they made an option to just remove it.
@slowmotion1713 жыл бұрын
I've been waiting for this for so long. I don't think the shortcomings will be a deal breaker for me personally, the art style won me over from day 1.
@SwitchCorner3 жыл бұрын
Exactly! It has issues but all games do and it’s so easy to see how they could fix most of them! Maybe not the load screens, I think that’s just a limitation of the scale!
@redcrimson10283 жыл бұрын
I dont see any short commings but then again all games have short commings when it comes to some people expectatations. I think this gsme is off to a good start its sold out everywhere
@laubowiebass3 жыл бұрын
So definitely added to the wishlist . No rush , but it looks good .
@seid823 жыл бұрын
Yeah apparently it looks like a 7/10…🙄
@SnowWhiteTheU23 жыл бұрын
Oh honey it’s a 10/10 you better hurry
@Luis-ph7tu2 жыл бұрын
Just bought it today on amazon for $ 20
@marcoasturias85203 жыл бұрын
10:16 That evil doggo just wasted a turn chasing its own tail... You know, I had my doubts about this game, but now it´s a must for me!
@SwitchCorner3 жыл бұрын
Enjoy Marco! Some great little animations in here, that doggo is prepping though for something big!
@umang67713 жыл бұрын
Alex, your channel just keeps getting better and better. Great job!
@SwitchCorner3 жыл бұрын
Appreciate that uMaNg! Thanks for being here to check out the video!
@wildrose80533 жыл бұрын
I think the art style and story in awesome But the mechanics and item or skills are too shallow It could be so much better if it stays in the oven for a year or so
@FlowerAngelRave3 жыл бұрын
I had a feeling that this wasn’t really for me when I first saw that. And this review has only confirmed that. I think jrpg fans might get something out of it, but with those shortcomings, even if I had been interested, I would be waiting to get it. Thanks for the review.
@brandonwhite49983 жыл бұрын
Alex is on it I might be picking this up but after skyward sword hd,joycons, and oled preorder might have to wait, love your content tho Alex and I like the new angle as well as the old
@SwitchCorner3 жыл бұрын
Appreciate you watching Brandon!! That’s quite the buy list you’ve had recently! They joycons are stunning though!
@brandonwhite49983 жыл бұрын
Yes Alex they are about time we get a Zelda set Were you able to get them?
@SwitchCorner3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I managed to grab them as well!
@ryanmurphy47483 жыл бұрын
This isn't gonna scratch my jrpg itch, to be honest. It's nice, but I tried the demo and it just didn't slap for me. Would consider it at half price in a year though.
@SwitchCorner3 жыл бұрын
I think it’s a good entry point to the genre but I don’t think it will have the depth some may be use to
@ryanmurphy47483 жыл бұрын
Dragon Quest 11 was my entry point. And I'm playing Xenoblade Chronicles right now. Tough competition tbh
@juankprada3 жыл бұрын
I think this is more for the those of us who grew up with the SNES classics like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy IV/V/VI. It uses pretty classic features and tropes from the genre. If you are looking for a more "recent" style of game with a lot more of "quality of life" features in terms of gameplay, maybe CrisTales will not be your cup of tea.
@aikikaname65083 жыл бұрын
Getting this. For an indie game with this unique and artstyle bringing some interesting new concepts to the genre, those are flaws I can live with
@katiemason42453 жыл бұрын
I can’t wait to pick this up physical copy. It looks amazing and the art style is beautiful
@niciapfeffer12703 жыл бұрын
The past, present, future thing is pretty interesting. I do like the art style.
@pacer17053 жыл бұрын
I just played Cris Tales demo on Nintendo Switch and loved everything about it except where I struggle to time my "A" button accurately to trigger the parry / deflect move against enemy units attacks or trigger double attacks on enemy units. I hoped @CrisTalesGame do patch an easy mode to auto-block enemy attacks, post launch of the game. I truly want to enjoy and experience the story in Cris Tales full game without having to throw the controller at the wall in fustration. I will hate to reset the same enemy battle for the n-th time because the game ccould not register my input to trigger block and parry enemy attacks. I would want Cris Tales to be my new favourite time travel mechanic video game if it is not bogged down by its unreasonably strict input timing window which I experienced in the demo. I would wait for a sale before I get this game.
@charlestrudel83083 жыл бұрын
people find the later parts of the game way easier supposedly, you may want to watch other reviews.
@amuro96243 жыл бұрын
Idk why so many games add that mechanics it clashes with everything you usually look for in a jrpg. Might as well make it full action rpg at least it would be the same consistent exercise the whole game instead of having to rewire your brain from thinking mode to timing mode everytime.
