Magna Carta: Tears of Blood - Deluxe Box Set

So, I walked into Gamestop one day, & this particular game caught my eye. It had very enticing box art... so I picked it up. This was a horrible mistake: From this point on, my life would NEVER be the same; 4 what I had spent $50.00 on, would be the worst thing I've ever experienced in my 17 years of living... Magna Carta.

From the start of the game, you're in a room. You just wander around like a retard untill you find someone 2 talk to. Then you have 2 go around & talk 2 all these people (The map is confusing as hell). Then, you're magically about 2 set off on an epic adventure (I wasn't sure what was going on, I was almost ASLEEP by then). Now, you do the "Battle Tutorial". THIS is where things get AWFUL!! I want 2 throw myself off a skyscraper whenever I remember doing this. It starts out okay, you're like "Hm, yeah this is pretty easy...". All of a sudden, they start talking about CHI!? WHAT?! As if it wasn't complicated enough. Seriously, this has GOT 2 be the worst battle system EVER in a videogame. So, after you finish that god-awful tutorial, you're running around fighting engless hoardes of monsters. While playing this game, you're pretty much brain-dead. All bodily functions cease as you endure the atrocity that is the Magna Carta battle system. So, while playing in a vegetated state, you FINALLY come 2 a cut scene. The VOICE ACTING IS HORRIBLE!!! It's so bad... really bad. Like they just picked up some hobos off the street & asked them 2 act 4 this game. Then, there's a huge boss fight, & you're totally lost because YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE FIGHTING SYSTEM!! So, somehow, without even realizing what you did, you win... Then you pick up this really annoying, useless girl in a cave. And 2 be honest, I didn't get much farther than this (about 4 or 5 hours into the game). I simply could not endure any more of this game!


It is an awful stain on my mind that will never be erased from my memories. It's not beginer-friendly at all, & IMPOSSIBLE 2 understand. I want 2 stop anyone from buying this game, EVEN IF YOU ARE JUST CURIOUS, please... I BEG YOU! DO. NOT. BUY. THIS. GAME. If you see any copies of this game 4 sale in stores, ask the employees 2 hide it. No one should have 2 go through what I went through. AVOID THIS GAME.

I had 2 restart this game twice. the first time it just had trouble holding my interest. While I really liked the characters, I could read what was going 2 happen & nothing was very enjoyable. I also HATE games where a Main character dies that had you invested into the story 2 begin with. I felt that after all the game play spent the ending was a real let down. Did not match the story you watched unfold in my opinion. While the background story was great, they lost it 3/4 through.
The fighting style was new & I did enjoy getting into the groove of it. Problem was I didn't even know what Counter Mode was until the end of the game & by then it was difficult 2 get the flow when I needed it NOW. This could have been a great game but too many different flaws were found that brought it dowm.

First the good points about this game it is visually stunning 4 the most part. I think the female caracters could use a down size is the breast department other then that the scenery was stunning.
I started playing this game & got frustrated about 4 hours into it the battle system pretty much sucks along with a few flaws with the camera system & not being able 2 see the enemys at all times. However I decided 2 try the game again & was actually kind of getting the hang of it until about 20 hours into it I hit a fatal bug, in order 2 advance the game you have 2 fight the invisible boss on the water isle & thats where the flaw comes into place the only thing I could do was walk right thru him & continue on 2 the other islands which needless 2 say your not suppose 2 be able 2 do. Which put an end 2 the game rather quickly. If you are thinking of getting the game keep this bug in mind because if it happens the only thing the game will leave you with is extremley frustated & out 50 bucks.

I am almost finished with this game, & am finding it a bit difficult as I near its end. What I love about this game would be its visually arresting style, as well as the character designs & the storyline. I like the technical aspect of the game interesting as well, especially the different elements that come into play, & how each character corresponds 2 the different elements. There is something unique & different about this game that sets it apart from everything else out there.

My mother taught me that if I didn't have anything nice 2 say, then I shouldn't say anything. Consequently, I don't generally trouble myself 2 write negative reviews.

However, 2 have a product make such an inspiring promise, & then not keep it is annoying beyond measure. I had high hopes 4 this title, & I generally don't plunk money down on rubbish games. This time, I was fooled.

The booklet that comes with the game is a neat touch, & obviates the need 2 go & buy one of the "How To" guides from Brady Games or whoever, & also contains a nice selection of gorgeous artwork.

The story of the game itself (the central reason 2 buy an RPG) is pretty standard. I was really hoping 4 more originality there.

But what did my interest in this game in was the exceedingly clunky combat system, which requires you 2 position characters & attack using a complicated timing/button mashing graphic that appears on screen. One mistake, & you not only fluff your attack, causing you 2 sit there in harm's way in a slightly foolish manner, but you burn up your initiative, eventually compelling you 2 sit through an enemy beating the snot out of you while you wait 2 make a move again. If not 4 this feature, then it may possibly have been a more engaging product. As it was, I gave up in disgust after a while.

Gorgeous graphics, but gorgeous graphics alone do not make a good game.

In Magna Carta: Tears of Blood, you'll venture into the land of Efferia - a continent populated with five races. Humans & native-Efferians uneasily co-exist in the throes of an endless war. When the leader of a mercenary band goes off 2 hunt Efferians 4 revenge, he meets a young girl who lost her memory. Fate seems 2 have brought them together; where destiny leads them is up 2 you.