Postby Darkecho » Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:53 pm
I have Baroque and it's a blast. It's not really an RPG, it's in a subgenre called Rougelikes.
One thing to be weary of while playing Baroque is that the point of the game isn't to beat it, it's to progress the plot. The only obvious way to progress the plot is to die, though that doesn't always work. There are certain things that you have to do and the only advice you get are cryptic messages that you may only understand when a cutscene occurs or you get an item.
Other than the Coffinman, who feels compelled to say g--d--- every sentence, I love Baroque. I love how you feel like the character, only knowing exactly what's being told to you by doing different things. I love going through countless enemies to get further down the dungeon. I can really see where one would hate it, though.
I'd recommend spending a while with Baroque before passing judgement, though. If you're like me, your first impression will be... well, not plesent. It gets better as you get use to the almost realistically slow combat, though (no, you're not like Sora who can defy gravity and swing a sword faster than a bullet and at leat three times per second).
So yeah. I hope you enjoy Baroque, because I'm loving it so far.
As for MK... I haven't had a chance to play it. Mind telling me how it is?