@charlestrudel83083 жыл бұрын
@@amuro9624 At the same time, people want another paper mario rpg for this exact reason... weird isnt it?
@amuro96243 жыл бұрын
@@charlestrudel8308 it works in paper mario because of other factors like the fact that you don't have a regular rpg menu and everything you do in the game feels like interacting with an environment rather than navigating through menus. It's organic and never feels like switching through 2 different modes especially with the gba version where your A and B buttons will always make Mario and Luigi jump respectively. I like paper Mario but i hate those other games that try to emulate the same thing without understanding why it works. It's the same as the many earthbound clones that don't understand why the humor in earthbound works and just make LOL so random jokes because they think that's what makes earthbound games good.
@charlestrudel83083 жыл бұрын
@@amuro9624 sadly, you are mostly right with all this.
@saysoun7523 жыл бұрын
Totally forgot about it so I'll be picking up the physical edition Friday.
@josephpiedmonte3 жыл бұрын
tried the demo and it didn't click for me
@shawnklein26193 жыл бұрын
Definitely a wishlist game for me. Waiting for a price drop and the possibility of a couple of patches seems like a good way to go!
@SwitchCorner3 жыл бұрын
Appreciate you watching Shawn! Heading to the wishlist is never a bad thing!
@Honest_Grifter2 жыл бұрын
Just bought this physical @ gamestop for like 10 bucks... really having a great time with this one, the art style is delightful and the dialog it's pretty darn good... worth picking up if you're looking for something different, for sure!
@ollietaro3 жыл бұрын
Lured by the title, came for the commentary, and stayed for the accent ✌
@josefswinkunas86833 жыл бұрын
I know a lot of folks were super stoked for this one. Thankfully this review was informative enough to convince me to pass. The story ideas seem interesting, but the art is just....off-putting to me for some reason. Can't put my finger on it, aside for one thing - the battle menu. Call me old-fashioned, but boxes work dandy. Thanks for the review!
@wrathpsp Жыл бұрын
I know what you mean about the art style. It's almost too clean, inorganic and sterile looking. So many people seem to be using it recently. I blame cartoon network.
@BrooksSoljah3 жыл бұрын
game looked beautiful and concept amazing, but I figured it would have shortcomings elsewhere. 7/10 isn't bad at all though. WIll msot likely still pick it up
@ppfclark3 жыл бұрын
I love my Switch. But... I bought a Series S as a Gamepass box just for games like this. For now... MH Stories 2 is still calling.
@jeffn12153 жыл бұрын
Great review! Not that it really matters but this game is technically not Japanese. It was actually developed by a studio in Columbia. It is a love song to classic JRPGs though :)
@darkuit5853 жыл бұрын
It's a delight to see such a special game come from my home country, I hope this is just the beginning for colombian game developers
@kmidst_vg29963 жыл бұрын
It does matter. If you've been around since the early days of J(apanese)RPGs, you'd see this has nothing in common except 2D elements and a turn-based battle system. None of the characters in this game look Japanese, neither do they have an anime flavor to them. This is more of a cartoonified medieval RPG with raster-style graphics (which JRPG's did not use).
@amuro96243 жыл бұрын
It's still a jrpg just like dark souls is a wrpg despite being Japanese
@LiamPlaysHandheld3 жыл бұрын
I really love the cartoon graphics of this game 👍
@gorgoroth9876 Жыл бұрын
Just picked up a copy for $12, for a cheap switch rpg, this looks pretty unique and the art style is really cool.
@1980latinlover3 жыл бұрын
I actually played the demo of this a little while back and really liked it so I'm definitely going to be picking it up at some point.
@robertbutler94653 жыл бұрын
Backlog is huge so this is not an immediate pickup for me. Will wait for patches and sales in the future before buying. Thanks for the review 👍
@adonismajette84083 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review. I'll probably wait for a price drop before picking this game up.
@SwitchCorner3 жыл бұрын
That’s more than fair it’s for sure not a cheap one but I think they did good keeping away from triple A regions!
@cory73283 жыл бұрын
this looks amazing. I am going to wait a bit, but this will probably be a pick up.
@jzblue345 Жыл бұрын
For ten dollars I'd say it's a good deal. It's no Xenoblade but it's a fun game nonetheless.
@Axeru_7773 жыл бұрын
I preordered this for my fiance as a gift but I wanna play it too lol
@Ser-Smiley3 жыл бұрын
Yess. A review! 😋
@SwitchCorner3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for being here Smiley! Was running a little late on this one!
