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Eternal Sonata for PS3 in North America
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DarknessTear
Banned
If there's anything to be said about the game.. it's a really beautiful work of art. I'm not really far, I just started, but for instance.. the flower field of Tenuto at night time is breathtakingly beautiful. This game has some fantastic art design.
Diablohead
Member
I'm glad some of you are having fun with it, i'm one of those rare gaf people that loved the game on 360.
Visually it's amazing, and some great tunes in the game all add up.DarknessTear said:
Well, ultimately, it's not a particularly deep combat system. The early game is a fairly good indicator of how the rest of the game will play out. The main things is that you'll be able to use 2 specials per day/night cycle, and eventually be able to add specials together in combos, but it's relatively 'shallow'. It was fun enough overall, but don't expect tactics to be particularly important. Though, actually, I was actively avoiding every battle I could and got more and more underlevelled, and some of the end-game bosses were very challenging.Darunia said:
Er, yeah. Don't expect too much.Darunia said:
The best thing, I think, from new players getting into the game is that they might be exposed to the best game soundtrack (IMO) of 2007.
RpgN said:
I dunno it's probably a misunderstanding on my side... I always thought in the demo when going into battle I only have limited time to move around on my turn, whereas in the full game the movement system is like in Valkyria Chronicles when you don't move you have all the time you need to think of a battle plan.
Anyway I'm about an hour in and so far it's good even though the beginning sequence was rather boring like a town commercial video. Also I haven't seen any bad dialogs, but it could also be only me since I'm someone who had absolutely no problems with the script writing of the MGS series or Japanese games in general.
In terms of gameplay I'm not that far in so I can't really say much except that the further you go the more actions you have like second special move and counter due to a higher party level. Also for those who have problems using X as attack button you can switch it to O, that's only a small thing but I really had problems with it in the US demo.
On technical side so far this port is well done. No installation and haven't seen neither slowdowns nor loading times worth mentioning.
If you still have questions feel free to ask.
RpgN said:
As if we needed any more proof that mainstream reviewers have no idea when it comes to RPGs... apart from the graphics and Chopin history lesson, the 360 game was terrible (extremely linear dungeon design, mindless combat where you can spam the same moves over and over, nonsensical story, bland Sakuraba soundtrack), and I highly doubt the PS3 version is a significant improvement over the 360 one.
Anasui Kishibe
Banned
MrDenny said:
I don't give a fuck about review scores. I played it and my opinion is that game's tragically broken.
RpgN
Junior Member
Vorador said:
The thing is, I actually like the demo a lot. But many naysayers say that it will suck after few hours. That's why I'm not 100% sure. I think I've never seen a game getting a praise from the press, while unliked by a few members. Something is wrong and it bothers me
DarknessTear
Banned
The game is quite good, really. I don't know if it's 9 material, but maybe 8.0 or something at this point. The main selling points are the art/graphics and music. My sound settings are like.. Music - 100, Voice - 40, Sounds - 40. I crank my surround reciever up and.. yeah. Japanese voices too. The English is unbearable.
It's quite a fun game to play, and from what I hear the battle system gets more fun as the game progresses and you get party level ups.
It's quite a fun game to play, and from what I hear the battle system gets more fun as the game progresses and you get party level ups.
Well, personally, I hated Radiata Stories and loved Eternal Sonata. I don't think the two are very comparable.Vorador said:
I am massively amused by the fact that Eternal Sonata PS3 is, as of now, the single highest ranked HD JRPG on the review aggregators -- while, if you listen to some people on GAF, they'll tell you it's among the worst :lol
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
Well, that's pretty much proof that most "reviewers" probably play about three or five hours of a game before reviewing it. There was a review of Enchanted Arms that talked about the cast of characters that were ONLY playable in the first hour tutorial section. Anyway, Eternal Sonata starts off pretty fresh and awesome but degrades PRETTY FAR the further you get into it.Durante said:
RpgN said:The thing is, I actually like the demo a lot. But many naysayers say that it will suck after few hours. That's why I'm not 100% sure. I think I've never seen a game getting a praise from the press, while unliked by a few members. Something is wrong and it bothers me
One of my friends beat it over the weekend and he said it was great.
FateBreaker
Member
Durante said:
yeah, i can't believe it. at most, i could see this game as a 7.0. being generous. again, great art direction and outstanding music. story falls apart, battle system gets boring and is way too simple, and most dungeons are really plain (other than the art direction)
Hmm. Perhaps the PS3 version made things better? I'm curious to know how the newly included dungeon + cutscenes are
pancakesandsex
Member
Initial impressions:
I'm about 3 hours in, I have passed 2 dungeons and stopped after the "death lights" cutscene. I never played the 360 version or followed the threads on it.
-No installation
-Instant battle transition
-Nice looking game
-A little disappointed by the "static" environments. They have some moving elements but not enough. They feel kinda dead. It's hard to describe, and more nitpicky than anything else.
