Ys: The Ark of Napishtim
Platform: PSP
Publisher: Konami
Review Type: Touchy
Version: Retail
When I was younger and less informed, I'd rent video games from Blockbuster or my local mom and pop video shop. The rule of thumb on these trips was lowered expectations. You'd shop based on what "looked good" and what hadn't already been rented out. Ys: The Ark of Napishtim is the kind of game I'd invariably take home. It's a passable action RPG, one that takes the basic tenets of the original The Legend of Zelda and riffs on them until your thumbs are sore, a main character is dead and the boss lies in a bloody puddle of his own hubris.
I'm almost embarrased to make the next points. There are certain truths about PSP games we, by now, should all hold self evident -- Ys: The Ark of Napishtim is a PS2 port, with long load times and hellacious slow down. But then, deep in Undercity of your cynical gamer's heart, you probably knew that already.
Publisher: Konami
Review Type: Touchy
Version: Retail
When I was younger and less informed, I'd rent video games from Blockbuster or my local mom and pop video shop. The rule of thumb on these trips was lowered expectations. You'd shop based on what "looked good" and what hadn't already been rented out. Ys: The Ark of Napishtim is the kind of game I'd invariably take home. It's a passable action RPG, one that takes the basic tenets of the original The Legend of Zelda and riffs on them until your thumbs are sore, a main character is dead and the boss lies in a bloody puddle of his own hubris.I'm almost embarrased to make the next points. There are certain truths about PSP games we, by now, should all hold self evident -- Ys: The Ark of Napishtim is a PS2 port, with long load times and hellacious slow down. But then, deep in Undercity of your cynical gamer's heart, you probably knew that already.
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