Siliconera writes:
"I'll readily admit that I have never played Blue Dragon on the Xbox 360, but it still came to me as a surprise that the next game in the series is a real time strategy game. Well, it's sort of a real time strategy game, but I'll get into that later.
Blue Dragon Plus comes to us on the Nintendo DS with isometric viewed battles and full-motion, gorgeous CG cut scenes completely with orchestral music. This really is a game for Blue Dragon fans - which makes me wonder why they strayed from the turn-based RPG genre and went with an RTS."
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When Ignition picked up the rights for Blue Dragon Plus back in 2008, it wouldn't be far wrong to admit a few eyebrows were raised across the gaming scene. Not only had the aesthetically pleasing 360 original Blue Dragon failed to launch the JRPG genre on the new hardware, there was little indication that a sequel would be making an appearance so soon, especially on the smaller screens of the DS, and in the form of an RPG/RTS hybrid.
RWM writes: "Blue Dragon is a strange series. Decent game ideas but nothing new or innovative. Enjoyable game play with unbelievably irritating characters. The shadow ranks are interesting but only need to be levelled to around 36 in the 360 version - making any further advancement pointless beyond the achievements gained. Why do that? Why not reward people for slaving away at your game for hours? Where's my ultimate shadow skill for hitting rank 99? I'll do it for the right reward…I bred Chocobos for DAYS to get Knights of the Round. Reward me for my dedication damn you! These and other frustrations led to me getting very close to the end of Blue Dragon, but never finishing it."