@Ser-Smiley3 жыл бұрын
@@SwitchCorner better late than never! 😊
@IzukuLuffyAsta3 жыл бұрын
Will check which is cheaper physical or digital in my country.
@roxyXO3 жыл бұрын
the game looks so gorgeous but i just can’t get into turn based combat ):
@withoutthejuice71933 жыл бұрын
been on my wishlist for quite awhile. not sure if i want to pick up full price or wait for a sale
@spear-twirlingbokoblin73903 жыл бұрын
Just added it on my wishlist on deku deals!
@SwitchCorner3 жыл бұрын
Nice, always good to fill up the wishlist!
@bortnessundine23973 жыл бұрын
Botw has obscure direction to go with nameless places. How is this any different?
@SwitchCorner3 жыл бұрын
In the world of JRPGs with the load times it just didn't feel right. I never did get to review BOTW, I really should!
@Ghedissa3 жыл бұрын
Actually it's pretty meh if you ask me. There are tons of better RPGs on the system. No hate or anything, it looks good but it doesn't achieve what I want in a RPG, most of the dialogue are bland and uninteresting. Combat system is a bit weird but okay and to me the music is forgivable. Still a solid game to wait until SMT V.
@amuro96243 жыл бұрын
I actually liked how simple the dialogue was. I hate when the dialogue just go on in detail about things you don't care about just to establish world building or characters no matter how well its written. That's why I love smt 3 and hate ff13. Gameplay wise the timing thing usually kills it for me. I rather have an rpg that requires me to think than do a minigame to win so I'll have to see if it gets better later.
@MarquisDeSang2 жыл бұрын
80% in and this game is the worst game ever where boss will heal/regenerate twice per turn so you can never beat them.
@chapterblaq3 жыл бұрын
I loved the demo but didn't pre-order. I did buy it day one tho and only put in about an hour (less then the demo) the reviews have me regretful and worried tho. I can't get my money back but i can wait a couple months for it to hopefully get patched into being better.
@lucigamerHN3 жыл бұрын
Hello great video I did not see it in full because I want to play it well, a doubt before buying it ... does it have good difficulty? The bosses are challenging or is it the typical RPG that is easy and great in gameplay? and in how many hours did you finish it?
@SwitchCorner3 жыл бұрын
It was about 26 hours with content still remaining in side missions that I skipped over, relatively easy honestly but fun
@lucigamerHN3 жыл бұрын
@@SwitchCorner thanks
@amuro96243 жыл бұрын
Yea this isn't gonna be smt levels of difficulty
@s.o.f.t..3 жыл бұрын
5h in and damn, was that first dungeon tricky... But I love everything so far, the art style is up my alley and I find the story and gameplay very engaging!
@rpg_tai_yggdrasil3 жыл бұрын
Day 1 release on Game Pass.
@SwitchCorner3 жыл бұрын
I was a little disappointed to see the load screens were even on Xbox too honestly
@rpg_tai_yggdrasil3 жыл бұрын
@@SwitchCorner load screens are pretty booty! I like the route where companies have a cutscene or a video feeding between instances, makes the the game more immersive i feel. Ya know, if you NEED a load screen. 😅 And then you have games like test drive[??] on like ps2; if you initiate movement on the load screen, the load icon would split in half and form a pong screen. It would actually continue loading, but if done, it would let you keep playing pong until you pressed "action" to continue.
@trecm7343 жыл бұрын
This is not a jrpg. The studio that made it isn't Japanese. It's created by a Columbian indie game studio.
@ohmslewis29323 жыл бұрын
I’m so bummed that this is jrpg because that’s not really thing but I love the art style of this game it’s so pretty 🙁
@flukedust223 жыл бұрын
i think this game would give me headache
@saintsaber84913 жыл бұрын
Might get it on the series x bye bye loading times
@redcrimson10283 жыл бұрын
A 7/10 wow!! U want to revist the world of cris tales? Are u sure? U gave it a 7/10 a score lije that doesnt seem warrant a revisit. Anyway i liked the demo. This game is hard! At least the demo was hard (which i beat by the way). I wanted to get the collectors edition bit it isnt worth 100 dollars and plus it doesnt come with a soundtrack. Modus is trying is gamers to see if we're foolish enough to biy it so other companies can over charge us. Looking forward to this game I'll be pocking it up today at BestBuy and i also have it on gamepass.
@Mous3v23 жыл бұрын
I beat persona 5 on the best ending on the og PS4 I think I can hang with loading times.
