I wouldn't have minded the graphics much if it was a new sequel, but the fact that it's a remake of a game that looked better with almost no improvements (more accessable gameplay or menus or whatever) makes it pointless. I would still consider it out of curiousity had it been offered for much less than its $40 price.
I Am Setsuna was bad? It's been one I've thought about picking up for a while but have not really heard many impressions on it.
+ Good (but not great) story
+ 25 ~ 30 hours to 100% complete (which is a good length for me nowadays)
+ Quick battles and no random encounters (enemies are on screen)
- Snow everywhere
- Piano music is annoying, especially in the first parts
- too little side quests
- Price too steep
Note: I played with VA turned off, and I suggest everyone to do the same
I personally enjoyed it, where many of my friends found it boring. But I may have different standards when it comes to the genre:
Is the writing and story good?
Is the gameplay broken (too frequent encounters, too slow, too much grinding ....etc)?
Is the graphics too ugly to ignore?
If these points are covered, then I'm satisfied, and I rate the game based on how good the writing was. I don't care much about how good the graphics, OST and gameplay are in this genre.
Gamestop will do another run, open them up and sell them for 90 bucks in 6 months.
Thanks for the heads up. I'm interested in giving this version a try, but no way I'm gonna sink $40 on a digital game of this kind, let alone one I'm not sure about yet.