I liked 7th Dragon and Arc Rise Fantasia. They lost me with pretty much everything else. I can't say I miss them terribly.
PlayStation 3
Chevalier Saga Tactics (2011)
Hahaha, damn. Was that Koshiro?
I agree they had a knack for drawing in great talent. Boy was it wasted on that game. Had some gorgeous artwork, then... it came out.
Oh godddd I forgot about this. I played probably the first ten (?) hours of the game way back when it first came out, and it didn't grab me at all, and I'm pretty sure this was part of whyI wanted to enjoy Luminous arc, and bought both 1 and 2, but use of the 'comedic pervert' trope just put me off. Why would you allow some creepy guy to join your party? Wouldn't you just tell him to sod off, it's not like he's needed when the rest of the party are powerful mages and knights. It's like he's added for 'hilarious' comic effect, which is just terrible writing for the other characters if a dozen of them can't supply humour.
They are pretty average tactics games, but as first efforts they had potential if they could have learned from the best in the genre and lost the skeeviness.
Arc Rise Fantasia was pretty good as long as you turned off the voice acting volume. Time & Eternity was sort of enjoyable in a B-movie trainwreck way. Haven't played anything else from them.
I played Luminous Arc and wasn't impressed. I own the sequel and will give it a try sometime when I'm really desperate for an SRPG.
You should definetely try out 7th Dragon's fan translation if you ever get the chance. It seems like it would be up your alley.
God dammit I came here to make this joke
Black Rock Shooter is a solid game, really enjoyed that one. Arc Rise Fantasia was fine too as a Tales-clone. Never got round to playing The Last Ranker though.
Since when was Arc Rise Fantasia a Tales clone?
Since when was Arc Rise Fantasia a Tales clone?
Since when was Arc Rise Fantasia a Tales clone?
x. Black☆Rock Shooter: The Game
This game is set in a dystopian science-fiction world, so don't expect a lot of happy and cheerful music here. But it's good music, just listen to a few examples. And it's a small thing, but I really liked the Mission Clear music.
I had to look up the composer to find out why stuff like this sounded so familiar to me. It's Manabu Namiki, who also composed for a lot of Cave games, including the wonderful Mushihimesama Futari. Still it's kinda funny, because he's also responsible for DoDonPachi Saidaioujou, one of my least favorite soundtracks of this year.
Since when was Arc Rise Fantasia a Tales clone?
It's totally a turn-based Tales game. Literally the first thing I thought after I started it, and I never changed my mind.
Not nearly as good as Tales games though, but then again, guess I'm a pretty big fan
what. ARF is better than pretty much all localized Tales except Symphonia
Shit company that was managed by a guy who clearly had no idea how to run a business, who managed to attract some pretty good talent for a period of time only to implode once said talents left the company. 7th Dragon and Last Ranker were great at least. Everything else was mehtastic.
Holy crap, I just noticed...
It's "Imageepoch", not "Imagepooch"
I wanted to enjoy Luminous arc, and bought both 1 and 2, but use of the 'comedic pervert' trope just put me off.