@amuro96243 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure the pc version has shorter loadings. It's often the case with games made on unity.
@Mous3v23 жыл бұрын
@@amuro9624 persona 5 is on the PS3 and ps4
@amuro96243 жыл бұрын
@@Mous3v2... Did you forget what video you commented on?
@Mous3v23 жыл бұрын
@@amuro9624 right but you were replying to my comment. That's what I thought you were referring to. That said the series x also loads pretty quickly too. I don't think the switch version was very optimized.
@GreedC3 жыл бұрын
It's just RPG not JRPG, the game gave me cartoon network vibes. I haven't finished the game but it's kinda meh.
@wrathpsp Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I really hate the recent trend of using this cartoon network art style. I don't get why so many people seem to like it...
@Alexvander103 жыл бұрын
I love JRPG's but there something about this "Samurai Jack" art style I just don't like. Not knocking anyone that likes it, it's just not for me.
@TK-8673 жыл бұрын
This isn't a JRPG. It is actually a Colombian game.
@grey34143 жыл бұрын
Aha! Samurai Jack! I've been racking my brain on what cartoon network cartoon has the same art style! My brain can rest now. 😆
@SpikeLawliet3 жыл бұрын
@@TK-867 CRPG
@IsekaiApostle3 жыл бұрын
I’ll wait for a 50% off sale next year. The graphics are pretty, other than that… meh just not my cup of tea.
@r_apt_ure3 жыл бұрын
Really wish it was action RPG. Great video though
@SwitchCorner3 жыл бұрын
It is a little more involved than most in its turn based but yeah, you need to like the style for sure
@777Lateralus3 жыл бұрын
Played the demo for about 35 mins and I’m gonna give it a hard pass. Don’t like the art style and felt clunky. I think it’s free on game pass
@seanl75663 жыл бұрын
I think I'm gonna get this on Stadia instead due to the speed of loading. Great review tho.
@Angeltine23 Жыл бұрын
the characters or design doesn't feel jrpg
@Keabrown793 жыл бұрын
I wonder if picking this up on PS5 would speed up the load times
@charlestrudel83083 жыл бұрын
SSD makes a difference.
@seanm26003 жыл бұрын
Getting it on Game Pass on Xbox
@FLIK5103 жыл бұрын
Awesome game but NOT a JRPG. This game was made in Columbia and they deserve their props....
@amuro96243 жыл бұрын
Jrpg is a style named after the place it originated from. Game genres exist to be able to classify them based on the gameplay not to know where they come from.
@jumpingbear3 жыл бұрын
Going to pass on this one!
@SwitchCorner3 жыл бұрын
Turn based not for you?
@jumpingbear3 жыл бұрын
@@SwitchCorner I like turn base! But my back log can't take anymore rpgs
@jumpingbear3 жыл бұрын
Plus I want to pick up metroid dread and trigger witch. I got to many games. Thanks to switchcorner!
@megazine3 жыл бұрын
Nice! Happy it’s free on game pass
@shenephang4682 Жыл бұрын
I love this game. Im no game developer or counsel maker but one thing i do know technology will get a mind of its own an just NOT work with u then out the BLUE it change its mind and start working again. I have a switch and honestly, some games do it faster and some do it a bit slower but overall all are playable and quiet enjoyable. Im someone with NO PATIENCE and when i say NONE i mean only babies and kids get the patience from me, everything else? yh imma explode. but this is a fun game.
@reanschwarzer67493 жыл бұрын
Colombia game ^-^
@SwitchCorner3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I know but as they say, love letter to the JRPG world
@piensluc74443 жыл бұрын
Turnbased games not my thing.....
@johnnytrash28393 жыл бұрын
$39.99? Pass.
@johnnytrash28393 жыл бұрын
@@jaguar4120💯!! I actually meant to add that when it hits 50% - 75%, though, I will check it out.
@nameforcomments40923 жыл бұрын
Ew $40? I was seriously considering dropping $30 on it but that extra $10 is just a bridge too far. I'll put it on the wish list for a sale--got a ton in the backlog anyway.
@kmidst_vg29963 жыл бұрын
It's not a JRPG! Wasn't made by Japanese developers! People need to stop using that term so loosely.
@amuro96243 жыл бұрын
That's not what jrpg means...the reason why we use jrpg and wrpg is because rpgs evolved differently in japan compared to western countries and each became so different that they're different genres that people play for different reasons. Wrpgs are more about self expression and tend to be more action based or very experimental while jrpgs are focused mostly on telling one linear story with mostly turn based combat. You wouldn't call this game a wrpg because it doesn't play like one.