Soul Nomad
by KOEI Corp
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Product Summary
Brand: NIS AmericaRelease Date: 2007-09-25
Platform: PlayStation2
Model: 00184
Publisher: KOEI Corp
Product features:
- Save the world, without losing yourself!
- Conscript warriors to create your own army
- Grid based SRPG attack system - create special combination attacks based on who you place next to whom
- Interact with all sorts of characters from a variety of fantastic races
- Overlord Gig can grant you the power to defeat the final boss in the first twenty minutes. for a price
Video Game Reviews of Soul Nomad
Customer Review: NIS delivers another gem covered in grime...
Summary: 4 Stars
NIS has never been my favorite company. Oh, they make good games, but they're generally too lazy to actually put forth the effort needed to polish them into GREAT games.
Soul Nomad is one such game. It has a great story, unique and engaging with twists and turns... now, if they had put as much effort into producing the game as they did in the script, maybe it would be better.
First and foremost, most cut scenes are against a brown map with sprites shifting between maybe half a dozen pre-programmed poses while they chat with one another. Most of the rest of the cut scenes are single pictures (well-drawn, but static nonetheless) showing no movement or interaction of the characters at all, just voices.
The battle system is quite fun. It reminds me of Advance Wars, where one squad engages another and they duke it out until one or the other is defeated. Each "squad" is placed in a "room" with a maximum occupancy of 9. The process of getting rooms is random, as is the number of slots in each one. While there is a way to control which room you get and how many slots it has, the process is time-consuming and repetitive.
There are numerous classes, both humans and creatures. However, the only way to make these units really strong is to train them from level 1, which is nigh impossible at later parts of the game. If you boost their levels when you purchase them, you sacrifice 1/3 of their power just to get them to the same level everyone else is at. It's a lose-lose situation.
Truly, Soul Nomad is a GOOD game, but NIS failed to put forth the effort into making it the AWESOME game it could have been. Don't get me wrong, however, it is still a game worth playing. Just keep in mind that it's not what it could have been.
Description of Soul Nomad
Long ago an evil overlord wreaked havoc upon the world with his three demon golems. Entire kingdoms and countries were wiped out with their amazing powers. When all seemed to be doomed a powerful wizard sealed the overlord into a dark sword. Without its master, the demon golems stood as motionless as statues for centuries. But, now the golems are active again and threatening peace. The only one who can help you now is . . . the evil overlord! Sell him your soul and he'll grant you tremendous power, but you'll lose more control over your own body each time you use it. Still, can you face the horror of the World Eaters without it? ESRB Rated RP for Rating PendingAll Games
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