White Knight Chronicles II review
July 14th, 2011
Level 5's quest continues, but is it worth seeing through to the end?
As with any popular genre, the cry will occasionally rise: is the JRPG dead? In the presence of White Knight Chronicles II, it’s easy to see why. This is the kind of game that feels stillborn.
The opening is witless: after several long cutscenes that explain nothing, you’re plonked into what looks like a standard character creation menu. But hold, varlet! To access certain hairstyles and accoutrements for your character, you must spend money – real money, that is, not in-game gold. This is your first interaction in a full-price console RPG.