The Pros and Cons of Yggdra Union, (This is my opinion) Options

[DragonKnight Jason]

Warning: This maybe somewhat of a spoiler for some people, but i doubt it

Yggdra Union is a pretty awesome game for GBA, one of the best I must admit, heres what's good about it...

- Nice artwork and animation on the character faces and sprites
- Plently of Cards to choose from to make strategies even deeper
- Awesome character classes (what could be better than dragons and undines?)
- Strategic gameplay and an original battle system

Although I was dissapointed with the game somewhat....

- Linear gameplay, you are playing the same maps consecutively, you have to follow the story completely, I want to be able to do some optional maps where I could get a few extra exp but I have to play the "next map" all the time, maybe a random dungeon would help?
- More characters please, for the majority of the time you are playing with the same 4 or 5 characters when there are other cool classes out there to be played, it frustrates me
- Extras and secrets are somewhat mediocre I mean a couple secret characters and a few secret cards with those extra item lists etc just aren't enough to get me to keep coming back to the game

Overall I give Yggdra Union an 8/10 if it had more of the above it would definately be a 10 but still lacking of what I like, your opinions on my opinions would be nice to hear.

[jcdietz03]

The best things about the game are:
Original? Story - Well, a story about a girl who lost her kingdom in a war-torn land and has to win it back doesn't seem too original to me. But I enjoyed it anway.
Original Battle System - Pretty much nothing like it.

Things that need improving:
The speed at which damage is dealt during the close combat phase needs to be settable. Read: Clash damage is dealt WAY TOO SLOWLY. I think I'd like it if it was twice as fast. This would also mean the charge, rage, and aggressive gauges charge/discharge twice as fast, which would be fine.
Skill animations take WAY TOO LONG. Turning them off, or switching to a short version animation needs to be a settable option.

[Yuka]

The best things about the game are:
Original? Story - Well, a story about a girl who lost her kingdom in a war-torn land and has to win it back doesn't seem too original to me. But I enjoyed it anway.

Um, the storyline of the game goes beyond the first 17 battlefields, alright? Go back and play the game if you doubt me.

Things that need improving:
The speed at which damage is dealt during the close combat phase needs to be settable. Read: Clash damage is dealt WAY TOO SLOWLY. I think I'd like it if it was twice as fast. This would also mean the charge, rage, and aggressive gauges charge/discharge twice as fast, which would be fine.

What?

Skill animations take WAY TOO LONG. Turning them off, or switching to a short version animation needs to be a settable option.

YU skill animations are very short in my opinion. If you want proof, go look at some skill animations from that of Disgaea or Phantom Brave.