Balmung Cycle Part I: The Messenger and the Heretic

The game is just gorgeous, and masterfully polished. It has just the right amount mini games, dungeons are a pleasure to play through, the game has a consistent, great look and the dialog is top notch. My only gripe, if it can be called that, is that the plot is slightly cliché and slightly uninteresting. Certain plots grab you, and don't let go until the story is resolved; and this game just failed to do that for me.

Rating Key ~

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Garbage - The lowest possible score, No redeeming factors at all.

Adequate - It's functional, but nothing special. Average.

Good - Above average, hence "good".

Perfect - Little to nothing can be done to improve this aspect short of a complete tear down.
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Story -

Characters : Good
Pacing : Perfect
Dialog: Perfect
Plot: Adequate

Gameplay -

Dungeon Design : Perfect
Mini Games : Good
Battles : Perfect

Graphics -

Consistency : Perfect
Level Design : Perfect