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To: Marc Newman who wrote (6052)	6/15/1998 2:37:00 AM
From: Quad Sevens	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14266

Usenetter reviews Quest: _________________ Well the games been out, its the first real RPG for the N64 and nobody is talking about it. Hmmm..... not a good sign. Anyhow, I thought Id review the game by breaking it up into the positives and negatives. Please note, I love rpgs and have been playing them since Phantasy Star for the Sega Master System. Well here goes: POSITIVES - beautiful graphics (they really do look great, walk around in the first castle and you'll see what I mean) - innovative battle system (you can dodge enemy attacks by moving at the appropriate time, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt, depending on the projectile hurled at you) - interesting looking beasties (yeah, some may be cute but the monster variety is cool) NEGATIVES - cookie-cutter story (theres nothing really spice here to sink your teeth into, standard quests, beat this guy to get access to this area, and the dialog is bone-dry and not very interesting) - take three steps and battle..... repeat (dont you just HATE this, its very bad in this game and an extreme annoyance, you can easily escape battles but why you have to fight at this frequency is beyond me, definitely an rpg no-no and turn-off) - no currency system (people give stuff to you, you cannot buy anything in the game, very strange) - very little upgrading (you have a staff but cant upgrade it to a better weapon, no upgrading of armor either, the only upgrading you do is you learn new spells) - battles get boring and can be lopsided at first (after a while with the frequency of combat, things just get tedious on the battlefield, plus you are alone yet sometimes are facing 4 to 5 pretty strong enemies, seems as though the game requires to build up experience by fighting, ok at first but this quickly becomes a drag) - the game is just....boring (overall when you weigh everything up it doesnt really excite the player, tedious battles and uninteresting story-line sink this game in the end) Well there you have it, this is more of an RPG-lite than a true RPG. I must admit I like a lot of pretty graphics but its hard for that alone to keep me interested in this one. Definitely rent this one first before buying. Its NOT a bad game, just incredibly mediocre. Whats more disappointing is thinking what this game COULD HAVE been. Maybe in Quest64 2. OVERALL GRADE: C _______________________ Again these guys are hardcore, and I'm quite comfortable with the review. Wade