Nightcaster

THE GOOD:
-Graphics
---Lighting is set to the right amount for its surroundings
---Awesome effects on the spells

-Gameplay
---48 different spells to choose from, divided into different magic types
---4 runes to use, one to each magic type
---Many kinds of enemies ranging from weak minions to powerful dragons

-Sounds
---Killer sounds make by spells (particularly 3rd level spells)
---Nice music which goes well with the spooky theming

THE BAD:
-AI
---Enemies are not organized, they seem to just chase after you then give up when you retreat

-Camera
---Limited camera movement, from 3rd person view to a top-down view from which the orb is movable

-One spell
---Primal light, a light spell, goes through walls and anything else that cannot be killed in the game

SUMMARY:
Nightcaster is an adventure game about a guy called Aaran who...

THE GOOD:
~The spells, and that's all

THE BAD:
~Mostly everything

SUMMARY:
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DO NOT GET THIS GAME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok do not waste your mony on this game as I wasted $70 on it, ok this is a crap game. At first I sooooo wanted this game as it looked like an Rpg game but it wasn't it is a crappy LINEAR GAME where you can't really interact with anyone.

This game has one of the best spells though and they can be quite fun to muck around with (once you have them all).

It is constantly dark unless you have your orb near you, so the lighting is really bad.

The graphics are horrible but there was one enemy (which looked like a blob) had some good physics on it which was pretty cool and it had good graphics but the scenery is dull and crap graphics. The land scape is also very linear which is crap. The graphics on some of the...

THE GOOD:
~The spells, and that's all

THE BAD:
~Mostly everything

SUMMARY:
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DO NOT GET THIS GAME

Ok do not waste your mony on this game as I wasted $70 on it, ok this is a crap game. At first I sooooo wanted this game as it looked like an Rpg game but it wasn't it is a crappy LINEAR GAME where you can't really interact with anyone.

This game has one of the best spells though and they can be quite fun to muck around with (once you have them all).

It is constantly dark unless you have your orb near you, so the lighting is really bad.

The graphics are horrible but there was one enemy (which looked like a blob) had some good physics on it which was pretty cool and it had good graphics but the scenery is dull and crap graphics. The land scape is also very linear which is crap. The graphics on some of the spells are ok but some of them have a...

THE GOOD:
A wide variety of spells, enemies, and you age in the game (nice touch).
The enemies are hard enough to get your goat, but not drive you insane.
(Too late for that, my friend.) O, and I think that the cloaks are simply fa-abulo-o-us!

THE BAD:
Aaron's physical postitioning is really hard to control, as in turning.
He turns in pretty much 90' turns: it's either he's facing you or he's NOT.
And Aaron's face needed to be rendered better... HE HAS NO LIPS!!!
(Sister: That was spooky, man.)
It's too short! More game time, God trash it!
(sister adds: That Orb... the voice... esp. when you die...
"Of course I can't hear you, you idiot! -- I'm DEAD!!!")

SUMMARY:
Okay, the only creatures that really bugged the heck outta me were the Ice Golems
(Big blue rocky guys that fall apart when you get to far away) and the other ice
jobbies that cast ice spells on...

THE GOOD:
Smooth game play

THE BAD:
Switches views, sometimes at the wrong time

SUMMARY:
This is a good game for those who are not hard core gamers. It is entertaining and not too hard. It is a little frustrating not being able to save when ever you want to.

THE GOOD:
Graphics aren`t that bad

THE BAD:
Camera view sucks....the game is totally boring and has the depth of a kidees wading pool.

SUMMARY:
Ever fall asleep playing a game? This one will do the job nicely. The gameplay is highly repetative and totally uninspiring. Level after level seems the same and as far as objective, I think it is to finish this game so you can play something that is actually fun. And those poor pitiful people you run into....I just feel like smacking them around for lack of nooggies. You can`t go into any buildings....you can`t fall off the cliffs or edges of the world, all you can do is run around with your stick and a marshmallow stuck to the end to cast spells. Pitiful.....don`t buy it if you are cosidering it.....a waste of cash.

THE GOOD:
Cool graphics, amazing spell effects, pure shooter action with just a hint of strategy and RPG

THE BAD:
not multiplayer.

SUMMARY:
If your after an action adventure game then try this one out. Its got old school gaming action enhanced by next generation graphics.
I've heard lots of people compare the garphics to N64, Dreamcast etc but this is BS. Textures are detailed and there is little tiling. The environmnets are Massive and intresting and you can see great distances without fogging. This added with the object complexity is surely only possible on the xbox.
The game play is great really captures that old school feel. Think Robotron meets R-type with RPG elements thrown in.
The game itself has a good story but it isn't really important to the game play as such, its more of a means to an end than anything. The bosses are all impressive and play well. The Giant Bump mapped Frost giant is...