4/10/2023 0 Comments Grimgrimoire unitsSelecting units can be done by highlighting them and pressing square. Kudos to whoever thought up this brilliant control scheme. But somewhere along the way the developers took a look at the PS2 controller, determined it would be a pain in the ass and still came up with a stellar control scheme. The PS2 controller does not lend itself well towards the control schematics that one would be used to in a Real Time Strategy game, no, this is something you would expect to play with a mouse and keyboard. So until someone like Castlevania producer Koji Igarashi comes along and says, “The next 2-D Castlevania must look better than this!” don’t hold your breath for something better. For a 2-D game there is only going to be one to rival Grim Grimoire in the looks department for a long time, and that’s going to be Odin Sphere. This is a nice change of pace when compared to other RPGs that use static character art when trying to convey emotion and progress the story. As I’ve said before the character’s themselves are fairly animated during the cut-scenes that take place between battles. It’s quite a work of art and is something people who want to make 2-D games in the future should take a look at. ![]() When you’ve got demons or golems on screen, take a second to look at them in motion and just watch them breathe. Some of these sprites are really large and detailed too. Once you get underway and start learning the ins and outs of magic you’ll see that this game is highly detailed and yet it manages to hold solid and doesn’t get bogged down with a ton of sprites on screen.
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