Games I Am Playing: Children of Mana

As you may know, I've been taking the MARTA train to work. This means lots of DS time, which in turn, means more games! I was excited about Children of Mana when I first saw the frenetic gameplay. But some “meh” reviews cooled my interest off. After finishing Castlevania: PoR, I was itching to pick up something new, so I thought, “why not”. Children of Mana is a multi-player dungeon roamer action-RPG. Wow, that's a mouthful. Anyways, it's my kind of game. It's fun, but there, as always, are a few issues I have with it. It's a little too easy, and the toned down, “E for Everyone” style dialogue makes the whole struggle to save the world just come off as comical. I can't really put my finger on it, but the dialogue just seems like some localization intern's first project. It would be great if I could convince some of my DS buddies to give it a try, so we could do some wireless multi-player gaming together. I think that's really what the game is made for. But, alas! As Chris said the other day, “You're not selling it very well.” He's right, pick it up someday, but not at full price.