Game Revolution writes: "At some point, my brain started to think of Japanese RPGs as a kind of serious narrative, where the interesting or comedic pieces of dialog would only occasionally be placed precariously on the edge of a scary situation or intense battle to (slightly) lighten the mood and endear the character to the player. And then... I played Ar Tonelico II. Boy, for a game that seems completely innocent, I've never heard so much filth!"
+ Detailed characters and beautiful backdrops
- The game can crash at the final boss
+/- Some of the most tainted innocent-speak
- Forgettable music
- Really, really linear
+/- Everybody is doing everybody else
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.
