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GENERAL INFORMATION
GENRE/STYLE
Role-playing/Third-Person 3D RPG
RELEASE DATE
18/SEP/07
ESRB RATING
TEEN, Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Use of Alcohol
DEVELOPER
Tri-Crescendo
PUBLISHER
Namco Bandai Games America, Inc.
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DESCRIPTION
While most role-playing games are rooted within well-established fantasy or sci-fi worlds, Eternal Sonata takes place within famed composer Frederic Chopin's dreams — his innermost thoughts during the final three hours of his life in 1849. The result is an unusual tale that explores the ongoing struggle between the light and the dark. In Chopin's imagination, an alternate universe exists where characters tirelessly fight to cure a terminal illness. Players initially guide a young girl named Polka, her boyfriend Allegretto, and a child named Beat across forests, villages, and other outdoor locales, battling monsters and meeting new friends along the way.
The combat system is a blend of turn-based and real-time movement, with characters alternating turns yet performing melee, ranged, and magic-based attacks in real time. Light and dark also influence each encounter in dramatic ways. Special moves are available for characters standing in sunlit areas, for example, while enemies are deadlier when lurking within the shadows. In traditional RPG fashion, defeating creatures will award experience points to improve attributes such as health, defense, and speed. Within each area are a number of chests to find, each offering helpful items to use in combat. Chopin's final dreams are brought to vivid life through the developer's use of cel-shaded graphics, anime-styled characters, and the musician's famous works as the score. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide
Past 14 days
“A nice game, but the cutscenes just bored me to death.”
“A nice game, but the cutscenes just bored me to death.”
created 13/OCT/2009
“This is why I play video games; truly a beautiful peace of art in story, gameplay, and environment.”
created 10/OCT/2009
“Very shiny, very Japanese, very musical and very cute. If you like turn-based RPGs, try this one.”
“Very shiny, very Japanese, very musical and very cute. If you like turn-based RPGs, try this one.”
created 06/OCT/2009
“Plays like you're reading a history textbook. I enjoyed the history lessons on Chopin, but it never really served much as far as game mechanics went. Lame characters and combat.”
created 06/OCT/2009
“An okay jrpg for the die hards. Most games are complete playing through at least once. Eternal Sonata needs to be played twice to get your money + time worth.”
“An okay jrpg for the die hards. Most games are complete playing through at least once. Eternal Sonata needs to be played twice to get your money + time worth.”
created 28/AUG/2009
“It's a cute JRPG...'nuff said.”
“It's a cute JRPG...'nuff said.”
created 17/AUG/2009
“Made some progress, but not yet caught up to the point I have seen my girlfriend get to, so retreading old ground in some respects.”
created 08/AUG/2009
“Is it a dream? Or is the world you're in a reality?”
“Is it a dream? Or is the world you're in a reality?”
created 26/JUN/2009
“I usually don't play games that are too cartoony, but with it being based on my favorite composer, Chopin, how could I resist. This was my first Xbox 360 game and the start to my reunion with gaming.”
“I usually don't play games that are too cartoony, but with it being based on my favorite composer, Chopin, how could I resist. This was my first Xbox 360 game and the start to my reunion with gaming.”
created 21/JUN/2009
“At first i didn't really the the battle sequence. But i later learned to love it. The names are kinda corny but, this game has stunning sheet music. The storyline is also very captivating. ”
“At first i didn't really the the battle sequence. But i later learned to love it. The names are kinda corny but, this game has stunning sheet music. The storyline is also very captivating. ”
created 19/JUN/2009
“Completed the game with 99,999,999 gold and all characters.”
created 26/JUN/2009
“That an umbrella is a main weapon, kind of ruins this for me a little tiny bit.”
created 16/JUN/2009
“Dolce battle=Tales of Symphonia's Abyssion and Sword Dancer battles=Super Smash Bros. Melee's Event 51=Brawl's Event 41=Mega Man X4's Magma Dragoon battle=Metroid Prime 3: Corruption's Dark Samus...”
created 12/JUN/2009
Gamer-e was the last to comment - 5 months ago...
“Elegy has to be the most saddening yet somewhat contrevertial place you'll ever visit in Eternal Sonata. Everyone there has a blue flame if thay are male and a red flame if they are female; to...”
created 16/MAY/2009
Monthigos was the last to comment - 6 months ago...
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“I'm suprised that Legato even managed to ride on a dragon when he was in his Human form, but then ironicly he then takes some doped up Mineral Powder and then transforms into a dragon himself!...”
created 16/MAY/2009
09-09-1995
The original Sony Playstation was released.
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