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The Press Says

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83
IGN
While a bit short of greatness, Summoner is an admirable role-playing game experience that is more than one could have ever really hoped for in an RPG that's available at a new system's launch.
81
4Players.de
Mit seinem eindeutig westlichen Flair werden sich die Konsolen-Rollenspieler evtl. anfangs etwas schwer tun. Und auch die auftretenden grafischen Ungereimtheiten werden hier und da seitens der Spieler für Kritik sorgen. Doch dafür bietet Summoner Atmosphäre und wochenlangen Spielspaß pur. An der interessanten Story und der gelungenen, durchdachten Kampfführung können sich viele Rollenspiele ein Beispiel nehmen. Summoner ist sicherlich nicht die Rollenspiel-Erlösung, aber unter dem Strich bleibt ein sehr gutes Spiel, das in Ermangelung ernst zu nehmender Konkurrenz vorerst vollkommen verdient den RPG-Thron auf der PS2 einnimmt.
80
Game Informer Magazine
Volition claims that Summoner is a 40-hour RPG. I can see players cruising through it in this time, but if you want to conquer every little sidequest, I’d say you’re looking at a 70 to 80-hour quest. In many regards, Summoner is a PC game hiding within a console skin. Unlike Final Fantasy, kids won’t be able to jump into this game. It’s designed for an older audience and the dark plot reflects it. For all the RPG fans out there, I think you’ll be surprised by how engrossing this game truly is.
78
PlanetPS2
If you are an RPG fan, this is a game for you. If you are not an RPG fan, you probably want to pass on this one, until a truly great RPG comes along.
77
GameSpot
Volition, the PC developer responsible for Descent: Freespace, shocked the gaming media when it announced that its next project would not only be a console game, but an RPG to boot. The result is Summoner, an amazing departure from the traditional nature of console RPGs. Summoner has a passionately ambitious nature, and even though the game doesn't realize all of its lofty goals, it has the potential to change the whole genre altogether.
76
Power Unlimited
Summoner is de moeite waard, al zijn er ook behoorlijk wat minpunten. Toch is de sterke verhaallijn, de volwassen toon en het gevoel van avontuur goed voor vele uren fun.
70
Jeuxvideo.com
Un RPG digne de ce nom sur PS2 mais qui souffre toutefois de pas mal de défauts notamment au niveau du système de combat beaucoup trop lourd et qui risque de lasser le joueur. Toute la progression dans Summoner repose sur les rencontres et les batailles qui ne suffisent pas à dynamiser ce titre.
70
Gameplanet
Overall, Summoner is a solid role playing game that mixes all the important elements with faults that prevent it from being a must-have title. Players are advised to 'try before buying' as some of the faults may be enough to discourage a purchase. Volition are to be applauded for making such a radical change in direction, and to do it so well. Without the faults, Summoner would be worthy of being called a great game, but must settle for being 'pretty good' instead.
65
Gamezone (Germany)
Mittelalterliche, mit viel Zauber gefüllte Welten und eine sehr gut ausgebaute Story, kann dieses RPG bieten. Anziehend ist dieser Titel auf jeden Fall, den hier wurde mit viel Geschichte, Sprachmögkichkeiten und Fantasie gearbeitet. Im typischen Rollenspiel-Flair unterhalten sie sich über Sprechblasen, und haben einige Themen zur Auswahl. Das Kampfsystem ist recht einleuchtend, Gegner anklicken und es wird automatisch attackiert. Neben den normalen Schlagangriffen, giebt es natürlich auch leuchtenden Zauber. Die einfachen Schläge können sie sogar mit dem Stezerkreuz beeinflussen. Also, dann heist es aufpowern und der Geschichte ihren Lauf lassen. Ein Defizit ist allerdings die Grafik. Diese ist zwar sehr natürlich und schön gestalltet, aber es ruckelt ohne Ende. Teilweise läuft auch die Verfolgerperspektive etwas eigenwillig. Die Steuerung jedoch ist sehr flüssig, und die Menüführung sehr übersichtlich dargestellt.
60
All Game Guide
In the end, Summoner is a decent first effort on the part of Volition. It looks beautiful, contains many hours of gameplay, and can be fun. Is it one of the top role-playing games available for home consoles? Hardly, but those hungry for an RPG on their PlayStation 2 should be able to live with the faults.
60
PSX Extreme
With all of the hype surrounding Summoner, I was expecting a lot more from Volition, the plot itself is very lacking and is not up to par with games like FFVII-IX, Chrono Cross and Wild Arms, the visuals on the other hand are good, but suffer from horrible draw-in distances. Summoner is a lengthy game, that is if you enjoy playing through a game with a dull storyline, incredibly horrid loading times, and don't even get me started on the tedious battles. Summoner could have been a great game and more, but it just goes to show you that American developers don't know much about deep RPGs, like Japanese developers SquareSoft, Enix and Sony do, it will surely take a long time for US developers to really get the hang of creating powerful RPGs.
50
Gamekult
En import, Summoner est un titre à éviter tant les dialogues plombent l'intérêt du jeu et rendent la prise en main ardue, à moins de bien connaître les jeux PC ou de vraiment maîtriser l'anglais. Dans le cas contraire, mieux vaut attendre une hypothétique traduction française susceptible -soyons fous - de corriger au passage la très grande lourdeur des combats. Summoner est un jeu difficile d'accès qui demande beaucoup de patience et d'heures de jeu pour dévoiler son véritable intérêt. Encore faut-il en avoir la patience, évidemment.
42
Game Revolution
Summoner is an extremely ambitious game, but it misses the mark due to unoriginality and subpar presentation. The game is hardly the purported "must-have" title it claims to be. I just wish more time could have been put into it instead of pushing for a launch release. At times, it has the signs of an earnest first effort, but more often Summoner is dry and boring. I'm gonna summon me a beer now.
40
Super Play
Kanske gillar man Summoner bättre om man är stormförtjust i den här formen av rollspel. Men i och med att varken storyn, musiken, grafiken, spelsystemet eller någonting annat tilltalade mig tar jag och glömmer att jag någonsin har spelat det här spelet. Och återgår till de hoppande kaktusarna i Final Fantasy IX.


Our Users Say

Category Description MobyScore
AI How smart (or dumb) you perceive the game's artificial intelligence to be 2.6
Gameplay How well the game mechanics work (player controls, game action, interface, etc.) 3.1
Graphics The quality of the art, or the quality/speed of the drawing routines 3.4
Personal Slant How much you personally like the game, regardless of other attributes 3.1
Sound / Music The quality of the sound effects and/or music composition 3.1
Story / Presentation The main creative ideas in the game and how well they're executed 3.2
Overall MobyScore (14 votes) 3.1


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