Review: CRYSTAR (Reviewed on PS4, also on PC and coming to Switch)
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- CRYSTAR is a game I've been excited for almost a year now, so it's with great excitement I'm here to share my thoughts on its English version that will be out in two weeks! Hope you enjoy the review! Let me know if you're going to pick up CRYSTAR or what you think of it so far/when you play it in the comments!
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Time Codes:
0:43 - Story
3:25 - Combat
5:35 - Strength Through Tears
6:30 - Criticisms and Innovation
7:54 - Replayability
8:22 - Closing Thoughts
This is like the anime version of Alice Madness Returns
I WAS JUST THINKING THAT!
dunno how I went a whole year without even knowing this game existed
me neither, def downloading once i play agan
You're only a year old?
@@Andrew-fv4sj what?
@@Andrew-fv4sj bruh
Welcome to the club
Exactly what I needed to know before preordering the Switch version that just got teased. Thanks so much for the in-depth review!
Thank you for actually mentioning when a game is also available on PC/Steam, not enough JRPG channels do this and it's much appreciated. That's an easy sub.
Glad it helped :) and thank you for the sub!
looks like a combination of black rock shooter/persona5/ Jojo stands. Looks awesome!
On sale for $20 in the US 🇺🇸 for the next month on the PS Store!
Awesome! Hope more people pick it up ^__^
Saw it on discount, buying now😁
Fuck, missed it :-/
@@JackMeyHoffer562 I'm sure it will come back around. I copped it on the last Big in Japan sale, and this last one was for the Anime Month sale, so I'm sure it will pop up again!
@@JackMeyHoffer562 it's on sale now
“I played it for the plot” the game
Really glad you shined a spotlight on this game way back when as it's gothic undertone appeal / design, and mechanics seemed very interesting.
Though i was on the fence about this (not because the game is bad or anything) rather the sheer amount of games coming out starting September i wasn't sure i would have time but none the less this is another game to add to the insane backlog. It's also great hearing the story is well written also !
Keep up the amazing work as always : )
I often find its best to grab the smaller niche titles first since they can be hard to find later.
7:37 That dog is so fluffy. *I'm sold*
But in all seriousness, I'm even more interested to get this game. Great review :)
Thanks for the review
You changed my mind about this game and now I look forward to it
Thank you for watching! :3 hope you enjoy it if you play it ^__^
I saw this game on sale a couple days ago and after a bit I kinda took interest to it. I find the "turning tears into strength" theme kinda resonates with me. I'm not the happiest guy, so this kind of story seems like it would be nice to experience
who wouldnt be excited to play a game they wanted to early
Pre-ordered! Waiting for mail delivery from US to NZ will be *torture*!
I actually wanna know if Spike Chunsoft censored the Localized Versions of Crystar
@@nathanielenochs1843 I'm not sure why you're asking *me* - but FWIW Jay RPG briefly addresses this question in his latest video.
I had my doubts but the game sounds good to play. Sometimes repetition can hurt a game but if your invested in the narrative and the emotions behind it you can still enjoy it. Heck Nier Automata had repeating enemies too but it was still a great game.
Tokyo Xanadu EX+ was a really amazing game. Crystar is similar though with less to do, but still can't get enough of these types of games. I'm definitely pre-ordering the Switch release, due to it having more content and such. I feel like it won't be as jam-packed with things to do. But the strong story as well as action RPG combat is what made me take the plunge on it.
I was always interested in crystar when it first got announced and keep following news.on it and im really glad its coming soon great review got me hyped
I really hope they bring crystar to the switch. They brought dragon star varnir today. That made my day.
Nice I can not spend 50$ on this title... but when it drops this will be a title thanks to this review :). Thanks so much for the spotlight on this game.
So happy you did a review of this, I really want this game. The concepts have peeked my interest; I just hope the PC port does a good job.
Just wanted to say thanks for such a detailed and thorough review, this game is on sale on psn and looked very intriguing but I wanted to look up some opinions on it, after seeing your review I'm definitely picking it up!
Thank you for watching :3 I hope you enjoy it ^__^
Just saw the Switch preorder for this on amazon and it looked interesting. This game gives me real Kingdom Hearts vibes but with more crying. Huge fan of this aesthetic/color scheme. And the deeper meaning of turning tears in to strength is a nice touch. 10/10 review. Definitely gonna check it out
Got my preorder with that artbook. Another great video
Another great review. I always value your ability to talk about the pros and cons of a game.
