Threads of Fate for PlayStation 1

Pros: Fun story, great characters, and solid gameplay.
Cons: it's relatively short.

Author's Note: This review was originally published at Cinescape Magazine's website in the New Media section. However, it's no longer there and all rights have reverted to me.

I have to admit, the first time I was exposed to Square’s...

Pros: Nice plot, two (somewhat) separate storylines.
Cons: Too short.

This is yet another old review of mine. Sorry if it sucks, seriously. Haha.

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After almost a year of wait, Threads of Fate was finally shipped overseas an released in American stores. I can’t say that I was “lying in wait” for...

Pros: fun, interesting story
Cons: way to short

This is one of the few games that I can actually say I got everything in it. That is mostly because this game is way to short.

My friend bought this game when it first came out. I was really interested in it, because it was a title from...

Pros: Interesting story, Diverse gameplay
Cons: The game is too short despite its pros.

"Threads of Fate"....pretty interesting on the first read isn't it? "A rare relic that can grant any wish." Now that sounds definitely interesting. "Two splitting story lines." That told me to buy the game. I can say it was...

Pros: Fun, humorous, colorful, unique, plot
Cons: Difficult, frustrating, inability to save frequently

If you are a patient person, then this game has potential. It is a take off of Brave Fencer Musashi, one of my favorite games. One main difference is that you can play one of two characters, a girl named Mint, or a boy named Rue. Both Mint and Rue play...

Pros: Fantastique RPG/Action gameplay
Cons: Questionable controls and camera in areas

Before Squaresoft was a notorious bastard that never seemed to stop crapping out 3D trash like Final Fantasy VIII and Chrono Cross, they were a company that focused on making games FUN and EPIC before making them look beautiful. Threads of Fate is one...

Pros: In depth character development and nice music
Cons: Too short even when both versions are played

I find that this game stands out from others because of the personalities its main characters, Rue and Mint and the depth put in personalities of even the towns folk.
Mint's story tends to be funnier in my opinion because of her personality...

Pros: great for RPG newbies - graphics - characters
Cons: extremely short

Around the time Threads of Fate came to the US, Squaresoft was releasing other, more talked about games. Not being one of the more obsessed fans, I went to the video store a few days after the wave of games hit to find only one remaining, Threads of...

Pros: Everything
Cons: Nothing

This is probaly one of the greatest games of all time, and underrated since of the release when everybody was waiting for chrono cross.

Graphics: 10/10
The graphics are really good, the color is the best in any game and I don't think...

Pros: Characters, Graphics
Cons: Length

This game offers quite a few unique aspects, as well as advantages. For one, the fact that this game offers two storylines, which are almost completely separate. Another is the HP/MP gain system, in which you earn your Hit Points by receiving damage, and...

Pros: Simple, easy to learn, gameplay
Cons: Weak RPG elements

Though people call this game an "action RPG" it is seriously more of a 2-D
side-scrolling fighting game. At the beginning of the game, you can choose one of two characters to play as: Rue, the mysterious boy, and Mint, the spunky girl. You...

Pros: Nice graphics, pick up and play, medium difficulty
Cons: Kind of short if you only play once, some bosses are really tough compared to rest of monsters

Threads of Fate is a well-rounded 3-D action game. It has fighting, puzzles and is mildly difficult. Most of the puzzles are straightforward hit a switch open a door, others make you use specials powers or spells to get past them. This game has two...

Pros: No Outstanding Pro
Cons: Average Graphics, Short, Little Depth

In this game, you follow a fairly linear story while having the option of controlling either of two characters. While some parts of the game are the same, each has their own quest and complications.

Both Rue and Mint are searching for the...

Pros: Graphics, multiple characters, bit of humor
Cons: Storyline, music, gameplay.

Threads of Fate, sounds like a good game, no? When I first played this demo, it seemed like the average Action/RPG, only this time, it was from Squaresoft, so I was all happy, thinking it would be another good Square game. I played the demo and it...

Pros: A colorful game with vivid landscapes and backgrounds.
Cons: The game can be a little light and kiddy for some.

It looks like Square is on a roll. Threads of Fate is quite the game. It follows a similar platform as Brave Fencer Musashi. You start the game by choosing to play as one of two people. You either play as Rue, a shape shifter, or as Mint, a girl with...