This is just a quick, basic review - check the other reviews or the Gamespot.com review for a good summary of the gameplay. Graphics are poor, and blocky, but that could be lumped into the old "quirky" category, which means you get what you expect. The poor graphics almost make you think that it's part of the game's art direction, but not after you see the size of the world and realize the technical hurdles they had to work around to make this game. It reminded me of Parappa the Rappa's graphics - not really important to the gameplay but it'd be nice to see items using more than a handful of polygons to render a car or a person. Music is annoyingly catchy, and excellent in quality. I find myself humming the tunes hours after playing. The plot, again, is quirky and extremely "Japanese" - meaning it doesn't make much sense to the English speaking reader, but that contributes to the game's charm. Once you gain the gist of the plot you can quickly skip past the demeaning ramblings of the King of All Cosmos. I did find it unusual that the King does nothing but put you down, regardless of how well you do. Whatever. Obviously his giant codpiece has been stuffed to make up for that shortcoming. Also, some of the constellation missions don't properly explain what you need to find, and you can find yourself accidentally ending a mission by picking up say, a picture of a cow instead of a real cow for the "Taurus" mission. My only other complaint is the hand fatigue you get when playing the game, and the quirky camera angles that prevent you from navigating forests and other crowded areas.
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