-Combat starts simpler than the demo, just reached party level 2 last night though. Kind of repetitive, but I like dynasty warriors, so haters can go screw for now. I like the overall pace of the combat
-Dubbing is excellent. Battle quotes sound "right", that fine mix between cheesy and hot blooded that is so hard to attain.
-Story is has surprisingly dark overtones I was not expecting.
-Has it's own save screen, doesn't use the system screens for anything. Minor, but a nice touch.
-Music is excellent.
I'm about 3 hours in, I have passed 2 dungeons and stopped after the "death lights" cutscene. I never played the 360 version or followed the threads on it.
-No installation
-Instant battle transition
-Nice looking game
-A little disappointed by the "static" environments. They have some moving elements but not enough. They feel kinda dead. It's hard to describe, and more nitpicky than anything else.
-Combat starts simpler than the demo, just reached party level 2 last night though. Kind of repetitive, but I like dynasty warriors, so haters can go screw for now. I like the overall pace of the combat
-Dubbing is excellent. Battle quotes sound "right", that fine mix between cheesy and hot blooded that is so hard to attain.
-Story is has surprisingly dark overtones I was not expecting.
-Has it's own save screen, doesn't use the system screens for anything. Minor, but a nice touch.
-Music is excellent.
I've got to chip in - I love this game. The sound design is superb, as well as the visuals. The content is really good, too. I loved the demo on 360 but was waiting for a PS3 version because I knew they'd give it better treatment.
When you're playing loud, though, turn down the voice bar to 70 or 80. The english dubbing is terrible not because of delivery, but because when they laid it on the sound stage, they added nothing to it. People talking in a nice, big open city sound like two people talking in a sound stage. Ungh.
When you're playing loud, though, turn down the voice bar to 70 or 80. The english dubbing is terrible not because of delivery, but because when they laid it on the sound stage, they added nothing to it. People talking in a nice, big open city sound like two people talking in a sound stage. Ungh.
KeioSquad2
Member
RpgN said:
Alright, this is coming from an Jrpg die hard, I just started it on ps3, and........I love it. The battle system is entertaining..so you won't be bored. The GFX are Fantastic, no aliasing, great toon shading, and impecible old world design! The story in the first 2 hours already makes me think of it even when I'm not playing, and seems to be quite emotional.
If you are a Jrpg fan then there is no reason to wait. Remember that most(not all) people that bought the 360 are use to more western design, and jrpgs just don't float their boat.
Also some people just won't like it, as even the greatest games have non-fans.
I recommend it......
KeioSquad2
Member
djtiesto said:
May I suggest you read the last line over again? I can appreciate your feelings toward this game, but I'm a huge fan of the genre, and the game does not disappoint me.....
Anasui Kishibe
Banned
Durante said:
hey, if you trust reviewers more than common people who bought and played the game, it's your choice brudda.
KeioSquad2
Member
Anasui Kishibe said:
That' the dumbest thing I ever heard. Reviewers are the same as the common folk, all people with an opinion. It just so happens that the opinion of the majority out ways the 3 of you who didn't like it!!!
KeioSquad2
Member
Lain said:
How can a figure of speech be wrong. You say you did not like it, I say not all people will like it.......you still confused?
KeioSquad2
Member
Lain said:
Well to each his own, though I really don't see what the hate is about. There are much worse designed games out there, and for a first try on this gen, to me the game is really good. Although it has been quoted already, most every review besides 1up seems to agree.
pancakesandsex
Member
Hit chapter 2 today, Viola is awesome and has a crazy strong bow. Head shots! Please tell me I can keep her.
Stopped just inside the dungeon after the bridge. Can't wait to fight Mr. Monacle for real.
Stopped just inside the dungeon after the bridge. Can't wait to fight Mr. Monacle for real.
DarknessTear
Banned
Well, I beat the game finally.
+ Pretty game. Great art direction.
+ Amazing music. I love you, Sakuraba.
+ Fairly fun battle system.
- Horrible story.
- Horrible ending.
- No subs in some cutscenes at the end. Weird. It got pretty annoying.
- Battle system in my opinion went from decent.. to good.. to bad. Party levels at a certain point kind of ruined things.
I'm pretty disappointed, honestly. I await their next RPG, and I hope it's a lot better than this one.
+ Pretty game. Great art direction.
+ Amazing music. I love you, Sakuraba.
+ Fairly fun battle system.
- Horrible story.
- Horrible ending.
- No subs in some cutscenes at the end. Weird. It got pretty annoying.
- Battle system in my opinion went from decent.. to good.. to bad. Party levels at a certain point kind of ruined things.
I'm pretty disappointed, honestly. I await their next RPG, and I hope it's a lot better than this one.
Finished it few days ago too. I liked it over all. Looks good and sounds good. Reminded me a lot of Radiata Stories, which I also liked. Didn't think the story was horrible (or anything special). But yeah, the ending sucked. They have an extra 1 year and couldn't fix that???
My least favorite part was the Chopin interludes. Particularly because 3-4 of them repeated the same Poland story.
My least favorite part was the Chopin interludes. Particularly because 3-4 of them repeated the same Poland story.