Thank you so much :)
I just wanna hug everyone in this game and tell them it's all gonna be okay.
Definitely gonna pick up this up at some point; perhaps when it hits PC. Great review.
It's been on PC since 28th August
@@jeeroylenkins3081 I found that out literally just after posting this lol. Not going to get it yet (far too many games I'm playing at the moment), but it's on my list.
SoulEchelon Yeah this game looks pretty good but I’ll wait for a sale too. Its another game on my huge wishlist.
Were also going to ignore the fact that this is also a beat em up game since Kokoro Fudoji uses her fists as her weapons?
I've had my eye on this for a while, but it felt a little expensive at full price. Now that it's on sale on PS4 for just over $20, I think I might pick it up. Nice review!
THANKS FOR THE REVIEW
NOW I GONNA PLAY
Enjoy it! :D
Fluffy DOGGO!! Instant buy!
On a serious note, I have been super excited for this game but didn’t know too much about it, so I was hesitant to buy it when it came out, but your review seriously helped me make a decision to pre-order it!
Nice I was waiting for you to review it. I am gonna have to pick this up.
I watched this review last year and it led me to buy the game. It is now one of my favorite games I've ever played as well as one of my favorite JRPGs. Thank you so much for your reviews, you always do an amazing job and I'm always checking them out to decide which will be my next JRPG ^^
Is it weird that this kinda reminds me of Poison Control? I think I'm interested in this (since the Switch version is coming), but I want to wait and see what people say about performance before I commit to it.
Honestly, what got me into this game was the fact that the OST was composed by Sakuzyo, found the game from his albums :D
Sakuzyo is amazing! I discovered him because of this game, his pieces really add something special to the game ^__^
same here, downloaded the game and about to give it a try next week
This game is going to make me cry I can already tell I'm definitely getting it.
Ooo I've been waiting for this review!! I can't wait to play it for myself, it looks so amazing 😍
I'm really glad you got a review copy! I was hoping you would, with how excited you've been for the game, so I'm happy Spike Chunsoft recognized how enthusiastic you were about it.
I've been absolutely vibrating to pieces with excitement over Crystar since its reveal trailer and I've only gotten more excited for it with your continued coverage! Something I was really worried about was the game leaning too hard into its themes of tears and tragedy in a voyeuristic or exploitative way (since it gave me vibes of modern 'dark magical girl/dark moe' stories) but your review put a lot of those fears to rest. Thanks so much!
I've got my order down for the Day 1 edition so I'm really excited to play around in this pretty gothic world and dive really deep into the art and lore. Thanks for continuing to spotlight it like this!
Good review, I do not know if it is rare but since they announced it for the West it is the game that I most hope for this year, since I saw it announced for Japan it caught my attention powerfully, I really want to try it.
I'm so happy that they sent you a review code! That's awesome!
But yeah, this is definitely one of the games I'm most excited for in 2019, there really doesn't seem to be anything else quite like it
It's always interesting to see a RUclips with a relatively small sub count but an active community. 73 comments on a 3k viewed video.
Oh also, great game :p
Haha, I'm lucky to have a very nice community :3
I've been looking forward to this game since it was announced since it looked so thematically unique, and it sounds like they delivered on it. Got the preorder and can't wait to play it. Thanks for the review (found through searching for Crystar reviews), subscribed!
Thank you so much :D I hope you enjoy the game ^__^
Poor Thelma that broke my heart and curled me up in a sobbing ball
I enjoyed this game a lot! I'm going to pick it up again when it releases in English later this month.
Raexis is it in English now?
You consistently have some of the best reviews on RUclips; you're thorough, often pointing out details that other reviewers miss, and your genuine appreciation for the genre really shows. I pretty much won't buy an RPG anymore without checking your channel first. ^.^ You also have a beautiful voice.
Hope i will get to play it eventually
Also, that's amazing you got a review code!
i got the game i ordered it the day i saw your video me and my daughter watched your video and both of us agreed it looked good and thanks to your great review i decided to get it so i order it that day lol cant wait to play it now i got it the next day its just a struggle now to see who gets to go first me or my daughter lol thanks again for the help
So cool both you and your daughter want to play it! :) enjoy it, thank you for watching ^__^
I'm picking this up for Switch.
Thank you for the honest coverage. I was surprised to see this game as the all time best PS4 game on metacritic. Might buy it on PS5.
EDIT: By human score of course.
Just found out about the Switch version coming out next year in March so I thought about checking out if the game is good. I'm even more interested in this game now thanks to this review!
