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Gamecritics: White Knight Chronicles: International Edition Review

Gamecritics writes: "Thankfully, with their powers combined, the sister modes of the game conspire to lift it above its shortcomings and transform it into a worthwhile, if scatterbrained, experience. In my world, Chronicles as an offline-only experience doesn't even exist. The two modes of the game are so utterly co-dependent that, despite my enthusiasm for it, I would actually recommend against playing this game without an internet connection. I'm tempted to use the old chocolate-in-my-peanut-butter metaphor to summarize White Knight Chronicles, but that doesn't really tell the whole story. It's more like chalk-in-my-gruel, except the result is magically delicious."

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Blaster_Master5180d ago

Its so funny how every review for this game is pretty much crap, yet everyone in the game compares it to the greats. Phantasy Star Online
(not Universe) but with a sick 30 foot super soldier in the mix with no online fees, greatest graphics in MMO's for any console, great old school story and gameplay, the truest form of jrpg this gen. Screw the reviews, play it for yourself and see. Especially if you liked Xenogears

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Julie5180d ago

i played Star Ocean on 360 and now i am playing WKC , i would suggest WKC is fun and the online stuff is huge. Well if you like to play online and you like old school RPGs :)

I got it yesterday and i was really scared believe me, now i am really happy the game seems to have no end i love it! and i dunno why the reviews are so hard on this game :3

____I wrote this morning here on N4G as a comment____

I got it yesterday and played a lot , i was scared at first because all those bad articles but omg i am now sure that they write that just for to get hits or just for to hate... mabe even to think that they are cool lol.

The game is fun a lot! i find myself going online with friends then comming back to single player to get more stuff and lvl up then online again is addictive! Graphics are not bad at all the textures are really detailed and high res, indeed sometimes i use my ingame camera to zoom and view the textures and details hehe...some characters seem a bit generic is true , framerate is smooth , and i do like the combat :) i like to build crazy combos to fly and poke the enemies on the air , is nothing like those websites said nothing not even a bit!

Also i was thinking when i was playing , wtf i have played lots of rpgs this generation that don't look or play as good as this and yet they got praised and all of them got better reviews , won't name them to not to make fanboys butthurt :p

EDIT : Btw my main character is the one i made myself ! is not true that you can't use it! i use it all the time and i have Leonard as my healer :)

EDIT2: and right now i am still playing !

xTruthx5180d ago

Yeah, same here jul. I never use the main character unless they force you to use it on some boss fights.

Julie5180d ago (Edited 5180d ago )

yes it also helps to practice for the online thingyes :p

EDIT: haha Yulie sounds like Navi (Ocarina of Time) when you leave her behind hey! hey! =)

SiteNblog Defender5179d ago

"Its so funny how every review for this game is pretty much crap, yet everyone in the game compares it to the greats"

If by everyone you mean PS3 fanboys, then yes. Also very funny with the Xenogears comment.

White Knight Chronicles isn't good at all. The story is boring, so is the battle system and characters. Biggest disappointment of 2010 for me.

Julie5179d ago (Edited 5179d ago )

I am no fanboy , but looking at your comments seems that you indeed are a pretty angry one. I have both 360 and Ps3 and i love to play nice games on them both , i don't play sales or anger i play just to have fun ! :)

I like the game if for this i am a fan "boy" lol then so be it :)

xTruthx5179d ago

Jul you can just always add him to the ignore list like I will ^_^.

Baba19065179d ago

i dont get rpg review. i saw some really bad star ocean reviews and got it a week ago and i love it. so i wouldnt trust the wkc reviews either. if you love rpgs i think you willenjoy this too.

FamilyGuy5179d ago (Edited 5179d ago )

If it weren't for the online mode and its intricacies my overall opinion of this game would be lowered but the fact is it DOES have that online mode and all that which comes with it. Every time I'm on N4G and I come across a WKCs article/review I feel the need to get back online (if im not already, btw, I just signed back in lol).

