Eternal Sonata (Xbox 360)

...be sure of one thing: Eternal Sonata is beautiful. There really is no other way of describing this game. The graphics, while maybe not to the taste of those accustomed to HD-ready goodness from such games as Gears of War and others, provide fantastic cel-shaded visual effects, allowing Namco Bandai to really show the polish this game has. If you're anything like me, you will spend most of the time just saying "wow, that looks awesome." Indeed, everything ...
...Battling in Eternal Sonata makes use of a clever light/dark system. Your characters' special attacks will differ based on whether they are in a light or dark area of the battle arena. Even more interestingly, some enemies will actually change forms depending on which part they are in, giving the player some decisions to make about how to best approach an enemy. Namco Bandai, as seen in previous RPGs (Gamecube RPG Baten Kaitos still occupying a cherished ...

fringeplayer 01.04.2008 · Read full review
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As a fan of the 'Tales of' series, I would have never believed that Namco would produce a new work relating to a famous pianist. At first I was skeptical, though I did not have an Xbox 360 at the time, but when I managed to finally pick up a copy, I was quickly sucked in and blown away. This is my second favorite of RPGs on the Xbox 360, and for a very good reason... Plot 10/10- By far a highly innovative plot. You are Frederic Francois Chopin, a ...
...his death bed, dreaming of his world that is beyond the earth's realm. The characters introduced within the dream is what weaves the story's web. The plot dwelves deeply into philosophy, causing the player to think beyond just the story and into its concepts. Characters 9/10 - Every character is wonderful in my opinion. Each stands out towards the player, and you actually can relate to them. However, a couple fall into the cliche RPG hero category, ...

lennasuzaka 18.09.2009 · Read full review
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The game has an interesting start to it. After an in-game movie, you start as the character, Polka. You learn some information about her, and then you switch to another group of characters, Gretto and Beat. At first, I was angry because I don't really like switching parties, but they meet down the line and become one party. The fighting system is very fun. The best part is, the better you get at the game, the harder the fighting system is. This keeps ...
...fighting system is half turn-based half real-time. When it is your turn, you get a certain amount of time to fight. In your first fight, you get a tutorial from the characters, and it is very easy to learn. The one problem I have with this game so far is the money system because it is far too easy to acquire it. Beat is obsessed with his camera in the storyline, and one of his special attacks is taking photos of the enemies. You can go to shops and ...

scmk55 26.05.2009 · Read full review
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I was lent this game from a friend and am glad i didn't pay for this. The game has lots of cutscenes with the characters having extremely long pauses between each sentence - but an intriguing story. The battle system didn't excite me. The battles were repetitive with the characters moaning and groaning their special attacks whenever i used them. Some parts of the story are quite laughable at - but i hope they are meant to be like that. The music ...
...how you can choose to listen to songs (cannot play while in game though) and also find sheet music to play with some npc's in the game. I like to feel the sense of adventure in an rpg game - but this game lacks it. The story is always going in one direction and i feel like i have no control over it. There really isn't much to the game. It is really just running to monsters, leveling and killing more and more monsters. I usually enjoy rpg games ...

mrpeeman101 11.11.2008 · Read full review
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Eternal sonata is basically the story of a composer called Fredric Chopin as u follow him through his life to find what he is searching for and meeting a girl of his dreams called Polka who you will grow a bond with which will benifit you through out a beutifully designed world which has magnificent design which would make the most mudane place seem beautiful.You will come across some rather bizzare lookin creatures but namco have sorted that out ...
...will keep you on your toes. Namco have put plenty of effort into this with a clearly amazing soundtrack and wonderful graphics and the gameplay is superb downloadable content is avaliable but not yet annouced what it will be its sure to be a favourite of role playing game fans. ...

thighley 02.11.2007 · Read full review
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