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15th May '13 7:05:47 AM Glowsquid

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i heavily disagree about the entry assesment of the 2nd game, but I know I'm in the minority.

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8th May '13 4:28:18 PM mjcabooseblu

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* ''Myst'' was an interesting game that, at the time, looked great, and helped bring point and click adventure games further into the mainstream. However, the game itself has not aged well--the plot can be confusing at times, the world feels very empty and dead, the puzzles can be needlessly obtuse at times, and the visuals don't hold up at all. On the other hand, ''Riven'' is essentially an improvement over everything that made ''Myst'' good at release--the plot is much more engaging, with the player having a more personal role in it, the world feels alive and interesting, the puzzles (while still fiendishly difficult) are at least somewhat sensible, and most importantly the visuals (even at such low resolutions) still look pretty damn impressive. Many fans wondered how ''Riven'' would be topped--then, along came ''Exile'', with fascinating and sympathetic characters, much more logical approaches to puzzles, breathtaking environments, a ''hauntingly'' beautiful soundtrack, and visual design that still looks incredible to this day.

6th May '13 8:47:28 AM ScoutsGirlfriend

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2nd May '13 6:37:03 PM WillyFourEyes

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* ''RecordOfAgarestWar'', the other IdeaFactory[=/=]CompileHeart flagship series, experienced this with ''Agarest War 2''. The clunky strategy game-type battle system from the original game and [[RecordOfAgarestWarZero its prequel]] was replaced by a new system that while somewhat quirky, is also easy to control and makes the game's difficulty curve [[DifficultySpike look less like the Swiss Alps]]. This is probably also one of the only game series that was improved with the ''addition'' of RandomEncounters, as opposed to having to fight three to eight long strategy battles of random difficulty before reaching a safe spot.
* While the fourth and fifth ''Generation of Chaos'' games[[note]]the first two to be released outside of Japan[[/note]] were met with general indifference, the sixth game in the series, ''Pandora's Reflection'' (a joint effort between IdeaFactory and StingEntertainment), opted for a much simpler and more streamlined approach than its predecessors. ''Generation 6'' scored better review scores in the U.S. than either of the previous two games.

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29th Apr '13 6:27:37 AM maedar

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