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Jen and Scree work their ways through four different demon realms all superbly detailed, restoring or creating order and improving their skills for the last titanic fight. The game requires equal amounts of battle skills and thought - Only Jen can fight, but it takes Scree's talents as well to overcome some of the ingenious obstacles in their path. As the game progresses, Jen acquires special demonic powers in each realm. The player switches between the to characters - depending on what skills are needed.

Primal is a winner at many levels. The characters, Jen and Scree, are delightful. Jen is a rocker who is determined to work her way up and make good. Scree, a spirit torn from his body and thrust into a statue, plays the part of the wise straight man. The dialog between them is full of little twists and barbs, but it is clear that a great deal of affection builds between them as the story evolves.

The realms of the story are immense and beautifully illustrated; their civilizations believable and interesting. The only flaw in the world building is that there are only a few characters other than Jen and Scree that achieve any personality. Animation and movement control are excellent. This isn't one of those RPG's where the controller is the real opponent.

Primal is rated as mature - primarily due to blood and violence. Jen's language has a rough edge as well. From my viewpoint, none of these factors is extreme - parts don't go flying everywhere, etc., but the Primal is definitely pitched to the 15+ age group. Even so, this is really too good a game to miss.

A Great Adventure Game
I haven't yet finished this game, but so far I'm several hours into it and I love it. The graphics are outstanding and the story is compelling... The realms that you visit are gorgeous and atmospheric. The characters are cool and the voice acting is good. The game is similar to Resident Evil Zero, in that Jen and Scree must help each other, and you can toggle back and forth between characters throughout the game.

In each realm that you visit, Jen learns to harness a new demon energy with unique abilities. The combat controls are simple and the enemies are fun to do battle with -- and they can surprise you. For instance... you'll be making your way along a quiet path, with faithful Scree by your side...when all of a sudden an arrow comes whizzing out of nowhere. Next thing you know, you're surrounded.

But if your looking for something with a lot of intense action and gore, this isn't it. This is more of an adventure game that is very story and puzzle driven. On the other hand, if you *are* looking for adventure, you'll LOVE this. The puzzles are fresh -- it's not your typical "get the key to room that has another key to another room, that has yet another key to another room, etc, etc."

What can I say, this is a classic.
Even though it's not very old, this game is a classic, the adventure is truly a blast, I've beaten this game over 5 times in less than the 2 years I've owned it. The basic plot of this game is that you (Jen) and your side-kick (Scree) explore four different highly detailed realms. Forest, water, haunted, and fire, is what I like to call them, can't remember the real names of them, and my PS2 isn't connected so I can't check, but basically those are what the reamls are. They each take well over an hour to beat, even when you know what you're doing. Another great feature in this game, is you get to control your side-kick "Scree" whenever you like, so basically you have 2 characters to pick from, having to switch to progress in the game. Ifyou don't already own this game, definitely pick it up, it's worth every penny.