Extreme Gamer writes: "Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (translated into The Puppet Princess of Marl Kingdom in Japan) is a female driven narrative role-playing game. Having a female lead character is change from what we used to seeing with all the spiky haired male warriors that star in 99% of most role-playing games on the market. When Rhapsody was originally released in 2000 on the original Playstation it was a little fresher than eight years later in 2008. However, still to this day we don't have too many role-playing games developed with young girls in mind making Rhapsody an unique find. Besides the heavy text in Rhapsody this is a great adventure game to purchase for a young female gamer you might know. After all girl gamers can't all be animal crossing lovers."
Pros:
* Great game for girl gamers
* Uncommon female driven narrative
* Simplistic combat for new gamers
* Improved loading and translation
* Easier to find then the original
Cons:
* Strategy grid-based combat has been axed
* Game and gameplay is dated
* Short game length, under 10hrs
* Too simple for most RPG gamers
"I laughed and I cried. I did both for reasons similar and opposite. I went full range on this one." -GR
"I have to go now. My planet needs me."
Pretty much. They just toss that plot twist in so stupidly.
"As we say in the 'cast, these aren't necessarily the worst songs in gaming, but they stand out to us as ones we dread. In most cases, they're simply the worst songs out of otherwise great soundtracks." -GR
Wait, how is Rhapsody a "Good Soundtrack?"
Anyway, the museum music in Animal Crossing: New Leaf is like the only song I don't enjoy.
So many albums have THAT song that just highlights how good the rest of the soundtrack is.
I dont want to even know why the $%#/ someone would thin any song in FF9 stains the soundtrack...
Just because a game is geared towards women doesn't mean men will catch cooties from trying it out. This list suggests men give Style Savvy: Trendsetter, Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom, Atelier Meruru, Princess Debut and Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure a chance.
I've enjoyed all the games listed here except for Hakuoki. Princess Debut is my favorite, and one every big burly man should play at least once.
Fantastic list.
If this is your way of justifying kiddie games, then do what you gotta do.
From the Artelier paragraph, 'the heroines are almost always female.' No crap sherlock!
Anyways, its true, one of the reasons I've never tried the Artelier games on PS3 is that it seems girly. Might give it a go as soon as the PSV port is released.
