Game:

Pandora's Tower (2011)

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Review

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This is my personal review for Pandora's Tower. . Oh man, does this game have an uphill battle to fight just because it has a lot to live up to. Not only does this game is going to be constantly compared to XB and TLS for being one of the games operation rainfall wanting to localize to North America, which I think is kind of odd to compare the 3 games with each other since they're really different games with each having a distinctly different gameplay, each having a different type of story they want to tell, etc. But it is also the last Nintendo Wii game being released in North America. DAANNG is that a lot of pressure to put on a game and that sort of pressure is really kind of unfair when you get down to it. But regardless, I'm here to review the title(since I feel obligated to do it since I reviewed the other operation rainfall games) so the million dollar question is. Can Pandora's Tower live up to its somewhat unfair expectations of being an operation rainfall game and being the last wii game to be released on the Wii. Well let's find out and start this video. Pandora's Tower is an action rpg that was developed by Ganbarion and published by Xseed in North America while being published by Nintendo in Europe and Japan. It is only available on the Nintendo Wii.


Platform: Nintendo Wii
Developer: Ganbarion
Publisher: Xseed Games(North America)
Nintendo(Europe/Japan)



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Pros:
- Compelling story that revolves around a great character
- Awesome boss battles that revolves around the chain mechanic
- pretty good dungeon design

Cons
-Aeron has no personality
- freezing bugs
-standard weapon combat a bit too basic at times(though charge attacks ares
still satisfying to use)



Summary:

So in the end, does Pandora's Tower meet its lofty expectations of being an operation rainfall game and being the last game to be released for the Nintendo Wii? In my honest opinion, yes. Pandora's tower got a story that's pretty compelling because of just how likable Elena; the visuals are nice; the gameplay is very unique with how it blends a few different mechanics together and it execute them pretty well from the combat being fun with the chain mechanics and bosses to the affinity system being rewarding and adding to the game even more because of well Elena, and it's just a very well made game. There are flaws to it like how Aeron has no personality, the camera being a pain at certain times, the standard weapons being a bit too basic, and the freezing glitches but it's a game that I'm glad to have played through. And I happily think that this game is good enough to be ranked among the likes of Xenoblade Chronicles and The Last Story. And as a game to officially end the Wii console lifespan? If anything, I think Pandora's Tower is the best out of the 3 operation rainfall games to end the wii console lifespan just because that it actually uses motion controls of the 3 games and does a rather good job at it and how it got the best ending of the 3 games in my opinion (well the S ending). So I say pick up this game if your able to.

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