I don't think I will preorder, but
definitively buy when the price drops a little. It's good to know that the game delivers the emotional premise. My expectations for the game just went up!
Game is on sale right now, gonna buy. Amazing review.
Playing it now and I love it so far! I agree with your points and I love your reviews. Thanks! 😊
Glad to hear you're enjoying it, thank you! :D
Wow it look waaaay cooler than I thought
BTW, I really l like they way you talk, gj
Thank you =)
Great Review! I had no idea what this game was but it looks like something I would enjoy.
I admit I didn't expect much from this game by what I initially saw about it but watching your review made change my mind so I'm definitely getting it. Awesome work
Thank you! Hope you enjoy it :)
I got my copy recently and I'm liking it. I initially wanted to get it because of the crazy and cool anime intro I saw years ago and now that I'm playing it I'm staying for both the story but more importantly Thelema! The goodest doggo girl!!! 😭🥰
All my critiques are null in void and the game is perfect because of the featute to pet and play with Thelema. XD
Congrats on getting an early review code! Getting more recognition 💪
Awesome review! I think I'll end up getting the game after watching this.
Thank you! Hope you enjoy it :3
Yes appreciate your outlook on this wonderful work and I’m definitely buying this now. Love my action RPGs to the fullest.
I agree with you more than a certain youtuber. Especially now that I finished crystar with platinum trophy
Oh man if they give 1 more year to develop the gameplay this game could be the masterpiece.
Love it bought it digital on ps 4 thanks for the awesome review
You're very welcome! Hope you enjoy it :D
Just picked up this game after seeing this video 🎉
Hope you enjoy it :DD
The music you used in this video kinda fits Crystar, wish it was in the game. This is one of the only "waifu" games that has me interested out of so many fanservice filled stuff (looking at you, Neptunia). I get a very gothic magical girl vibe from this.
The music in CRYSTAR is quite similar to the track I used :) I love a good gothic magical girl vibe, definitely got that vibe when I first saw it too haha
thanks for the review i now know i am defo getting the game i was looking at it and was not sure about it but after your video i am sure now me and my daughter will love to play it we will be fighting over who gets to go first lol
Im definitely getting this game when it comes out in the switch
Really looking forward to that game >.>
Crystar sounds and looks interesting; I may get it in the future
I’m glad this didn’t show too many Spoilers and I’m hoping to see the game on an English walkthrough when it comes out. But I do not trust Rei, seriously the opening makes it look like she might go bad somehow. I know she is the protagonist but I’m not sure about her. I don’t trust Sen either idk why I just don’t.
I beat this game just now and wanted to see what other people thought of it. This game was beautiful.
Game was great. Story was really good too. However, the gameplay was boring and repetitive. Repeating certain chapters was also annoying imo.
Took me forever to platinum it since you had to go through all the maps over and over again.
I really enjoyed it the first play through yet I wouldn’t play this again. So I would rate it 6.5/10. Get it cheap if you can since it’s not worth full price imo.
Whats the music used throughout this video?
Preorder no way, but I will buy it, just not maybe right away.
I care for the story but I don't know if I can just toss the gameplay asside completely for that.
They just announced this is getting a Switch version in the West next year 😁
I’m very excited! :)) (also thank you, your comment reminded me I should update the title ^__^)
Thank you for this review. You've cemented my desire to play it. Much appreciated.
Hope you enjoy it:D
@@JRPGJungle looks like you have a good channel here too. Subbed! Cheers!
Thank you so much :'D
@@JRPGJungle meant to ask, if you don't mind answering: I didn't notice in the video what the audio language was. Is the original japanese audio available?
I quickly booted it up and checked, both Japanese and English audio is available :)
Your accent is really unique. Boston? Anyways, great review!
Is that the OST playing in the background?
Sounds incredible!
It’s not the actual OST, but the person who made the track for me was inspired by the game’s music, so there’s lots of that kind of music in the game :)
Great review! This all sounds and looks pretty great! I know you've been hyped on it for awhile, so I expected the review to be positive, but it does look really nice. I enjoy this kind of action game/action-RPG a lot and have been hopping in and out of stuff like Assault Spy and (the Early Access version of) Dusk Diver throughout the year because I was looking for new one - Crystar definitely seems like the next one I will try :) When I saw it on PSN available for preorder I immediately thought about how positive you've been on it and.... yeah, maybe I'll pre-order?