The online isn't it's only saving grace, it has a lot going for it, but it IS very notable.

Setting up combos
The skill tree
The customizing of your avatar
the old school/true form jrpg feel
the look and cut scenes
the exploration, it's pretty much an mmo
the look of the moves and magic
the combat system

All these things are great and this includes nothing of the online support. This game is GROSSLY underrated (by most reviews).

Godmars2905179d ago

Except in regards to the 30 foot warrior and online play - you don't get access to it online! Being a 5th silent wheel throughout the adventure you're gamer persona never gets access to a Knight. Not even having tried online though, I feel a bit guilty in saying that what's going to keep me playing is the stuff they're handing out in Home.

Thought I was just going to get a small virtual figurine for what I guess was my first trophy, and it turns out the bastard is a full blown statue!

Still virtual, but the difference between 12" virtual and 8' virtual.

nefertis5179d ago

One more week and hopefully next week i will get me a ps3. wkc, ff13 and gow3. Playb3yond

ThanatosDMC5179d ago

I'm kinda wondering if i made a mistake to buy SO4 first... 7 people of my friends list play WKC almost daily. I'm not saying im not having fun with SO4's dull story and characters but i just cant stop wanting to kill the next set of enemies. Hmmm... maybe i should rent first?

Redempteur5179d ago (Edited 5179d ago )

i'm level 25 ,22 hours of play so far ... and i'm loving it ..
first i don't know another native 1080p rpg ..
Second online is free
Third it's huge , 50 quests ! to do alone or with friends
The story is not presented nicely but old school ..i dunno there is nothing "bad" except in the way the characters act during cutscenes ( nothing really wrong but nothing really special ) but at least they talk among themselves when you are on the map .. you're not alone.. and it is really good ( kinda like with the skits in ff13 or during the tales of games )..

In short the only flaw i found is in the lip sync in the international edition and the fact that your custom character is silent and ..that's all and this doesn't make wkc a bad game.
edit : i also bought star ocean 4 and so far i don't think i'll really start it ( even if i enjoy the battle system so far ) until i've finished wkc .. both a good game , especially if you look for fun ( and by that i mean action-fun )

Pennywise5179d ago

I'm enjoying this game. Reviews have been very harsh on this game, I really don't understand it.

execution175179d ago

i recently bought this game and i say its awesome well worth the couple year wait, so don't buy into the reviews, and @12 i played the end of eternity demo sad to it wasn't my cup of tea

Blaster_Master5179d ago

When I mean everyone, Im not talking about N4G. Im talking about the people who Ive actually met online, a whole gang of people. Some dude made a town and personalized it, I havent even done it yet, cant wait. WKC is currently on one of my best rpgs ever created list. Nothing is better then DW4 yet though.

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Myst5180d ago

Well just got my copy exchanged hopefully this will fix the freeze issues that I was previously having. I guess it's not as wide spread since no other reviewers are listing it as a problem.

Julie5179d ago (Edited 5179d ago )

Some people on the PS3 official forums reported that too and some reviews and seems to be some copies i am sorry i know how annoying is that :(

I hope you get a n ew copy soon :)

Where did your freeze happen? or was it at random lol i am scared now :3

Myst5179d ago

Oh I can tell you where it froze, the last dungeon >_<! froze there three times to the point where I just started running past every enemy until I beat the game, then it froze near the beginning of my New Game+.

The freeze issue happens whenever you try to open the map to full screen it seemed, or whenever you tried to open the map period. Hopefully the new copy I got today won't do that :/, oh on the forums to? I've only noticed the forums on GeoNet in which people said they had trouble.

Julie5179d ago

Yes the last dungeon freeze is common on those boards :I i am not that far yet , but if happened to you opening the big map then must be the disc i hope :3

Myst5179d ago

Yeah I'm hoping as well, everything else was still going [such as the music] just that nothing else seemed to happen. So I'd assume it was the disc. Either way if this exchange doesn't fix it, I probably will just wait for a patch. Though if it's worse than my last disc I'll probably exchange it again.

