Dragon's Crown Pro - PlayStation 4
Retired April 26th
Ever since I first played Muramasa on the Nintendo Wii I have wanted to play other similar games created by Vanillaware.
Two games I heard about were Dragon's Crown Pro and Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir, both PlayStation 4 remasters of PlayStation 2 games.
I really enjoyed the 2D hand painted art style and the satisfying combat of Muramasa, so after many years of wanting to play them I finally started one of them, Dragon's Crown Pro.
Disappointingly, I was not enjoying my time with the game as much as I thought I would so I decided to retire the game.
While the fighting felt okay I did just not like the way the game was structured and paced. It seemed that you had to go on a number of byte sized adventures (or quests) and then have to report back to others in the same areas over and over again - it just felt too repetitive and felt more like a chore than fun.
The combat as well did not feel as good as the other Vanillaware game I played, Muramasa. The combat was passable, not terrible, but it was not enough to keep me hooked.
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| Muramasa Gameplay |
Since retiring Dragon's Crown I have began to play another Vanillaware game in my backlog and that is Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir.
I am happy to report that I am enjoying Odin Sphere much more than Dragon's Crown Pro. Odin Sphere feels a lot more like Muramasa - its levels are more open and fun to explore, combat feels much better and the story is more interesting.
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| Odin Sphere Early Boss Battle |
According to How Long to Beat Odin Sphere is double the length of Dragon's Crown so I do not anticipate to be finished with the game until May. As I write this it is the 27th of April and there are only three days left in the month. Theoretically, I could finish the game in three days if I play for around 12 hours a day, but I cannot enjoy a game that way - maybe three hours in each evening would be more accurate.