I like the 8 Themes they've got on PSN, and the soundtrack on Steam... plus there's the discount for pre-ordering on both... _the only thing is_ I also wanna nab Remedy's Control and I know that comes out on the same day. So it depends on how much I set aside for gaming and which title I wanna go with closer to release. I might end up pushing this off into next month since it's such a late August release, but it's definitely on my radar and I would like to nab it sooner rather than months from now :)
Btw, Congrats on getting to the point where Spike Chunsoft reached out to you to make the pre-release review happen! Happy to see your channel growing and getting more attention since you always do such terrific videos (^-^)
Rei looks like the Klaxosaur Princess
Kinda funny, i played crystar and oninaki both. Crystar had good out of combat things. Story ok. Combat ok but so few mobs. The artword was good. Single mother cool.
Oninaki ok story, combat and many mobs to kill. But not much out of combat to do.
Which you prefer? Both on sale for $30 and I'm on the fence. Oninaki demo had me mesmerized though
sold... thank you for your review. also will get it on pc. GOG if i can.. stream on the other
I preordered this some time ago.
Nice :) hope you enjoy it when it's out ^__^
@@JRPGJungle I remember we were both looking forward to seeing a western release date for the game. These smaller Japanese game developers often lack in graphics, but often make up for it with fun gameplay and a unique story. Oh and of course let's not forget about the music.
I've finally bought this. It should arrive this friday. I'm really hoping that I will like the game :)
I hope you like it too :) enjoy!
Thanks for your videos on the Atelier series, I bought the Arland trilogy on special and have been playing Atelier Rorona for the past week, and I'm loving it.
Crystar looks interesting, possibly one to put on my backlog for the coming months. Thankfully It's been a good year for JRPGs. Once Persona 5 Royal
comes out my social life is over lol... :D
It’s been a very good year! So glad to hear you’ve been enjoying Rorona ^__^
And oh boy, I will be the same with P5R haha (although in some ways I feel like my social life will be heating up with all those confidants haha :p)
I got Danganronpa vibes from the sentences flashing on screen during battle and then at the end you said “thanks to Spike Chunsoft”! Love how you can see their touch and style in all their games, no matter the genre.
I’m trying to decide if I want to play this or another Atelier game before Ryza comes out. What would you suggest?
Spike Chunsoft only plubish the game and was actually developed by FuRyu
Debating about getting the uncensored pc version, but really the scene censored doesnt matter at all. Im just not a fan of sony right now.
Fair enough, I'm sure the PC version will be good too (not that I've tried it) since the gameplay seems to be 60FPS on PS4 and they've cleaned up a bit of the gameplay since the Japanese version, so I can't see why it wouldn't be good on PC as well :) (as I said, haven't tried it, but yeah :3)
This is on plus in November so hence I came here to see what it's about
That’s an awesome Plus offering! I think the Western Plus has different games in November (not CRYSTAR
@@JRPGJungle Yeah i think it's because Lego Harry potter isn't available in Japanese or Japan, so instead it's crystar. I remember Caligula also was on plus, by the same company Furyu
Calling it now, Nanana is best girl!
Her design looks so interesting
She’s pretty great! I love all the girls, but Nanana shouts the best things in battle so she’s super fun to play with :)
I love how they use the mgs3 jungle soundtrack for the intro 😂😂😂
Heh, I've had this game on my Steam wishlist for a really long time and didn't expect it to be done like planned. Pleased to see you confirm the game was worth the wait.
First vid I saw from you, I'mma now sub
Thanks for this video, now i'm gonna oder it asap.
Thanks for watching, hope you enjoy the game ^_^
Your accent is a rollercoaster
The story thing reminds me of soul sacrifice delta with how dark they can be
I have to say I was very on the fence about this one, I had just enough money to get it with the leftover money I had from a gift card. It was one of a few I was considering, but this review pushed me towards this one, we shall see if it was worth it for me.
Wish this was one switch
Due to an American series, I still say Crihstar. A lot of Alice in Wonderland feel, but that's a good thing.
I was hoping this game ended up being good, just placed my pre-order!
Nice, hope you enjoy it too :D
I wish this game dropped this week
This game sounds oddly similar to Oninaki -_-
I've been really looking forward to this one, I got the Japanese version and really enjoyed playing it. Unfortunately I don't read or speak the language so I missed all the story, and other mechanics apparently. So I'm extremely excited to be able to finally get the whole story.
Thank you for the review. I want to buy it, but I'm still not sure, whether I shall get it on PS4 for less money, or wait for it to come to Switch, even though it probably will cost more then...
I pre ordered it via PSN 😀👍