White Knight Chronicles 2 (PS3)

When I ordered White Knight Chronicles 2 for the PS3 from Amazon.co.uk I was a little a little surprised on a early delivery since I applies for the free delivery service. That alone is one reason I have no worries about my Sonic Generations CE to arrive on time and in fantastic condition just as WKC2 was.

What can I say about the game? Well if you enjoy RPG's, great story telling, good game play and rich replay value and stunning graphics then this is your game. The best thing is that even if you haven't played the first game, you have a choice to Start from the very start of WKC1 as a level 1 character which is the remastered version of the original game on the same disk. One example of a games company taking advantage of blu ray. Or you can start right where WKC1 left off at the beginning of WKC2 story as a level 35 character. Not only are there many great characters to be introduced to, you will also be able to create your very own character (avatar) which is highly customisable with many options to choose from so it's possible to make a character 100% unique. Though the game starts of easy as you would expect to give you time to get used to it there are many parts where game gets very challenging so dont worry about breezing through this game thinking it will be too easy. As well as the main story there are also a ton of mini quests, equipment and items to gain and create, transform into giant knights anytime during combat and online multi player where you can go on quests with up to 3 or 5 other players depending on the quests requirements. My only downside is that if you have WKC2 and your friend has WKC1 original even though you can check out their profile page and send messages you cannot join each others games even if you are play the WKC1 parts on your WKC2 disk. Other than that the game is brilliant and a must have in my opinion. I forgot to mention that if you have the original and buy the sequel you can import your avatar with it's stats and equipment into WKC2 so you don't have to start entirely from scratch.

Overal I give this game a rating of 9/10

P.S this is my very first review ever. Feedback and pointers would be most welcome and thank you for reading.

White Knight Chronicles II is one of the most enjoyable JPRGs on the PS3.

Huge value - it's basically 3 games for the price of one - you have the adventures of WKC1, WKC2, and the online components which feel like a whole game by themselves.

A lot of stuff to do - from going through the story to completing the hundreds of various available sidequests to completely costumizing your character and party to building your own town to creating your own weapons and armor, to playing online with other people (and that's not even everything) - WKC2 is a game that can easily last for hundreds of hours.

Story/chracters/setting - in terms of these 3 aspects, the game is one of the most traditional JRPG experiences available these days. So anyone craving a good old fashion story or that feeling of discovering a whole world should definitely try this.

Combat - while it may seem easy enough at first, when the combat opens up it becomes a total blast. It's most definitely not one of those games where players can go on auto mode for the vast majority of the game and just pay attention in boss fights - here players will be kept on their toes most of the time. Preparation, careful tactics, and attention to what's going on are required. The game is definitely challenging, but that only makes it a lot more fun.

Music/visuals - The game looks and sounds great. There are a lot of memorable tunes, and the detail in both the world and the characters themselves, from the facial expressions to the battle animations to the details of the armour, is quite impressive.

Online - it's a lot of fun to go on quests with other players, or get them to visit the town you created from scratch, among a fair share of other activities. The fact that the online community is extremely friendly and helpful only strenghtens the experience further.

All in all, I definitely recommend this game to JRPG fans (or even non JRPG fans I suppose, if you're willing to try something different), just be warned though - once you get into this game, it'll be hard to stop playing!

Love this game, nice colourful graphics, online play, long campaign, great combat and typical jrp story with nutty cut scenes and dialogue.

I really don't understand the gaming press reviews, the first one marked it down just for being a jrp with nothing that new! With that logic COD shouldn't even be scored a 3/10.
The second marked it down for other ridiculous reasons such as no tutorial, well this is a continuous sequel part of a trilogy, they jumped straight into the 2nd game without playing the first! so what do they expect. PS there actually text instructions in the 2nd on if they bothered to look (also video tutorial in the 1st game)

Yes it's best to play the 1st game before the second, but it comes free on the disk bargain!!!!!!!!