Dragons Crown (PS3)

Amazing game! Beautiful art style and graphics! Addictive gameplay! Developed by Vanillaware, and George Kamitani in Japan. George worked on the Capcom Dungeons&Dragons Tower of Doom and Shadow Over Mystara games, and this is a spiritual sucessor! Totally awesome! (like Code of Princess spiritual sequel to Guardian Heroes) This game has a game save feature with the vita over PSN, so you can upload/download your save and play with both versions, awesome! I Played this game and cant' wait to play again with the other characters! THey don't make them like this anymore! = )

Classic Brawling action akin to final fight, streets of rage, and golden axe. It keeps longevity compared with the previously mentioned games by having numerous characters with different play styles, and rpg elements where you level up your character with improved abilities. All the graphics are hand drawn, while low tech, make it striking to the eye. Some might be put off by the way attributes of women portrayed, but all the characters are of the weird art style, and if you aren't easily offended it makes for a unique visual experience.

The game is a side scrolling golden axe style game. You run around, beat up baddies, pick up money and items. The twist to this game is you get a cursor that can interact with the background to find secrets or open chests. You also collect random pieces of armor much like Diablo where the stats are randomized, and you gain levels. You can choose from a few different classes: Amazon, Dwarf, Elf, Fighter,Sorceress, Wizard. These features contribute to the typical dungeon crawler games. Interesting story as well.

If you're looking for a beginner RPG that four players can play at once, this is the game for you. Graphics are awesome, albeit on the older teen / adult side. Sound is pretty cool too. I was pretty okay with the game play although I wanted a little more from the game, being that it was produced by Altus. Its a pretty good game for a beginner who wants to get into fantasy RPGs. I would recommend it for older teen gamers or adults as the graphics are on the risque side.

I love playing this game with my wife and daughter. The graphics/sound are incredible, and the gameplay is easy enough to have anyone jump in yet deep enough for an expert player to really sink their teeth into. My only complaint is that the game requires too much grinding/replaying of levels to advance the story. It really kills the flow of the game. Other than that, excellent! A must play PS3 title.