Time and Eternity English version gameplay Part 1 - Examiner

Time and Eternity is a curious JRPG, one that uses 2D art in every aspect of its visuals. Remember how Namco Bandai's Tales series originated with 2D sprites? Time and Eternity looks like what the Tales games would've looked had it not gone the cel shaded route.

As the U.S. publisher of Time and Eternity, NIS America sent over this early review code and allowed Examiner.com to post a couple clips of gameplay. This first clip was taken about an hour into the game, where we explore one of the outdoor maps and engage in a few battles.

[Snookies12]

There are some things that are really cool I'm seeing, yet other things that are equally as bad... Ehhh, still really on the fence with this one.

[pompombrum]

That presumably open world view is absolutely awful plus the combat looks terrible. I'll probably buy it to support it as a JRPG but still, no matter how bad it is, there is always Tales of Xillia around the corner.

[dark-kyon]

imagepoch make interesting combat system for his rpg,fate extra and black rock shooter have a original and fun battle system.

[wishingW3L]

if I were the producer of this game I would have killed the project during pre-production stages.

[Auron]

would be cool if they made a breath of fire that looked like this (as in animated)

[DrakenSilverwing]

I honestly think it will be cool. it might be some getting used to and all at first but i think it will be fun regardless. looks it looks clean and pretty. heh

[Knightofelemia]

I can tell this is going to be a game that would get annoying really fast. I love the fact its a JRPG PS3 could use more of them. I might buy this game just to add it to my collection. I see this game like Ar Tonelico with a limited amount of copies on the shelf.

[izumo_lee]

I pre-ordered my copy cause i am gonna support a developer trying to do something different. Sure there are some lack of polish in the videos that i am seeing but you know what i am ok with that.

What Imageepoch tried to do with this game is unique. Fully animated characters on animated backgrounds, with the illusion of actually playing an anime. Of course western journalist will not even mention what it tries to do good but focus in on what is bad about it.

I admit like i said the game lacks polish, but that is not gonna stop me from enjoying what the game has to offer. I love these niche unknown JRPGs that the PS3 & Sony platforms in their history has offered.

[normalmode]

I'm freelance reviewing it for a well known game site based in San Francisco (not Examiner). You have at least one Western writer devoting at least one paragraph in his review regarding the "playing an anime" element.

[izumo_lee]

Good on you. My comment was mostly aimed at the bigger sites like IGN, Eurogamer, etc, sites that look at these types of games negatively cause of the very often Japanese references that caters to the otaku crowd.

Too often i have seen these sites not even mention what works in the game & what the developer was going for. They'll take the bad & blow it out of proportion when really it may not be that bad.

I can foresee the terrible reviews this game will be getting & i get tired of seeing these games get panned for being Japanese centric. Will this game be good probably not for most gamers but something like this has barely been done & good for Imageepoch to at least attempt it.