Jiggy37 said:Well, to be honest, I still don't buy that the original cast is only temporary throughout the full game just because of dodgy Nintendo Power wording saying that only Emil and Marta are "permanent." Technically speaking, only Lloyd was "permanent" in Symphonia, but Colette, Raine, etc. were still there a great majority of the time. Besides, I don't see why they developers would bother to get four-player co-op working if there's not at least some near-end-game point where the original characters can be accessed at any time.
But maybe this is all just hope speaking.Nobody would exactly accuse me of being an impartial observer for this particular game universe.
Anyway, as for where we heard monsters couldn't be controlled (and about four-player co-op, for that matter), right here:
http://www.gamesradar.com/f/tales-of-symphonia-dawn-of-the-new-world/a-2008050991855496000/p-3
Eh? You can't control the monsters!? There goes so many daydreams of fights...
What I'm thinking about the party is that Emil and Marta go around through the world, and different party members join them for certain little arcs. Since it's temporary, they'll only last for a dungeon for two, and anything past that will have them form a bond and be full on party members who get experience.
We all want to play as the old cast again, but you have to remember that the game is not about the old cast. The old cast is more or less a group of wandering heroes in the world, and it won't be until the end game where the heroes come together again in one party.
