Solatorobo 2nd Run

 Four years gives a good breather for me to do another run for Solatorobo and it is still a very good game and probably one of the best in DS. The game is still repetitive but had very good atmostphere and worldbuilding. Come to think of it the reason why Solatorobo gave me great nostalgic vibe is that settings-wise it shares alot in common with Megaman Legends series and can be considered as its spiritual successor to an extent. The game is still quite easy tho the Boss Rush can be a little bit challenging if i go reckless. By now i am on the early third Playthrough to get Dahak Omega but i will stop at this point until i get nostalgic with the series again. Seriously Cyberconnect can make Ver 1.5 and i will still buy it as long as they make the game have more Open World elements on it. Looking forward someday that i got an opportunity to play the game for third time using Dahak Omega.

Solatorobo: Red the Hunter

At first i thought this game is a furry game with robot but turns out more than that and i can see why Xseed decided to bring this game to western shore. Solatorobo is probably one of the DS game that is released near the end of DS lifecycle that got really good production value. I am not into furries, in fact i avoid them like plague and i like Solatorobo because it is genuinely good game. The story is typical JRPG and quite lighthearted. In the game you play as Caninu(Canine + Inu) hunter called Red whose daily hunter life changed when he encountered a Felineko(Feline + Neko) called Elh who made a contract with Red to Seal the great Beast Lares before it plunge the world to calamity. The gameplay is rather simple where Red piloted robot called Dahak and Judo throw people around. Also the storyline is divided into 2 parts where the first part feels like whole tutorial.

What i find really charming from this series is the world setting which is just vibrant and colorful, a good one for a JRPG game. I find the mecha designs are very cool as well but quite underused and somehow the mecha kinda reminds me of Tron Bonne and Bumpy trot. As for music they are very good for a DS games and have some feel of .Hack along with it. My gripe for this game is that all of the good stuff in the games are underused and the game is too easy even the final boss is pushover. If Cyberconnect ever plans a sequel for this game i would say it is quite easy for them to pull it off considering the potential of the series are not fully used yet. I will probably play this game until i get the Dahak Omega which is the picture below and going to get Tail Concerto a try.