25 reasons White Knight Story outclasses all other RPGs

25 reasons WKS will be the RPG to own, from GamesRadar:

1) Let's get straight to the point: it's got seven-metre tall knights smacking the shit out of each other. That's taller than Shaq and about the same size as a Predator. We're sold already

2) Level-5's excellent RPG pedigree consists of Dark Cloud, Dark Chronicle (Dark Cloud 2 in the US), Dragon Quest VIII: The Journey of the Cursed King and Rogue Galaxy, as well as the Jeanne D'Arc on PSP. So it's bound to be good - we'd put money on it.

3) It'll be a mammoth 50-60 or so hours long, which puts it in the Oblivion category of epic RPGs. Must be all those cutscenes.

[MK_Red]

1 reason is enough for me: It's developed by Level 5.

[JsonHenry]

This game sounds good, but it still does not sound like it has sh*t on Mass Effect.

Of course they are both two different types of RPGs. For a J-RPG it sounds pretty kick arse though.

[nasim]

CBOTS never give up

WKS will move perhaps a million console in JAPAN and this ultrarealistic game is now being compared to Mass effect -- a cartoon game with liliput aliens

BOTS never give up

[lonestarmt]

o man, you just had to say it. Mass effect looks cool, but come on, thats just full spectrum warrior, just in space and with a storyline. This is a true rpg. I got to defend my JRPGs lol

[Douchebaggery]

"The character creation system will be more in-depth than Oblivion's, to the extent that you can even customise your persona's facial wrinkles."

a jrpg with character creation that's something you don't see everyday

with a price drop and WKS ps3 might just have a good holiday season in japan

[MK_Red]

"a J-RPG with character creation that's something you don't see everyday"
Good point but deeper than Oblivion!? Now that's some feat.

[HardKnockKid24]

Sounds great. Another reason for me to consider buying a PS3 in 08/ But I dont think this game has a chance of outclassing Mass Effect. I dont think i've played an rpg yet that has outclassed KOTOR, so I have faith in Bioware's talents.

[lonestarmt]

how do you explain jade empire then?? KOTOR was a great game, but people who say its one of the best rpgs is either american biased, or a star wars nerd. KOTOR 2 wasn't very good, but that wasn't bioware i think.

[Aniperk]

This will be easily stand next to FF. Thank god we have those japanese
people on this planet.

[hulk_bash1987]

I agree with you but i would have worded it in a much less racist sounding way.

[risk]

how is that racist? hes not discriminating them.

[JsonHenry]

STFU.

Did you even read his comment? He was not being racist in the slightest.

[hulk_bash1987]

LOL, wow okae so y does it sound racist??? Umm how about the "those japanese people" comment that was in there. It may not be discriminatory but clumping a small japanese developer into something as generalized as "those japanese people" is a bit racist imo. Then agen thats my thoughts. Level 5 is a great development team regardless of their ethnicity, lets jus leave it at that. Oh and Tell ur mom 2 stop calling me Json, its starting to make her seem desperate. STFU ryt back at u.

[fredy]

"those japanese people".....

they are "developers" for godsakes..

not every japanese is good at what they do , aswell as the games they make.

[hulk_bash1987]

Loved Rouge Galaxy and Jean D'ark, cant wait for this game, '08 cant come any sooner.

[Phantom_Lee]

must buy

[DemiseofPandas]

Definately can't wait to play this game. This is one of my most anticipated titles. But can't shake the feeling that this 25 list is more like an article chopped into 25 parts than it is reasons. =P

14) The seven metre-tall White Knight is actually a small boy called Lenard. Yes, the lucky lad's discovery of an ancient artifact in the castle's vaults just after rescuing the Princess allows him to transform into the fearsome warrior. In one crucial transformation scene he says: "Great soul awakened from the ancient, please give me your strength…" Such a polite chap.

[lonestarmt]

yeah this game has so much going for it, but most of those 25 things said the same thing. Sort of silly, like yahoo's top five reasons to buy halo 3.

[Ri0tSquad]

18) Combat is fully real-time, and the battle system is triggered automatically whenever enemies are lurking about nearby.

kingdom hearts did this but i believe this game will master it.

[doomsonyman]

i can't believe how much detail they put into this game. it sounds really tantlising, i'm very impressed.

[gtgcoolkid]

This game looks amazing.

[Bolts]

I can't stand them and the FF series.

[lonestarmt]

haha better be ready for lots of disagrees. Seriously though don't come in a comment section about a JRPG and say something like that. thats weak and lame. I guess you don't like anything creative and original... too bad...

[HarryEtTubMan]

LoL that's your lose, buddy. I can't wait for WKS. Right after I get my PS3

[Shaka2K6]

Agreed!!!!!!!!!!!

nuff said.

my favorite Level 5 game is between DQ8 & Rogue Galaxy.

[Bhai]

"Dark Cloud 2"...

No rpg even stands next to it. I absolutely love FF-X, FF-XII, Rogue Galaxy, Grandia III, Radiata Stories and Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria....... but nothing comes close to DC2(also by Level-5).

-DC2 was released in 2003, had such an agressive item creation mechanics such as food , utilities and weapons as well as you could change the world or create brand new villages and see the results by going into the future through portals.

-"ONE OF THE GREATEST FEATURES WAS THAT YOU COULD TURN DEPTH-OF-FIELD ON/OFF THROUGH GAME MENU IN REAL-TIME...YEAH, IN 2003...ON PS2 !!!, WHEN EVEN XBOX OR PC DIDN'T EVEN HAD A CLUE OF THAT GRAPHICAL FEATURE IN THEIR GAMES".

-Apart from all those great nuances, the game even had a consistant day and night model that effects the ongoing of the game world(much like the later Radiata Stories, but even better) and the real-time battle gameplay and boss battles were just sweet.

[Sayai jin]

It sounds like it shaping up to be a good game. A must buy! The only thing is that they say that it is in the relam of Oblivion with 40 plus hours of game play, but I disagree on that note. Oblivion MAIN story last 35 to 45 hours, but if you put in all the side quests you can double that time to 60 to 80 plus hours of game play, not including the expansion packs. Never the less I am looking forward to a good RPG.

[gunmetal]

People people, hold on one second.

Since when are Predators seven meters tall? I think gamesradar has unwittingly stumbled on to the premise of an even better game.