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Friends Beyond 3: Legend of Tenjin

This is HALF of the game. From the COTPATD project. A flower loving bonca. Let's bash him over the head with a sword!
February 19th, 2002
v2.00
Score : 9.3 exceptional
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Christiaan
Bard They/Them Netherlands
Lazy bum 
First off, I have to say that I think this is the MOST fun and proffesional Dmod ever made (until LOTE comes out, that is heheh).

I think FIAT and Stone of Balance are better Dmods, but I had more fun playing LOT. It just has that special RPG-feeling. That's because of the excelent sound tracks and good mapdesign. Okay there aren't a lot of details, but I think it looks nice enough as it is, and the way the maps are designed are PERFECT. I even like the conversations. Most people are after the Dink-humour, or after long conversations. I like the 'people talk and Dink listen' conversations. Games like Final Fantasy and Secret of Mana have that kind of conversations too. Speaking about Secret of Mana, LOT reminds a lot of this great RPG. Maybe that's why I like it so much...

Also the fruit-mixing mini game is great! You can mix different kinds of fruits to make potions, and you can even practice with the included mini-mod. It really gives a nice touch.

Look at the size of this review, it's quite long, I even like to write a review or this game, it's that good!

GRAPHICS 9.0: Very good mapdesign, although not many details. New interface looks great, better than the original one. Other new graphics also very nifty.

SOUND 9.6: Absolutely PERFECT midis, reminds me of all that nice 16 BIT Snes RPG's. Sound effects are also pretty good.

GAMEPLAY 9.2: I'll devide the gameplay in two parts, map 1 and map 2.

MAP 1: I give a 9.6 for the first map, it's really well made, and the story is very good. Also the mystery about the pyramid and Sid; perfect! I like the race by the way.

MAP 2: I give a 9.0 for the second map. It's a bit of a dissapointment after playing through the first map, but it's still nice enough, and I like the caves.

ENDING: I don't like the way how the game is beaten. I don't mean the actual ending(s) but the way you get to Sid and beat him. No plot, no story, quite frankly, it sucks. This was the only downside of the game. Too bad. Or else I'd give it a 9.4.

LASTING APPEAL 9.3: It is absolutely BIG (two maps = 1536 screens = biggest Dmod ever!), and it has multiple endings. Really worth the time you play this game. EXCELENT!!
TOTAL: 9.3