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25 of 25 found the following review helpful:
 Jade Cocoon Great RPG Nov 19, 1999
This is one great RPG, I recomend it to anyone who likes the old style RPG's with the elemental powers. There is something new in this one though, not only is there text but speach as well. The graphics are really good, and all over is a great game. Its even more fun if you have a friend that owns the game as well. It took me 18 hours to beat, though you might think that is a little short there is a forest with more powerful monsters. If you liked Pokemon you will probably like this as well. You can catch, train and even merge monsters. The merging is really neat, you can make a wealth of new monsters. If a friend has the game than you can fight your friend with which adds many hours of time. The plot is great, and the magic powers are really cool. One of the other great things about this game is that not only can your monsters fight, but so can you! Overall a great game buy it, now!
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
ADDICTING Jun 29, 2000
Never. That's what I thought about the catch and train monster games. With Pokemon nearly smothering the genreral public with merchindise and Monster Rancher chasing it's tail I thought that I would be the last person to fall into the insane craze of monster games. I do however enjoy stunning visuals and wonderful storylines, which is why RPG's intrance me so much. What lacks in graphics usually compenstates in plot and game play, with Jade Cocoon, I found myself emersed for hours.I put the game in and literally watched slack jawed at the amazing opening sequence. It was beautiful animation, and that was followed by a captivating narrative. There was text, and spoken dialouge, which I don't mind reading, but I was impressed. Most conversations had spoken dialouge, not just in key moments of the game, but everwhere. The other element of the game that caught my eye was the stunning visuals. I was so happy to see that the characters weren't sprite-like people walking on maps with heads bigger than their bodies. Now to every gamer, you will find faults, and I found a few, but compaired to the pros, the cons couldn't make me stop playing. As lush and beautiful the backgrounds were, they were also dark. Objects sliped by many times, and sometimes there were parts of the background that looked like paths that weren't. Minor complaints to a great game, despite the fact that it's based on capturing and combining monsters dubed minions. Additiced is all I can say now. After I had captured my first monster, and began merging and fighting I became emersed in the game. The story had me, the graphics and animation had me, and I hate to admit it, but I kind of liked the whole Cocoon Master concept.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Thinking Man's Pokemon Apr 08, 2003
By M. Karapcik
"Mike"
This is one of the very few RPG's I've played more than three times. (The other notable mention is Final Fantasy VI.) If you take Pokemon, strip out 90% of the childish nonsense, give it beautiful music, dreamlike landscapes, a plot, character development, and interresting monsters that can take on a multitude of forms, you get Jade Coccoon. Jade Coccoon has a dreamlike fairy-tale quality that I enjoy. There is character development and an actual plot. The sound track is beautiful; I wish I could find it. The character Po tells some good stories (the first about Alcana is the best), which is a nice diversion. My favorite element of the game is that there is no clear "good guy" and "bad guy", there is conflict on both sides. It also touches on some theological questions in an interresting way. The graphics are also quite good for a PlayStation game, and actually add to the mood and setting rather than just act as flashy eye-candy. My only problem with this game is that it seems slightly rushed in development. There are elements in the story that seem as if they will be developed, and they just "go away". There is also a slight bug: If you save a game while carrying firefly coccoons and turn off the PlayStation, when you re-start, the special abilities and spells of the creatures in the firefly coccoons will be erased. (However, sometimes this works to your advantage for breeding.) Purified coccoons left with Mahbu are safe. The game has also crashed three times on my PS2 (twice when Levant is summoning the first Minion of a fight), but for 50+ hours of play, that isn't bad.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
This rocks! Apr 23, 2001
First of all, I rented this game-but got pretty far so i get the idea. This game is a mix of Final Fantasy (the newer versions) and some sort of Pokemon, Robopon DWM catch em all game. When I say Pokemon-i dont mean real cutsie-pie cuddlie wuddly...I mean MONSTERS! These are all the bad things: Cut scenes and talking talking takes WAY tooo looonnng annd sllllowws time downn, moving controls are hard(looks like youre walking drunk) , monster designs arent that great, and (might be just on my copy) but most menu items are blank! but that wasnt to bad...The best part is when you take two monsters, you can merge them to create a better skilled and looking guy without worring about the cost, gender or level! And for guys you already have or dont want, you can have your girlfriend spin them into silk and then sell them! Another thing is that most characters talk! not just text but real speech! Overall, this game is a must have or must rent for a really long time... Hope this helps!
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Great Game Apr 04, 2000
Jade Cocoon is agreat game. If you like pokemon then you'll definitely love this game. I bought it without any clue about the game, and it turned out to be great. Jade Cocoon is one of the best games I have ever played. It definitely should be bought.
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