Anime-chic Story 1 - CardCaptor Sakura (Japan) ISO
Description :
Anime Chick Story 1: Card Captor Sakura is an Adventure game, developed
and published by Arika, which was released in Japan in 1999.
The game's name is Animetic Story 1 - Cardcaptor Sakura. That explains
what this game is supposed to be; an ANIMETIC Story! I have read the
other reviews and I feel they give a really unfair view. That is why
this is being written.
Also, I don't know where people got the game title ''Anime, *AHEM*, CHICK(!) Story 1 - Cardcaptor Sakura'' but it just shows whoever did that translation didn't know Japanese.
The game is based on the popular Manga/Anime Cardcaptor Sakura by CLAMP. It was released in Japan only.
The game has you control mainly Sakura as you basically follow the story set out in the Anime version.
Gameplay: 8(6)/10
The gameplay is admittedly a little lacking because most of the game is made of cut scenes. BUT, look at the title. It says quite clearly that it is supposed to be an animetic game, that means that it is supposed to include more cut scenes than usual.
The score above is for the game itself taking into account the animetic nature and the one in brackets is for the game as an RPG/adventure.
If you compare this game to the likes of Final Fantasy or something then you will obviously be appalled at its lack of things to actually do. But, accepting it as an interactive anime will please a lot of fans, me included.
Gameplay might be further decreased if you can't read Japanese which I don't think the previous reviewers could. Being able to read the Japanese makes the game more enjoyable. You might have watched the subbed version or whatever but it will not compare to actually listening to the Japanese yourself and understanding. I've done both and they are definitely different. In a good way for the Japanese.
Graphics: 10/10
Now this is where the game really shines. The graphics are seriously cute and they are very well animated. The sprites have many animations and they actually change clothes! How many RPGs in the Playstation era had clothes changing sprites? Not many. Its not exactly a very big feature but it makes the game all the more appealing. The sprite of Kero going ''Yossha-'' is sooo funny. It makes me laff every time I see it.
The anime cut scenes are also well edited and inserted into the appropriate places. Every time a cut scene comes up I just get so absorbed that I just want to watch the rest of the episode. Some of the best graphics among PS 2D games.
Sound: 10/10
This is another area where the game shines. All the original voice actors were used and the game really feels like the anime. Again, the other reviewers said the multiple cries of ''Sakura'' got annoying but I suspect that since it is probably all they understood of the vocals, they lost all of the other dialogue. The rest of the acting is great and it adds to the game.
The music is also top quality if you liked the anime's music. The tracks aren't MIDI or anything so you can enjoy all the music in its full orchestral glory. The music in CCS is in my opinion some of the best in anime.
Extras: 8/10
There are a bunch of extras to be gotten in this game. They are mostly what was used in the game like the Sakura Diary pages and the voices. Collecting them isn't too hard but it is rewarding and you can even download the voices to the Pocketstation. My Pocketstation is out of batteries so I can't see what they do yet but its nice to see support for it. Again, most of the extras are in Japanese so you will miss out if you can't understand. A great bunch of extras for fans.
Conclusion: 8/10
I really like this game. It has to be my favorite one among all of the 7 CCS games so far.
As you have probably noticed, you will need to know Japanese to really enjoy this game but I think if you're a fan, you will like this game just because its CCS.
For those people who don't know Japanese and aren't really fans, then I don't know why you bought this game. It won't really have much to offer.
Since this is a game review I decided to make this a review as if it was for Japanese people since it is a Japanese game. Giving a game a crap score just because you don't understand Japanese is not fair. In fact, the whole review is not even valid if you can't understand the game.
To clean up, buy this game if you like CCS. If you can read Japanese but aren't a fan, give it a go if you can find it cheapish.
Also, I don't know where people got the game title ''Anime, *AHEM*, CHICK(!) Story 1 - Cardcaptor Sakura'' but it just shows whoever did that translation didn't know Japanese.
The game is based on the popular Manga/Anime Cardcaptor Sakura by CLAMP. It was released in Japan only.
The game has you control mainly Sakura as you basically follow the story set out in the Anime version.
Gameplay: 8(6)/10
The gameplay is admittedly a little lacking because most of the game is made of cut scenes. BUT, look at the title. It says quite clearly that it is supposed to be an animetic game, that means that it is supposed to include more cut scenes than usual.
The score above is for the game itself taking into account the animetic nature and the one in brackets is for the game as an RPG/adventure.
If you compare this game to the likes of Final Fantasy or something then you will obviously be appalled at its lack of things to actually do. But, accepting it as an interactive anime will please a lot of fans, me included.
Gameplay might be further decreased if you can't read Japanese which I don't think the previous reviewers could. Being able to read the Japanese makes the game more enjoyable. You might have watched the subbed version or whatever but it will not compare to actually listening to the Japanese yourself and understanding. I've done both and they are definitely different. In a good way for the Japanese.
Graphics: 10/10
Now this is where the game really shines. The graphics are seriously cute and they are very well animated. The sprites have many animations and they actually change clothes! How many RPGs in the Playstation era had clothes changing sprites? Not many. Its not exactly a very big feature but it makes the game all the more appealing. The sprite of Kero going ''Yossha-'' is sooo funny. It makes me laff every time I see it.
The anime cut scenes are also well edited and inserted into the appropriate places. Every time a cut scene comes up I just get so absorbed that I just want to watch the rest of the episode. Some of the best graphics among PS 2D games.
Sound: 10/10
This is another area where the game shines. All the original voice actors were used and the game really feels like the anime. Again, the other reviewers said the multiple cries of ''Sakura'' got annoying but I suspect that since it is probably all they understood of the vocals, they lost all of the other dialogue. The rest of the acting is great and it adds to the game.
The music is also top quality if you liked the anime's music. The tracks aren't MIDI or anything so you can enjoy all the music in its full orchestral glory. The music in CCS is in my opinion some of the best in anime.
Extras: 8/10
There are a bunch of extras to be gotten in this game. They are mostly what was used in the game like the Sakura Diary pages and the voices. Collecting them isn't too hard but it is rewarding and you can even download the voices to the Pocketstation. My Pocketstation is out of batteries so I can't see what they do yet but its nice to see support for it. Again, most of the extras are in Japanese so you will miss out if you can't understand. A great bunch of extras for fans.
Conclusion: 8/10
I really like this game. It has to be my favorite one among all of the 7 CCS games so far.
As you have probably noticed, you will need to know Japanese to really enjoy this game but I think if you're a fan, you will like this game just because its CCS.
For those people who don't know Japanese and aren't really fans, then I don't know why you bought this game. It won't really have much to offer.
Since this is a game review I decided to make this a review as if it was for Japanese people since it is a Japanese game. Giving a game a crap score just because you don't understand Japanese is not fair. In fact, the whole review is not even valid if you can't understand the game.
To clean up, buy this game if you like CCS. If you can read Japanese but aren't a fan, give it a go if you can find it cheapish.
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