IGN: Eternal Sonata PS3 Review

CrippleH - 430 days 4 hours ago

Run Colbert ACORN is coming!!!

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Steven Colbert - 430 days 4 hours ago

LOL

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chaosatom - 430 days 3 hours ago

yes.

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eagle21 - 430 days 2 hours ago

IGN, thanks for the truth. :)

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callahan09 - 430 days 2 hours ago

Agreed, Colbert.

The box art is also VASTLY improved over the 360 box art.

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Mozilla89 - 430 days 2 hours ago

Its nice to see PS3 ports get better scores if they have more content. I pretty much fell in love with the game after playing the demo and seeing the trailer. If you haven't, check it out! Great music can really enhance the story which is why I think this game has interested me so much. The combat system isn't too shabby either.

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meepmoopmeep - 430 days ago

so far it's awesome.
even my daughter is hooked on it.

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Rice - 430 days 2 hours ago

lawl... how does that happen?

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Homicide - 430 days 1 hour ago

They added more things and improved the ending and whatnot.

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Figboy - 429 days 23 hours ago

a PS3 exclusive that also improves upon everything that was wrong with original actually scores LOWER than the original did.

i just don't understand reviewer's criteria for reviewing ports and sequels, or ANY game for that matter.

i can't wait to get my hands on Eternal Sonata PS3 (Bioshock PS3 also), but there are too many great NEW games coming out. i'm currently knee deep in Little Big Planet, Fable 2, and Fallout 3. all 3 are highly enjoyable (especially LBP and Fallout 3, though Fable 2 is no slouch either), and i'm having a blast. add in the fact that i got into the Resistance 2 beta yesterday, and the full game comes out in, what, two, three weeks? and i just don't have the time to play year old ports, regardless of the quality. i'll see about getting it asap, however, since i really enjoyed what i played of it back on the 360 (i never beat it, just only played the demo).

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Sitdown - 429 days 21 hours ago

"and yet, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift,a PS3 exclusive that also improves upon everything that was wrong with original actually scores LOWER than the original did. "

Not sure if you have noticed....but this happens to sports titles all the time. Besides...you can not compare Motorstorm rift sequel to Eternal Sonata in this case..basically it got a grade, was worked on...and should receive a higher grade the second time around.

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Figboy - 429 days 7 hours ago

Motorstorm: PR added:

more tracks with more variety. the first was limited to the "brown" of it's Arizona setting. PR is set on an island, with themed tracks like jungle, air, water, and fire.

on the same note, the tracks are better designed, and larger, with more paths to take to get to the finish line.

more cars. that's self explanatory.

improved visuals. it really does look much better than the original

better load times. the first had ATROCIOUSLY long load times. this new one has way better.

split screen. the first didn't have split-screen at all, so this is a major improvement.

the game is STILL fun, especially with the new improvements.

i think this warrants a higher score than the original. all of the improvements added to the sequel simply makes it a better game than the original.

what reviewers are saying, is that MS: PR is NOT a better game than the original, even though it has less going for it than the original.

oh yeah, and i forgot, all that DLC that was purchased for the original (ie, new cars), can carry over to the sequel, so your money wasn't wasted.

how is that NOT worth a better score?

i agree that sports games do it all the time, but then again, sports games take place in the same locations, with the same basic gameplay over and over again.

Motorstorm is different in this regard because of the constantly changing location (hell, they can set one in OUTER SPACE if they wanted...), and constant tweaks to it's gameplay.

the main reason why i read they lowered the score of Motorstorm 2 is because it's "not as fresh as the original was?" WHAT sequel IS? and not only that, but Eternal Sonata, which has the EXACT SAME story as the Xbox 360 version IS FRESH?

let me ask you which game do you think is better:

Motorstorm - a few different tracks with the same brown, desert setting. no split screen. long load times. smaller tracks. great graphics. smooth controls. lots of DLC. fun game.

Motorstorm 2 - lots more tracks, with different settings (fire, water, air, etc). split screen included. shorter load times. larger tracks with more paths. amazing graphics. smooth controls. DLC from the first is usable, and will likely get it's OWN DLC as well. fun game.

the sequel just seems, to me at least, to be a better value than the first.

if Eternal Sonata can give you the SAME EXACT game, with a few new playable characters and costumes, and score better than the original release, then i think Motorstorm 2, which gives you MORE of everything, in a new, much more visually interesting setting (the island instead of the desert), with improved gameplay tweaks like load times and split screen, should score higher than the first game as well.

but that's just me.

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Menchi - 430 days 2 hours ago

And then some.

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ThePeoplesChamp - 430 days 3 hours ago

why dont you import it or buy it off ebay. thats they joy of owning a ps3 and if a game gets banned there you can still play it.

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yanikins111 - 429 days 4 hours ago

sitris, try play asia man. its occasionally cheaper than buying the games off shelf to.

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meepmoopmeep - 430 days ago

i don't know, they've added new dungeons and the PS blog said it adds 3-6 more hours.
2 new bosses, 2 new characters and more cutscenes and stuff.

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Dark Collosis - 430 days 2 hours ago

You waited a YEAR for 360 RPG leftovers and this is what you get??? While the 360 gets THREE NEW JRPG GAMES AND 2008 RPG OF THE YEAR AND AAA... FABLE 2.... Man o man i am glad i didnt buy a Delaystation3.. Missing out on RPG game of the year 2007 and 2008 has got to SUCK... Well at least you can play with your sacks........

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GiantEnemyLobster - 430 days 1 hour ago

PStards don't have any sacks to play with! XD They can play with their vagoos though! XD XD

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elorm9 - 430 days 1 hour ago

White Knight Chronicles and Valkyria Chronicles can contend with Fable

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Teh Cell - 430 days 1 hour ago

Scores don't compare cross-platform, idiot. They are compared to the other games of the same genre on the same platform....but hey, you knew that, right?

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OnslaughtX - 430 days ago

Really Cell? Awesome. Now we don't have to hear that Halo is better than Resistance, or MGS is better than Gears.

Good to know, thanks!

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Steven Colbert - 430 days 1 hour ago

Militant is that 12 year old that likes Maplestory.He is just acting like that because he wishes to be accepted XD

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shawnsl65 - 429 days 3 hours ago

i downloaded this for the xbox360 when it got out a long time ago =X. Not my type of RPG.. i guess i prefer the more anti-modern gun rpg (swords mythical weapons etc).

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