What a delightful and creative title.It blends many elements into one game and does the job with some polish!
To start with this game is a role-playing/adventure/simulation kinda game.......err ya.While it sounds crazy this game takes all those elements and blends them together so well that in my opinion, I honestly could not see why any one who likes fresh and original games could not like this game.
Ok it goes like this you take your guy into a dungeon and all dungeons are randomly generated.This means that no dungeon is the same.Also if you leave a dungeon the next time you come back it will change.Once the floor is cleared and you move onto the next it stays in its last form.
Now your goal in the dungeons is to go and find the atla spheres and these are used in the over world for you to build a town.Yes you get to build a town.Its such a welcome break from the dungeons and its also really fun.You will place all the houses and stuff and then talk to people on the ideal way to place and build everything perfect so everyone is happy.Isn't that just cool.
Now to dungeon combat which is also good.The only thing that this game really steals from zelda is the lock on targeting.You can lock onto an enemie and switch the lock on back and forth.This comes in real handy too and you should master this move.You can also block and this is another must master move as when you block you take less damage.
Next is the items weapons and customization.As if the game hasn't given you enough already.You get a ton of items and weapons.Now weapons can break and once its gone there is not any bringing it back so make sure you keep an eye on the weapons you want to keep.You need to repair them when there damage bar gets low or that weapon is gone.
You can also put items into the weapons item slots that power up the chosen weapon even more.This helps give the game even more variety and its really fun to mess around with.There is a ton of great options at your desposal and most weapon enhancements serve a real good purpose and so you have to decide on what works best for you.
There a few cons here that should be noted.Numer one would be this game has a steep learning curve and if you buy it used and it doesn't come with the manual.....like I did.....then you will find the first hour or two kind of a pain.I also don't like how you need to keep your guy from dehydration.Yes you must make sure your guy drinks lots of water for some reason.It gets old when you go into a dungeon and you start loosing hp cause you forgot water of all things.
Still even with the few cons this game is a must play titles and it sticks out even now in 2010 as a fresh and creative title.This game is a true gem and if they bring out a part 3 I might just buy a ps 3! Its that good!