If you like rpgs and great storyline this game is for you!!!
PostedJanuary 24, 2009
This game is awesome, the first one is great. Play the first one if you haven't first. Support this series. If you don't like the series then keep it to yourself. If you like RPG's with great storyline like secret of mana for snes or Final fantasy games then this game is for you. It's not a hard game but its fun, long, and well worth it. The graphics are really nice and the songs are great. The character design is really good and the story is intriguing. If you want a super hard mode type of game this isn't for you. The dive system is cool, it's fun to do and is a new way of leveling up. What else can I say, if you read this review and are an rpg fan then you know this game is legit. Buy it don't pirate, you'll enjoy a well developed game.
Overall rating
4/ 5
Gameplay
2/ 5
Graphics
4/ 5
Sound
4/ 5
Bonkus72
Not what I was expecting, but not exactly bad either
PostedJanuary 22, 2009
First, I would like to say that I had never even heard of the AR Tonelico series until a few weeks ago and have not played the first game. I was expecting a sci/fantasy rpg with a simple dating element akin to Thousand Arms for the PS1. What I got was a sort of soft-core hentai game in disguise. This game is full of sexual innuendo, and the adult content of the game is way over a kid's head, so they probably won't really understand many of the situations in the game that the rest of us will. The combat system is a bit clunky, but combat doesn't seem to be the main focus of the game, so it wasn't really an issue for me. The "dating" aspect of the game is actually fairly well done, and the dialogue between characters can be quite entertaining. The graphics, for the majority of the game, are substandard at best. What makes the game is the quality of the story, voice acting and music. If you are looking for flashy eye candy and top notch visual effects, look elsewhere. If you enjoy a game that has voice acting by some very talented actors (which include Steven Blume and Laura Bailey), a very nice soundtrack and loads of comical sexual innuendo and euphemisms, then this is the game for you.
