Overall, Ar tonelico II has a low-quality feel, mainly due to the poor localization. If not for the text errors and the glitches, Ar tonelico II would be on par with its predecessor as a decent niche game. It deserves credit for trying to replicate the experience of the first game and enhancing the battle system. RandomNPC expected something as good or better than the previous title, which isn't much as the first one had its own localization problems, and they are left feeling disappointed.
I (Robin Ek, TGG) was just informed that the Ar Tonelico 2 translation project (Project Metafalica) is now available for download. So don´t miss out on that one people.
I've long considered myself a JRPG fan, but for many years it was actually much more accurate to say that I was a Final Fantasy fan, devouring anything and everything Square-Enix put out with the Final Fantasy name on it. In the last couple of years or so, though, I've been exploring many of the less well-known delights of the genre, and making some wonderful, memorable discoveries in the process.
Gaming Target begins their alphabetical weeklong look at their favorite games from 2009.