Blaster_Master5179d ago

freeze issues? You must have a dying ps3. Sucks dude, just get a slim they are better anyways. I would.

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Kalowest5179d ago

8/10 in my books, great game already beat it , and about to finish NG+.

TooTall195179d ago

Needless to say I'm pretty excited!

Blaster_Master5179d ago

Congrats dude. Before you do that though do yourself a favor. Read IGN's review of WKC and just look at the score they gave the game for graphics. I want you to tell me how beautiful the game is and how full of crap the media really is.

Meryl5179d ago

@ blaster master - I lost all respect for IGN after the whole mass effect is better than uncharted 2 and deal with it fanboy article, the fact is they seem to be purposefully biased towards one console at the moment and all just for hits.

TooTall195179d ago

I have been gaming nearly my whole life and have a good background of the industry. I have my own opinions that not everyone agrees with. I try not to be biased, but it's very difficult to do.

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hatchimatchi5179d ago

Game is awesome, i've been playing fatal frame 1 & 4 lately but i haven't forgot about wkc. I'm currently at greede.

remanutd555179d ago

game is great in my opinion , im so glad i bought it , i think im halfway through the story , loving it so far but to each their own , well im out to play some more White Knight then my usual MAG game every night before i go to sleep , VALOR FTW!!!

ThanatosDMC5179d ago

SVER FTW!

I just had to since you wrote that.

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White Knight Chronicles 2 Walkthrough | GameGuideDog

Those looking for the White Knight Chronicles 2 Walkthrough, it's now available and will guide you from start to finish for this action JRPG from Level 5. This is a complete White Knight Chronicles 2 walkthrough that covers objectives, weapons, synthetics, recruits and everything else within the game providing instructions on best battle tactics to handle all objectives and bosses, where you can discover special items and secret locations. The game strategy guide is online, printable, and downloadable from GameGuideDog and is compatible for PS3. It also includes developer and publisher support as always, so if you want to get the most out of this game, make sure grab your own copy of this White Knight Chronicles 2 Walkthrough.

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Nitrowolf24608d ago

I hope this one was better then the last one. It wasn't that bad of a game, but i kind of had high hopes

Misterhbk4608d ago

I picked it up and I'm loving it so far. Haven't gone online yet though. Then again, I was a fa of the first despite what reviewers and others said so my opinion may not be the best to judge off of for you, since you didn't like the first.

gameguidedog4608d ago

It's pretty damn cool actually, plus it comes with most of the first one anyway. :)

JerryMatters4608d ago

This game is def with the sickness!! I was totally waiting for this to come out for way too long! It rocks!!!

scepter4608d ago

u have to pay to read the guide lame

SpaceSquirrel4608d ago

I'm looking froward to play both WKC1 and WKC2

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White Knight Chronicles 2 Developer Interview (COIN-OP TV)

COIN-OP TV interview with Miki Takahashi one of the Producers on White Knight Chronicles II. This interview explores the differences between the original game and the sequel and also explains what upgrades went into the localization of the license.

MaideninBlack4623d ago

Most anticipated game of the year for me!

DA_SHREDDER4623d ago (Edited 4623d ago )

If playing WKC1 on this disc feels like a totally different then the laster iteration then I'm really intrigued. Not that WKC1 was bad, it just felt rushed and in need of alot of filling in the blanks. I'm a bit skeptical, but I hope this game ends up being good cause I really want Level 5 to prove how talented they really are.

btw, the way this lady talks is so darn cute, I just wanna hug the crap out of her.

dragonyght4623d ago

its was pretty good it just felt like a ps2 game they port to ps3 and up the graphic and nothing else i mean it felt like a very low budget game it could had been different story if sony put AAA budget behind it they good a pretty good thing going the specially the online

JAMurida4622d ago

IMO, Level 5 has already proved how talented they are with WKC 1. I mean yes the game has it's glitches/flaws and what not, but thats to be expected in a new IP/game. And what's better is pretty much everything that was wrong with the first is corrected in the second game, along with adding improvements to make it better, (like being able to make your own knight and customize it to your liking). THAT is what you call a "sequel". Fix problems with the first game and add new features that compliment the existing ones and make the game better.

