Vibe.com, December 20th, 2004
Audio/Visual: The graphics are excellent. Everything is detailed from the people, the clothing, to the environment to leaves on the ground moving around as you walk by. As you play, the sun rises and sets and age begins to show on your character. Scars start to form on his face, his hair grows longer and as you completed more quests, the character's body starts to get more muscular. The sound quality is average. Nothing too extraordinary, but the score is more than decent.
Controls: The controls will take a minute to master, especially during battles. You have a set of options and actions using the directional pad and the buttons. Once you hold the triggers, new menus of options and actions pop up for use. For example, you may have four preset magic spells for use in a battle. The game allows you have at least a dozen or more spells to use, but by the time you can get to those other spells during a battle, you may end up dead. It takes some time getting used to.
Hotness: You need money to shop and eat. But if you're out of money, you can go fishing and get a bunch of fish to eat or to sell. It's an easy way to make a living without putting your life in danger. You can also get haircuts and tattoos on your character.
Wackness: The story could have been better and the controls could have been better. Other than, not too many complaints can be made about this game.
Test Drive Rating: 4.5
