Trinity Souls of Zill O'll Review: Same old song

Trinity Souls of Zill O'll. Huh, sounds like a fantasy game. Maybe it'll...wait, KOEI?! NO, NOT ANOTHER DYNASTY WARRIORS GAME! PLEASE!! NOT ANOTHER---Wait, it says action RPG. Thank God, maybe we'll get another Ninja Gaiden like ga---OH $#*%!

Pros:

Better graphics than the last one: Considering the last game was Fist of the North Star, the graphics actually improved a little bit.

The combat's faster than the last one: At very least, you can tell the gameplay has sped up the fighting in comparison to Fist of The North Star. Your AI comrades also do more than just stand around, thankfully, so at least you know there's some AI working in the game.

Cons:

TRY SOMETHING NEW: I don't know how Koei has gotten into this rut, but finding a non dynasty warriors game is rarer than finding a gas station selling at $2/gallon now adays. This formula is too old and hanging out by a shrinking niche market. It wouldn't be so bad if they didn't improve on the gameplay with each iteration, but that isn't happening.

The AI still just stands there: Another reoccurring problem in these Dynasty Warriors games are that there's little challenge from the supposedly massive armies you're destroying and should make you feel like a legend on the battlefield. If all these armies are really an impending threat on your area, why don't they actually come off as threats when you fight them? It's very rare you'll feel like you're in real danger. In fact, you might not throughout the game.

No multiplayer?: Look, for a game thats based on Dynasty Warriors gameplay with party based combat, I don't see why this game couldn't have had multiplayer. Online Coop seems like it would have been pretty fair in the game.

This review might come off jaded, and maybe it is. I'm sure I'm not the only gamer sick of rehashing the same game over and over, but I have to admit the game is slightly better than Tecmo's last release, Fist of The North Star. This still doesn't qualify this as a decent game, though, and isn't really worth your time and money. Rent if there's nothing else you can find.

Recommended buy price: $10
Score rating: 1/5