Avalon Code: Another 2009 Misunderstood Game For The Nintendo DS
Judy Ramsook
November 02, 2009
I must have missed the memo about this game when it was released in March of this year because I did not notice it on Gamestop´s shelf until later on.
And when I did notice it, it made me sort of curious. I silently asked myself questions like: Is it an RPG or not? Is it good or is it bad? For I did not want to invest in a game I would not enjoy at all.
So before doing anything else, I did do some research and found that it is an RPG. And seeing that it was made by the same company (Matrix) that brought Final Fantasy IV DS to the Nintendo DS, I thought I would give it a try.
This was after reading a few harsh reviews about it, by the way. And what I found here is another good game that is more or less misunderstood.
For in Avalon Code, you get to choose your hero´s gender. But no matter which gender you choose, it´s still the same game you are playing.
And in Avalon Code, you don´t go in search of the villain to save the world. Instead, you are given a Book Of Prophecy, four spirits you find along the way, and told that the world is ending and there is nothing you can do to stop it.
But since you have the Book Of Prophecy, you are told to record or save the things and people you want to include in the next world in this book.
In order to record things, all you do is slam the book on something or someone and they show up in a couple pages of the Book Of Prophecy.
Also, you do not collect tons of items like you do say, in a Final Fantasy epic. For example, if you want to heal yourself in battle, you open the good book, turn to the page where there is a loaf of bread or food, click on it, answer yes to use it and some of your hero´s health points will be restored.
Then there is the code system. Each item, person or enemy comes with codes you can use to upgrade a weapon, use a key, or make an enemy weak.
For example, say you encounter a difficult enemy on the battlefield, an enemy you obviously want to beat but can´t. You scan it with the book, go to the page where the enemy you scanned is and remove the code that gives him strength.
Or if you find the enemy is still a bit strong after removing the code, you can take an ILL code from someone else and place it on the enemy´s code page to make it weaker.
A lot of people who played this game found the code system to be a little frustrating, but I found it to be rather interesting.
And it is also a refreshing departure from playing other RPGs where there is no code system. Once I started playing Avalon Code for the Nintendo DS, I liked it, got used to the system and might even play it again after beating it.
It has good graphics, story and once you get used to the code system it is a game that is good and maybe a little misunderstood.
I am glad I did not pass it up for I would have missed a good game that has been misunderstood. Sure, Avalon Code for the Nintendo DS is no Final Fantasy epic, but if you like RPGs, you just might find yourself liking it too.
And when I did notice it, it made me sort of curious. I silently asked myself questions like: Is it an RPG or not? Is it good or is it bad? For I did not want to invest in a game I would not enjoy at all.
So before doing anything else, I did do some research and found that it is an RPG. And seeing that it was made by the same company (Matrix) that brought Final Fantasy IV DS to the Nintendo DS, I thought I would give it a try.
This was after reading a few harsh reviews about it, by the way. And what I found here is another good game that is more or less misunderstood.
For in Avalon Code, you get to choose your hero´s gender. But no matter which gender you choose, it´s still the same game you are playing.
And in Avalon Code, you don´t go in search of the villain to save the world. Instead, you are given a Book Of Prophecy, four spirits you find along the way, and told that the world is ending and there is nothing you can do to stop it.
But since you have the Book Of Prophecy, you are told to record or save the things and people you want to include in the next world in this book.
In order to record things, all you do is slam the book on something or someone and they show up in a couple pages of the Book Of Prophecy.
Also, you do not collect tons of items like you do say, in a Final Fantasy epic. For example, if you want to heal yourself in battle, you open the good book, turn to the page where there is a loaf of bread or food, click on it, answer yes to use it and some of your hero´s health points will be restored.
Then there is the code system. Each item, person or enemy comes with codes you can use to upgrade a weapon, use a key, or make an enemy weak.
For example, say you encounter a difficult enemy on the battlefield, an enemy you obviously want to beat but can´t. You scan it with the book, go to the page where the enemy you scanned is and remove the code that gives him strength.
Or if you find the enemy is still a bit strong after removing the code, you can take an ILL code from someone else and place it on the enemy´s code page to make it weaker.
A lot of people who played this game found the code system to be a little frustrating, but I found it to be rather interesting.
And it is also a refreshing departure from playing other RPGs where there is no code system. Once I started playing Avalon Code for the Nintendo DS, I liked it, got used to the system and might even play it again after beating it.
It has good graphics, story and once you get used to the code system it is a game that is good and maybe a little misunderstood.
I am glad I did not pass it up for I would have missed a good game that has been misunderstood. Sure, Avalon Code for the Nintendo DS is no Final Fantasy epic, but if you like RPGs, you just might find yourself liking it too.
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