Child of Light

[Pappy Knuckles]

Re: Child of Light

Will purchase on the strength of the visuals alone. This game looks really good.

[antixnette]

Re: Child of Light

This game looks amazing.

[Flawless]

Re: Child of Light

RPG Site - 9

The battle system is best related to the one found in the Grandia series, and will sound familiar to veterans of that franchise.
...
In more difficult battles, simply dealing damage isn’t enough to win. Some characters can significantly affect the battle timeline, and others are useful by employing status abnormalities. As swapping characters is effortless, it became much more engaging to employ the abilities of the entire party - healing, interrupting, status, damage – to react to every normal encounter. Sometimes things get a little frustrating on this difficulty level, but the penalty of a game-over is negligible as the game autosaves after every encounter and every pickup, so you simply start a few moments back. I suggest switching to the higher difficulty level early to get the most out of the battle system, unless you want to enjoy the poetic narrative without much conflict.

In the end, Child of Light is a beautiful, tranquil title with an engaging combat system that’s a pleasure to experience. While some of the subsystems and exploration may lack a level of complexity, they fit the style and tone without being overbearing or obtuse. Child of Light is a fairytale at heart, and overly complex subsystems would potentially detract from the fanciful tenor the rest of the game offers. The combat manages to have a depth to it which JRPG fans will appreciate. Clocking at around 10-15 hours, Child of Light a wonderful bite-sized title to experience.

Eurogamer - 8

My advice for those with reasonable JRPG experience is to start the game on hard difficulty and get stuck into the battle and crafting systems right from the off.
...
While Far Cry 3's writer, Jeffrey Yohalem, imbues the narration and dialogue with a sing-song quality that suits the fairytale theme, there's little that is childish about Child of Light. JRPG purists may bemoan the relative lack of complexity and it would most certainly benefit from a more challenging difficulty curve to invite earlier experimentation with its rewarding mechanics, but the tone and pacing is otherwise well judged.

Child of Light stands as a wonderfully realised venture into unfamiliar territory for Ubisoft - and a welcome reminder that the industry's major players still have the creative flair to push beyond the lucrative safe ground that they so often favour to create well-crafted, highly-polished gems such as this.

Gamespot - 8

Child of Light is a remarkable adventure. I wouldn't have thought that was true during the first couple of hours given that my expectations of what kind of game this was shattered when reality showed its face. But once I accepted the sadness that is so intertwined with every element, I grew so much closer to Child of Light. It's easy to heap praise on the combat because it's so interesting and engaging, and it's certainly a high point in this adventure. That's not what makes Child of Light stand out, though. Rather, it's how confident it is in its own feelings of woe. There are so few games willing to explore that dull ache that I became mesmerized by Aurora's journey, even when I needed to step away from her plight while I regained my composure. Child of Light is a wonderfully realized, somber adventure, and I couldn't be happier that such a game exists.

[Pappy Knuckles]

Re: Child of Light

Nice reviews. I pre-ordered this on PSN this weekend and I'm looking forward to playing. Looks like I'll have to start off on hard difficulty.

[Skyboxer]

Re: Child of Light

Not sure whether to get psn or WiiU.
WiiU version won't get the golem extra though from what I can tell. .

[Skyboxer]

Re: Child of Light

Nice reviews. I pre-ordered this on PSN this weekend and I'm looking forward to playing. Looks like I'll have to start off on hard difficulty.

Yep looks like hard is the way to start.

[bcruise]

Re: Child of Light

Bit confused about the release date...30th is a Wednesday. Not Tuesday?

Does Ubisoft do that often?

[Pappy Knuckles]

Re: Child of Light

Bit confused about the release date...30th is a Wednesday. Not Tuesday?

Does Ubisoft do that often?

It releases on the 29th. You can download it now.

[bcruise]

Re: Child of Light

It releases on the 29th. You can download it now.

Available: April 30th, 2014

This game will unlock in approximately 1 day and 12 hours

That, from Steam. Actually I didn't know it was releasing on the PC.

[Skyboxer]

Re: Child of Light

Yep midnight Tuesday night....12:01 you can start playing yet STEAMS countdown makes no sense.

STEAM used to say the 29th. Playstation store still says the 29th.

[bcruise]

Re: Child of Light

Yep midnight Tuesday night....12:01 you can start playing yet STEAMS countdown makes no sense.

STEAM used to say the 29th. Playstation store still says the 29th.

Yeah, I was just able to purchase it on PS4, and it does say the 29th...guess I'll find out in a bit whether or not it's a preorder.

Edit: It's downloading. And PappyKnuckles on my friends list is already playing it.

[MachoMyers]

Re: Child of Light

Don't forget (assuming you have a Wii U Deluxe) that you earn credit for digital purchases. I always forget that and love when I remember only to find free money.

[Skyboxer]

Re: Child of Light

Yeah I don't know what version to get.

EDIT: Decided to just grab the WiiU version since I still have 23.00 in EShop $ .. But it says Currently Unavailable..even though it says "Download on 4/29"

Figures.. Lol

[bcruise]

Re: Child of Light

Both the art and the music in this game are absolutely beautiful.

[Skyboxer]

Re: Child of Light

Hope to be playing soon! Brian check your PM's

EDIT: Still not available on EShop so I just bought for PS4. Downloading now