PS3- Folklore

So a pile of games has been stacking up, so I figure I better review them and send them on their way.

First up, Folklore. A rare sort of game that was released on the PS3 way back. You play as either a girl or boy, they're Irish but we won't hold it against them. The girl is searching for her mother after receiving a letter instructing her to travel to a mysterious island town of the dead.

The man, an editor for an occult magazine, receives a mysterious phone call also instructing him to travel to the same town. The two meet and the adventure begins, with A MURDER. They both come across a dead woman.

So here's the long and short, the town at night becomes a doorway to the netherworld, and you can travel back and forth between our world and the world of the dead. You can follow the story of the girl, or the boy, or play a bit of each one and watch the story interweave.

The character designs, musical elements and environment are top notch. Think fairy tale creatures, mixed with the dead, with a bit of Disgaea for good measure. Each character has a tour guide of such, helping you being the game. The girl is attempting to find her mother, and the reporter boy is trying to solve the murder and get a good story.

Come to think of it, it all feels very Disgaea inspired, but like combine that with "Where the wild things are" and Pan's Labyrinth. It's a neat storyline/atmosphere regardless.

So, cool environment, strange storyline, amazing music, interesting character development..... this has got to be a RPG, yes?

Oddly enough, no.

It's a... fighting/ collecting game?... like a.... Zelda crossed with

You collect souls from your fallen enemies and use them as weapons. So like Persona with Zelda.

Basically, you hit a button to use an attack, depending on how much power you have, or you use a different ability to kill your enemy to gain more souls to get the attack command back. Makes sense? Nah, I knew it wouldn't.

Screw it, it's an adventure game with attacks.


Honestly, I was somewhat hesitant to actually play the game until I got into the story. Then I figured I'd play through it even though it was an RPG simply because it was an amazingly crafted environment. Then when I found out it wasn't an RPG I knew I had stumbled onto something.

It's a good game, I'm currently finishing up the girls storyline. Should you get it? Sure


if you can find it. I opened up a shipment yesterday at work, and sitting on top was a copy. We haven't had a copy of this game come past our counters in months. The last one we did have was picked up the same day we put it out by a guy who talked about how amazing it was.

So if you can find it, give it a whirl. I picked mine up for like $17, and I'll be getting my moneys worth. Don't be swayed by the age of the game, or the reviews, or the cover-art. This is an enjoyable storyline and tons of fun to play and experience.