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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: The Fake Shemp on July 06, 2007, 06:32:41 PM

Title: What's the deal with Eternal Sonata?
Post by: The Fake Shemp on July 06, 2007, 06:32:41 PM: My co-workers grabbed all the OXM discs and are raving about the demo. I have to wait to play the demo :(
Title: Re: What's the deal with Eternal Sonata?
Post by: hyp on July 06, 2007, 06:52:25 PM: no you dont... setup a JP account and download it. it's in english when played on an american 360
Title: Re: What's the deal with Eternal Sonata?
Post by: demi on July 06, 2007, 06:55:12 PM: I can loan you my Japanese account, Willco, IM me if you are interested

The demo is in English

Eternal Sonata is a wacky jappy RPG based off Chopin, the musician. You'll understand when you play it.

It's like Tales of Symphonia type gameplay, not turn-based like Blue Dragon
Title: Re: What's the deal with Eternal Sonata?
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on July 06, 2007, 06:56:56 PM: how do you set up a J account on a US 360?
Title: Re: What's the deal with Eternal Sonata?
Post by: hyp on July 06, 2007, 07:01:45 PM: here you go SP

http://www.gamersreports.com/article/19/
Title: Re: What's the deal with Eternal Sonata?
Post by: Mr. Gundam on July 07, 2007, 03:40:05 PM: Quote from: demi on July 06, 2007, 06:55:12 PM
It's like Tales of Symphonia type gameplay, not turn-based like Blue Dragon

FUCK NO!! :'( :'(
Title: Re: What's the deal with Eternal Sonata?
Post by: demi on July 07, 2007, 03:43:49 PM: Tales of Symphonia might have not been the best game

Star Ocean would be more accurate

Think a turn-based Star Ocean--

The enemy and you take turns, but when it's your turn you can run around freely and use your own attacks before the "time" meter runs out.
Title: Re: What's the deal with Eternal Sonata?
Post by: Mr. Gundam on July 07, 2007, 03:45:25 PM: Quote from: demi on July 07, 2007, 03:43:49 PM
Tales of Symphonia might have not been the best game

Star Ocean would be more accurate

NOOOOOOO!!!!

Quote from: demi
Think a turn-based Star Ocean--

The enemy and you take turns, but when it's your turn you can run around freely and use your own attacks.

Oh, ok. That's ok, I guess! ;)
Title: Re: What's the deal with Eternal Sonata?
Post by: bork on July 09, 2007, 09:27:57 PM: It's another shitacular J-RPG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 :-\

Buy and support the same old crap with little boys and little girls as the main characters for the 304432483403240th time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 :o
Title: Re: What's the deal with Eternal Sonata?
Post by: demi on July 09, 2007, 09:29:31 PM: I agree with everything Lyte Edge says. J-RPGs are so fucking stupid. Lyte Edge is freaking genius, man!!
Title: Re: What's the deal with Eternal Sonata?
Post by: bork on July 09, 2007, 09:31:16 PM: Quote from: demi on July 09, 2007, 09:29:31 PM
I agree with everything Lyte Edge says. J-RPGs are so fucking stupid. Lyte Edge is freaking genius, man!!

:o
Title: Re: What's the deal with Eternal Sonata?
Post by: demi on July 09, 2007, 09:32:49 PM: You're lucky I like your body type
Title: Re: What's the deal with Eternal Sonata?
Post by: bork on July 09, 2007, 09:36:22 PM: :-*
Title: Re: What's the deal with Eternal Sonata?
Post by: Ichirou on July 09, 2007, 09:40:43 PM: This game looks pretty.
Title: Re: What's the deal with Eternal Sonata?
Post by: bork on July 09, 2007, 09:46:09 PM: Quote from: Ichirou on July 09, 2007, 09:40:43 PM
This game looks pretty.

Ichirou's internet connection got cut off before he finished posting this message. Let me give the full quote:

Quote from: Ichirou on July 09, 2007, 09:40:43 PM
This game looks pretty stupid. And shitty. And dumb. And you have to beat it like twice to get the achievements WTF LOL LOL

Actually I got Eternal Sonata when I bought my replacement 360. And I happily gave it to my friend.
Title: Re: What's the deal with Eternal Sonata?
Post by: demi on July 09, 2007, 09:46:42 PM: I'll beat it twice for all the achievements.
Title: Re: What's the deal with Eternal Sonata?
Post by: trippingmartian on July 10, 2007, 02:15:17 AM: Watched the trailer on marketplace this week. The game looks stunning. :o
Title: Re: What's the deal with Eternal Sonata?
Post by: brawndolicious on July 10, 2007, 04:45:47 AM: I'd download the demo just to be able to play it for a few minutes. It's the best looking game on the system.
Title: Re: What's the deal with Eternal Sonata?
Post by: tiesto on July 10, 2007, 08:08:02 AM: I'll take the most animu stuff ever over WWII or gangsta themes.

The demo of this game was good, but that battle camera sucked - made it hard to tell where exactly the opponents you needed to beat were, so you'd waste most of your turn just trying to track them down.
Title: Re: What's the deal with Eternal Sonata?
Post by: bluemax on July 10, 2007, 01:04:32 PM: I played this demo a week or so ago.

Its awful. Quite possibly one of the most boring RPGs I've played in a long time. For something with semblance of action elements to its combat, its slow and repetitive. There's no real challenge to fights either in the demo. Just sneak up on enemies and you'll kill them before they even can attack.

The camera is also complete shit. Sure things look kind of pretty, but you can't adjust the camera, so you'll wander around stuck behind level geometry until you find the path to continue. Thankfully the battles aren't random or this would be an even bigger problem.

The demo dropped this game from rental status to do not bother with status.