Jeanne d'arc impressions, fresh from Japan
by Andrew Yoon 
{ Nov 28th 2006 at 5:00PM }
Anoop from IGN Japan was able to get an extended play session of the recently released (in Japan) Jeanne d'Arc. He explains that Joan is sent on a quest from God to destroy the evil troll-infested British empire. Although there's a hefty amount of dialogue and cutscenes in the game, Anoop notes that the story feels a little "disjointed." The real focus of the game is the gameplay, and it appears that Jeanne d'Arc gets all the conventions of the SRPG genre... including its flaws: "The focus with this title is on gameplay, and if you're into Japanese style strategy games, that should be just fine. You'll recognize the grid-based strategy from games like Final Fantasy Tactics... Jeanne d'Arc suffers from some of the flaws that tend to plague games of this type. Preparing your characters for battle with new equipment and accessories is too much of a chore."
The game features some annoying loading times, but it appears the game is compelling nonetheless. "I keep coming back for more," the preview says. It appears that strategy RPG fans have a lot to look forward to, if this game ever comes to the States.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
afiq tadza @ Nov 29th 2006 1:10AM
hope this game comes out in Europe, i'm just waiting for a good strategy/rpg game.
Marco C Jr @ Nov 29th 2006 3:18PM
Reminds me of what people said about Dead Rising, has some major problems but it keeps making them come back.
Lulu @ Jan 4th 2007 11:51AM
The so called annoying load times is simply caused by the glitch that has been resolved by v3.01 firmware.
The loading is almost non-existent and you don't even have to wait for the cutscenes. The transition is so smooth and fast that I'm really impressed by Level5.