Players wishing to maximize their Folks will spend a great deal of time doing so. This helps alleviate some of the repetition, as each will get a different skill set and will need to learn how to take down different opponents. Ellen tends to absorb Folk that give finesse-based skills, whereas Keats accumulates pure offensive skills. Even though Keats is defensively weaker than Ellen, he is definitely not shy in battle. The previous comment leads to a second difference between the characters — Ellen can find and equip various cloaks that enhance her defense to various attack types and Keats does not get any equipment of any kind.
When berserk his abilities are all enhanced and deal major damage. This cannot be used at all times, but must be charged via damaging foes. A third difference lies in the way that each hero regains their mental energy.
This leads to subtle differences between how often they can attack and defend, and when they should simply retreat. Folklore is not a long game, nor a terribly difficult one.
It clocks in at around hours and at its most difficult spots will take no more than two or three tries to overcome an obstacle. To further alleviate the pains of defeat, death results in the player being returned to the last visited save point with all their progress intact.
Quests can be used to easily gather large quantities of materials, as well as cloaks, picture book pages and rare Folks. Furthermore, there is a dungeon editor provided to the player. With it, they can produce and populate their own dungeons that can be shared with other players by uploading them to a central server.
This means that they can also download the content made by others. By playing through this content, the player may be able to accumulate some rare items much quicker than they could in just the main game. This adds a certain amount of replayability, as friends can challenge each other with bigger and more loaded dungeons. Folklore boasts some amazing visuals. The graphics are crisp, the animations are flawless and the backgrounds are incredible to look at.
The heroes are extremely well designed with Keats being a real work of art. Even the monsters are detailed and can easily be differentiated even from afar. Except for a few cases, monsters are not simple palette swaps of previous ones.
The cut scenes are split between amazing video sequences and semi-still comic book panel sequences. In the latter, the scene switches through panels with the characters speaking, as if the player is reading through the pages of a comic. The characters do move in the panels, but the movement is mostly limited to blinking and breathing motions.
These are a little hard to get used to, but provide the game with a lot of charm. The voice work, when its there, is really well done. The actors are well chosen for their roles. The music fits the different areas very well, and the sound effects fit the attacks.
All in all, the audio work is well done and the game is best played with the volume turned up. The only misgiving is that the comic book scenes are not all voiced. In the end, Folklore is a true masterpiece. From its graphics and sound, to its masterfully told story, and finally to its addictive combat that is both strategic and hectic, the game is close to flawless. The repetition found in the earlier chapters and the lack of voice work in some key scenes bring it down somewhat, but it is still highly enjoyable.
It is a very different experience than I usually encounter in gaming and I was pleasantly surprised. A superb game, but definitely not for everyone.
We come from the land of the ice and snow, from the midnight sun where the hot springs blow. User Info: MrGawn. User Info: sumostickfigure. I thought Keats' story was more interesting If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face--forever. More topics from this board How do I beat the Ascidia monster? General 1 Answer How do i catch monsters in folklore ps3? I don't see a gauge and i can't flip the controller either?
Main Quest 1 Answer Is it posible to get back to previous levels of the netherworld? Main Quest 3 Answers How do I absorb agar agar? Ask A Question. Browse More Questions. Keep me logged in on this device. Forgot your username or password? User Info: Phase 8 Phase 8 12 years ago 2 You have to play through the game as both of them, so it doesn't really matter who is better.
User Info: Phase 8 Phase 8 12 years ago 4 At the beginning of the game, you pick one of the characters to play. Vote by placing the character's name in bold somewhere in your post - providing a reason for your vote is optional, but may help other people agree with you.
I expect voting to be open for three days unless something unusual is going on, like a holiday or video host outage. When voting begins or ends, I'll update the OP and the thread to indicate so - please try not to vote when voting is closed.
Investigation: The first video or two in each chapter will be the character exploring Doolin and talking to people. There will be minimal commentary for these videos as the game speaks for itself. Combat: Once the portal to the Netherworld is open, the next several videos will focus on the combat areas, where Ellen and Keats will collect the souls of Folks and use them to fight other Folks.
I may try to cover these videos in solo commentary early on, but I'll probably bring in guests, particularly the second time through each chapter. I'll complete as many of these quests as I can, and likely provide video of a bit of grinding for Karmas in early chapters - it's likely to become cumbersome in later chapters as more Karmas are available for more Folks, so I'll only include the grinding portions if there's demand and guest interest.
I have at least one guest available to provide some insight into the actual legends on which the game is based. These videos will likely be optional to the overall game experience. Folklore: Each chapter ends with a boss, known as a Folklore. Defeating the Folklore will provide important clues, and a goal for the next chapter. After this video is posted, the voting will begin for the next chapter.
Please don't spoil the plot of the game if you're familiar with it, since I've forgotten enough that I'll be discovering everything along with the rest of you. Spoiler tags are okay if you want to ask about things you think I might miss, but my plan is to capture every Folk available in the game and collect all of the unique items, even if I have to look up how to do it. Discussing future events or past events yet to be revealed will make me very sad.
I was so very lonely. Now in college, she has received a letter that tells her that her mother is still alive and waiting for her in Doolin. With the power of the Cloak of Sidhe, she can enter the realms of the Netherworld and communicate with the recently deceased.
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