addicting and challenging.
User Rating: 8.4 | Lost Magic DS
i would say lost magic is a pretty much must-have for DS owners. its very addictive, as the gameplay is almost flawless(just a few points of it are a little frustrating and need some touches)and the story can be interesting for some RPG fans out there. for me, so far the story is dull, but i have only had it for 2 days now. right now i would be at the climax for most RPG games, but as i said, it is challenging.VERY challenging at that. i'm only on the 2nd chapter(the game goes in chapters, not as fire emblem does,but like Tales of Legendia does, or Riviera). and with the games i named, i would probably be at chapter 5 or 6. with this though, it is much harder than your average RPG. it takes awhile to get used to and has a very complex battle system. once you learn how to control you, your spells, and all your monster recruits, then its on to some fast and intense gameplay. once you start to get the hang of it, the game throws another extra adding at you like another new spell you have to memorize if you want to draw and use it, or new monsters to level up and control, or even a new way of using spells or using monsters. the movement is pretty simple, you touch your guy in the touch screen with the stylus, and then touch the place you want him to move. the flaws of this is HOW he moves. he moves like a dumb rat. lets say you are standing one side of a wall and there is not much left to walk down so you start to turn a bit. but if you turn too much, he will head toward the wall before he is even past it so he just walks at the wall forever and ever until you get annoyed and decide to go little by little again. with this, it goes very slow when walking far distances. mostly, thats my only complant of the gameplay. everything else i find very enjoyable. it keeps you busy with nothing else to do while doing it. in other words, its just about impossible to multi-task with this game(and this is in a good way). the game is so intense that if you look away for a second, your entire monster army will be gone and there will be 5 guys on you all at once. with this, you have to draw as fast as you can. oh yeah, another flaw. since you have MP, well you cant do unlimited magic. which can be a pain when trying to heal all your guys dying. if there wasnt any MP(mana points) then it would be a lot easier to progress. anyway, i have been talking so much on the gameplay because there isnt much else, the graphics look like it could be on GBA, and the story so far hasnt gotten my attention too well. but i dont really mind graphics of games at all and the gameplay makes up for the story and even more.
if you know me, you know that the story is my favorite part in a game. with this game though, i dont even care about the story being dull, the gameplay makes up for it completely. its tough, and movements can be annoying at times, but the battles are addicting and pull you through. thats all there is to it. 
