Reviews for Crystal Story

[GlaciatedFuture]

A great homage, and a great game!

I was very surprised to find out that this was the author's first game - for a free game made in flash, it's fun, has a light and quirky sense of humor, and is a solid RPG while making references to things both present and past.

Your party consists of four likable heroes who are on a quest for gold - and possibly glory and heroism. Each hero can spend points to improve in one of three jobs out of four possible - meaning one character might be able to choose between putting their level/skill points into fighter, mage, and rogue, while another might have the options of rogue, healer, mage.

The system is strong and flexible - I'm fairly certain you could have a good, interesting and successful game whether you blend your classes or embark with a party of healers and mages. The deciding factor for stats is not your skill or level, however, but your equipment; a model I'm normally not too fond of that works well here, due to the highly random nature of the dungeons and the potential to respec your characters to see what most suits your needs/inclinations. If you feel you've messed up, it's a paltry some of gold that scales to level to respecialize all of your characters!

Of course, there is a lot to click - only worth mentioning if you have a touchpad like I do, and I still played through even with the risk of carpal tunnel. A portal marker for the town portals would have been nice, but is obsoleted with scrolls that you can use anywhere, anytime. Players who are used to fetch quests may feel unfamiliar with the old school 'there is a dungeon there. Go explore it!' gameplay - but I promise it's worth a try.

Add in some fun minigames, a refreshingly brisk and silly story, and a random dungeon + the option to continue delving after you've finished, and what more need be said? I'd recommend this to anyone who enjoys RPGs, character customization and games that are simply fun. And if you ever happened to play a very underrated game called Mystic Quest, check this out for some sheer nostalgia. :)

[GrandmasterHsu]

too awesome for words

i love the simplicity of the game, it brings me back to the good times of final fantasy/turn base rpg. i hate all FF after 9 cant stand them, this was a real fun experience :)

[DarkBlackLust]

its great

if this sucks then I'm teenage dirt bag...wait...last time i checked :| never mind its good the animation is OK fun story line attacks aren't boring its an overall good rpg you get a 10-10

[fatekc]

You should have done it like when they choose a certain skill they get a buff for that. Choosing Rogue, your more evasive, accurate and land Critical hits easier, higher Def than a Mage but still lower than a warrior. I saw what you did with the first guy, the Chrono 'YES!' when they win, and also does the guy on the left think he's hot stuff? I thought he was a weird cheerful guy? I think that stance is not fitting, that and I keep thinking he's always dying so I accidentally heal him =/ . So all in all good game when waiting for something to do or just wanting to play something different.

[LinkTheChain]

Love the game! I played this while ago, but erased my cache and had to start over. But it's just a fun the second time!

Love how you can upgrade your current weapon, so you don't get a purple or orange item, and have to discard it 3 lvls later. The monsters are a good difficulty in my opinion (sometimes I find a monster that just whoops my butt, even though I just killed three of them), and I'm looking foward to the later levels (lvl 20 now)!

I do have one question though: What are the these "RS: [insert skill here]" things I sometimes loot from monsters? I know that it's that current monsters ability, and I thought you were able to use it somehow, but I can't find any information on it. Any info would be great!

In any case, great game, and