Millennium a new hope-Reflections after playing the game

[over_cloud9]

Welcome to the reviews of Millennium a New Hope!One of the best Aldorlea games I must say.Mainly because of the polished graphics,good music,shorter game playtime and the challenge of attaining an impossible target that the playable characters trys to achieve.However the Swamp,Rocky path,Ancient temple areas were quite annoying to explore as the screen was pitch dark and the paths were looping from one to another.Game play has improved much than the previous Aldorlea games.The game bosses and secret rooms were rewarding.But like all Aldorlea games,I just can’t happen to like the random encounters,its really annoying especially in places like the Swamp and the ancient temple where the dungeons are long and resources to restore health and mana are low.Even if I select the maximum step counts to face each encounter,still it seems appearing often.The experience gained from the foes are also low which calls for levelling up in order to face the animal kings.But other than these,Indy continues to surprise us with small bonus itemsfound on exploring all areas and items throughly.

There is one interesting feature in the game- there are hardly any magic casters among the characters. Hirado does cast spells,but not many spells for the others.The strength of the characters however make it up for it.Some of the character skills seem to appear after every complete rest and disappears after few turns (first aid,double hits,etc).I expected the talk feature to function like that of Djarma or Sandy in Laxius Force,but it merely spoke of what Marine is thinking at that point.There are similar small Indinera-special tricks noticeable all throughout the game,so you need to play in order to know it.In general,the game is really enjoyable with 30+ secret rooms to discover.

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[bodeia]

Well, what can I say about Millennium, if you love old style RPG with a new twist this game is a must. It has a unique story that engages you from the start, well developed characters and lots of fun.

Our heroine is Marine a young teenage girl who sets out on a journey to overcome the unjust treatment of the people who live outside Mystrock. In this first instalment we meet her setting out on this journey to find enough warriors to challenge the current elite along the way she completes many side quest for others who need help. Some of these quests will have you rolling on the floor with laughter while others may have you tearing your hair out.

In the first instalment we have to find at least two of the warriors. The graphics, artwork, animations and story were superb and I felt as though I was part of a beautiful world. All the elements really pulled together for a compelling experience. I enjoyed the fact that I was rewarded for playing well, on one play alone I played for 30 hours and the depth to this game is unbelievable.

Game play is based on mouse control, but it can be played with keys or gamepad, I used a mixture as you may miss things if you rely on the keyboard or gamepad alone. The game feature different difficulty level you can play so you have lots of replay with the different levels and Marine has a skill that allows you to set the encounter rate of monsters great when you want to level up but equally great if you want to check out something you missed. The monsters don’t drop gold but do drop items you can sell, but having played the game several times I found you only need gold for special items at a special place – I wont spoil it for future players! – as most other things can be found along the way, oh along the way you can find bags of gold so don’t go fearing it makes it harder, really it doesn’t.

There are secret rooms to find, guilds to check out and shrines that allow you to upgrade your characters in unique ways making the game play more individual.

The second instalment is due December 2009 with total of approx 5 instalments in all.

[SeverineSnape]

My rating: ****

I, too, liked this game better than the other Aldorlea games I have tried so far. In fact, it's the first one I managed to play to a finish. Most of the quests could be finished by following the 3 basic rules of playing RPGs (1: explore everything, 2: talk to everyone, 3: fight, fight, fight!). There wasn't too much guesswork involved (which has been my problem with previous Aldorlea games), but most quests could be solved by logic and paying attention to your surroundings.

The graphics and maps in this game were absolutely stunning. Particularly, I loved the grassy fields strewn with purple or white digitalis flowers. Very unique, really beautiful fantasy worlds. The Aldorlea games tend to have maps that sprawl forever and ever, but in Millennium, as you keep having to go back to places you've already been, you get ample opportunity to learn your way around and to get to know the different areas rather than racing through everything once and then never seeing them again. I know others have complained about the maps still being too big or too dark, but I didn't have those problems.

Another vast improvement that really sold this game for me was the adjustable encounter rate. I'm not a fan of random encounters, but they didn't get too much in Millennium. Whenever I wanted to quickly run back to a previous area, I set the encounter rate to very low so I wouldn't get too held up, and before I'd go into a new area and would have to fight bigger, badder monsters, I would set it to very high so I could level up and get some more supplies before going in.

In short - great game from Aldorlea. A well-rounded, well developed game. I am actually very much looking forward to the next installments!

PS: I know Amanda from Amaranth got a lot of stick for "daring" to cut Aveyond 3 into chapters and selling them individually. I never saw anything of the sort for Millennium? I hope people will leave Amaranth alone now Aldorlea is doing the same thing!

[over_cloud9]

Yeah,after Aveyond 2,I remember stealing time to play this game even when I was in the pressure of deadlines.I just liked it so much!Indy constantly keeps us supplied with better and better games.

[Jenni]

I really like the idea of these games being released as episodic. I don't really have much time to play when I'm in college and this is just perfect for breaks/when I have some time. Millennium is a great game, one of the best I've played on PC. Very nice graphics too, and story.