Was it Good? - Jade Cocoon
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The Ray of Hope shall lead the Champion of Light to the Nagi Temple, and the Divine Beasts will break down the Great barriers and bring about the time of Convergence...
Ok so the plot is a mess, but the gameplay is solid.
Jade Cocoon was a late 90's creature capture game riding the success of pokemon and digimon, but with a unique merge mechanic, with virtually unlimited creature appearances.
But, was it any good?
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OH MY GOD!!! You have no Idea what a rush of nostalgia you just gave me! I loved this game as a kid. I never finished it, because I hadno clue what was going on, but the fusion mechanic was so unique and intresting. I'm really looking forward to this video.
So basically crimes against Charles Darwin... the game
I've just remembered growing up I never used Mahbu's ability outside the demo because I didn't want to hurt her.
i wish they would remaster jade coccoon 1 ...
I love how you put research into the technical part of game. This adds so much to a normal game review.
Picked this bad boy up in the preowned bin of electronics boutique and never looked back, truly a hidden gem
As a kid, I used GameShark to make Levant unkillable to win that first dream fight. Even when you win the battle, the game just continues as normal. Imagine my childhood disappointment!
I knew somebody would find this gem eventually. That monster combining system was ridiculously innovative for its time and that music during the opening fights? Iconic.
Mahbu's voice actress also voiced Yukari from Persona 3. Thanks Josh for covering this one. Brought tears to my eyes to see a dearly held childhood game finally get the recognition it deserves
Hi, one of the editors of the Jade Cocoon Wikia here.
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The first time I played I made my merged creatures early on and stuck with them, refusing to change them. If I wanted new powers I would make something new. I was hugely attached to every single one, they were my freaky little harlequin babies and nobody else had anything like them. The aesthetics and mythology have since inspired me to create a D&D setting with a similar essence, and led me to the discovery and love of the Ainu culture that contributed some of the real-world inspiration. This game was very special to me as a kid, and I replayed as a teenager and understood it more. When I did it out again in the future (and if my PS2 still works) I will play it again.
Ocarina is the absolute perfect instrument to use as a flute in a game that tries to look old and mystical. The instrument is believed to be about 12 000 years old, possibly far older. Many of the ancient ones were made to look like animals, I've got couple that look like birds myself,but I have to say, the plainer ones usually feel better to play.
While a lot of plot is presented in an
YESSSS! This was one of my childhood's "most wanted games"! I used to have this on a demo disc which I played hours and hours, trying to combine the few demo monsters it had to create something new and cool! Some 20 years later I finally got myself the full version and the game was almost as much fun now as it was back then! The story of the game hits differently as an adult and definitely feels much more darker now.
I loved this game as a child. The voice of the man you fight in a dream at the beggining terrified me (at least in the french dub). Even my little sister who was in pre school remembers him. I should try to play it to the end one day.
After playing this game on and off for 20+ years by this point, I've discovered a way to merge Arpatron in such a way that he has routinely become my ultimate minion in terms of versatility and power to the point that even Earth types are no match for him.
A correction on the Ocarina that Kikinak gives you. It's not meant to improve your capture but rather summon Kikinak so you can fight him again, in the same area of course. This is a great way to increase Levant's HP as he frequently drops great walnuts. He also gives you MASSIVE lore dumps and basically confesses that he SCREWED OVER EVERYONE in the game because he got horny. I love how the other divine spirits talk to him, calling him a pervert and stuff because it's HIS fault they're all like this and why god hung up the phone on them. Yeah Elrim doesn't like your species a whole lot, most of it coming from you're a constant reminder of the promise that was broken.
This game was massively important to me and my friends as a kid. Thank you for covering it.