Obscure Console Games

[Niveras]

The mechanics of Falsebound Kingdom sound a lot like how Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen worked (armies moving in real time, combat being turn-based and only last a few rounds). The difference there is you form squads out of a multitude of available classes/monsters, rather than being limited by leading characters. Also, combat was immensely hands-off in Ogre Battle. I imagine that since Ogre Battle's pretty well known around here, there might be more differences if you did not draw that parallel yourself.

[bluestarultor]

The was a movie tie-in for The Fifth Element on the PS1, and it was surprisingly good. Normally, I suck at shooters, but it was largely accessible without being patronizing. The only reason I stopped is there's a Satanic timed portion once you get control of Leeloo with respawning enemies and only enough invincibility shield time to get you to where you need to go if you get it on the first try. Basically, I always came up two seconds short and eventually just gave up. Had I gotten past it, I probably would have finished the game.

[Loyal]

Originally Posted by Niveras

The mechanics of Falsebound Kingdom sound a lot like how Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen worked (armies moving in real time, combat being turn-based and only last a few rounds). The difference there is you form squads out of a multitude of available classes/monsters, rather than being limited by leading characters. Also, combat was immensely hands-off in Ogre Battle. I imagine that since Ogre Battle's pretty well known around here, there might be more differences if you did not draw that parallel yourself.

Oh reeeeeeeeally? I'll have to check that out.