And yes, the lady was pretty cute, lol.

JAMurida4623d ago

@MaideninBlack

For once on this site, I COMPLETELY agree with someone.

mediastudies4623d ago

Robert you're covering JRPGs now? Have you been talking to TechGaming's Deagle or what?

BTW- Thanks for the interview. May have to pick this one up.

pennyman4623d ago

ahh COIN-OP TV covers a variety of console games (and some pc) I did get most of these questions from Deagle of Tech Gaming tho :)

tiffac0084623d ago (Edited 4623d ago )

I'm definitely getting this game. WKC by no means perfect but I still enjoyed it nonetheless.

TBM4623d ago

i enjoyed the first one a lot even though it wasnt perfect. i still have my save file, but i think imma start over since part 2 battle system will be in part 1. this is awesome news to me.

pennyman4623d ago

thx for the comments/checking out the video -- feel free to share on your blogs/twitter

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White Knight Chronicles Worldwide Shipments Top 1 Million

Level-5′s MMORPG for the PS3 may not have been a runaway success like other system exclusives but the White Knight Chronicles series has accumulated a loyal following. According to Sony the franchise has managed to garner 1 million shipments worldwide with over half of those sales credited to Japan.

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GodofwarGoty4767d ago (Edited 4767d ago )

these is great to hear since the sequel is coming soon to america and europe ( and its already out in japan)

WildArmed4766d ago

Aye, Looking forward to the sequel.
Probably will replay WKC1 w/ the new combat system and stuff to get a better feel of the system.

Was a great game; that is if you chose to invest time into the MP.

The SP campaign was pretty weak, but like I've said again and again (I sound like a broken record) the MP was the saving grace for this awesome game.

Easily one of my best investments in games for the PS3

chidori6664767d ago

average game IMO.

Story is simplistic..and same old rescue the princess..

the game It could be better. However, it's still a "ok" game.

kevnb4766d ago

but the gameplay was terrible.

NaiNaiNai4766d ago

I have it right now.

Haven't played it in a few days. Kinda got bored after fighting the giant wolf demon lady thing. lol.

But I'll start playing again soon. I get the same feeling from this like when I played blue dragon.

WildArmed4766d ago

lol, You won't really get much out of the Single Player.

I highly encourage you to invest some time into the MP.
It was the saving grace for the game (imo)

Spent quite a good number of hours into the MP <3

Great game, looking forward to the sequel!

TheDivine4766d ago (Edited 4766d ago )

I loved blue dragon and hated wkc but i get what you mean niether quite lived up to the potential. White knight sucked badly, i was expecting an epic ff12 like game and got a slow fake mmorpg. The second looks great though hopefully its better. I heard they sped up combat so thats def good. Il plow through it though just so im up to speed for the second but i feel like i wasted 15 bux on this game. Again though if you like mmos youl dig wkc.

NaiNaiNai4766d ago

well I've tried getting online, but it tells me my character isn't allow online and then kicks me.

WildArmed4766d ago

Oh really?
Are you playing an imported version? (Jap)
Because I think you need a JP PSN account to get online.
Thou it shouldn't give you any issues if you are using the International Version.

Azianphil884766d ago

congratz to Sony and especially Level 5 on their milestone.
I'm looking forward to their sequel here in America.

BoNeSaW234766d ago

Title should read: White Knight Chronicles Franchise Has Only Sold 1 Million Worlwide!

Pretty poor for a having 4 games under it's belt. I have never played it and apparently most other gamers haven't either. I was excited before it launched because the PS3 didn't have many RPG's until I read reviews and watched videos of the boring ass combat. I'll pass on this series.

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