The thing that most reviewers fail to mention is that because this game is a traditional Japanese RPG that it has little in the way of comparable game play to a title like Oblivion. But then again Oblivion is an action game with RPG elements not the other way around. I don't know when exactly it happened that cutting edge became synonymous with completely unrecognizable within a genre. I don't need an open ended world or over hyped gore to make my RPG experience. I realize that there is drive within the industry to create experiences for gamers, but one of my greatest disappointments first with the Xbox and now with the 360 is the lack of traditional RPGs like Enchanted Arms. Games like Final Fantasy VII are what drove much of the early Sony sales and I wonder if that is why Microsoft shies away from this type of game. Nevertheless, Enchanted Arms is a game for those of us who still think that the traditional RPG has a place on "next gen" consoles. I want more games like Enchanted Arms.
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