Then August 2 came, and everything changed. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!!! REPEAT! DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!!!
Well at least don't buy this game at full price. Split the cost somehow, or wait for it to hit the bargain bin because the game has almost no substance. Yes, YES I know it is pretty. The animations are smooth as silk, the voice acting (both tracks are included for all you purist assholes out there) is excellent and the soundtrack is perfect for the high-speed combat. Speaking of the combat, the controls are nearly perfect, but a tad bit loose a times. My biggest complaint really is that special moves lock all characters in place once they are activated. While this means you can crush an opponent in one blow once you get them to about a third health left, it does mean you will probably die to Aizen and/or Barragan and/or Ulquiorra because
they are all cheap bastards that can rot in hell.
What was I talking about again? . . . Oh, Bleach is beautiful. Look at this!
I know, but other than that the game has nothing. There are 14 episodes to dash through (which covers Hueco Mundo to the fall of Aizen), and about 30 missions along side that, so there is not a ton of content. Judging by the trophy list, the developers expected you to max out every character, which is kinda a pain. That is for later though.
One problem with that plan: there is absolutely no multiplayer. There is a score comparison mode (OH WOW SO COOL!) but that is it. What the fun in that? I would totally be down for leveling everyone to the max if I could play it with by buddies and fellow Bleach fans. This was by far the biggest let down, but lets not that take away from my other big problem with the game.
Yeah, prepare to be doing this ALOT if you want a platinum in this one.
Leveling takes forever. If you have played/heard of Final Fantasy 10, you are probably familiar with the Sphere Grid. That is basically how you have to level each character in this game. Each character in the game adds a new branch to the grid once they become playable, and the branches range in size from 4-23 ability/support/power-up skills a piece. There are 21 characters in all, so this come out to be a taxing task to say the least.
This isn't made any better by the lack of environments. This can be said about any hack-and-slash game, but Bleach seemed particularly hollow (hoo HOO!) and bland. The story in crammed into short loading sections before each stage, but most non-Bleach fans won't be able to keep up with it to save their lives.
Really that just seems to be the problem with the entire game: it's just ok. Aside from the graphics, nothing really makes this title shine, nor does it do the Bleach series justice as far as scale and content goes. Avoid buying this one guys, and go get El Shaddai or Deus Ex. I know I wish I had. XC
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