GGcookies

Cover art for the Japanese release

Record of Agarest War is an SRPG originally released for the PlayStation 3 released in 2007. An updated port of it: Record of Agarest War: Reappearance was then released for the XBOX 360. The Agarest project is a collaboration of Idea Factory, the guys who brought you Spectral Souls, Red Entertainment, known for their Sakura Wars releases, and Compile Heart, who are actually a division of Idea Factory.

Record of Agarest War tells a typical tale of an ancient evil demon god, Summerill, rising back to power and a young man by the name of Leonhardt and his descendants are the last, best hope for the world of Agarest. Their journey will span generations and continents as they strive to once again bring peace to their beleaguered world, even as the cost of their own souls.

Will Leonhardt and his descendants be successful in this epic long quest? Well, they probably would be considering that the good guys always win in games like this but the story, although interesting, isn’t the main highlight of the game!

Continue reading »

3 Comments! Join in!

• Freakonature posted on May 20, 2010
  @mje: First of all, thanks for commenting; people rarely do that even though I have quite a number of hits. I've ...
• mje posted on May 20, 2010
  >Because battles are (really) strategic No. The 'strategy' for non-bosses is simple and mind numblingly repetitive. Read this SRPG ...
• Hiromi posted on May 19, 2010
  this is indeed a very long post

Leanne <3

Familiar with the Star Ocean series? Star Ocean 4: International must have caught your attention recently, I bet. tri-Ace, known for their uniqueness and awesome battle systems, are of course, the guys who brought Star Ocean and Radiata Stories into your lives, have now paired up with Sega as their publisher for their new RPG, Resonance of Fate (known in Japan as End of Eternity)!

In the distant future, Earth is in peril due to drastic environment change. Poisonous gases of unknown source have cloaked the planet and it resulted in the near extinction of mankind because they could not adapt to the change. The surviving humans built a gigantic device called Basel, an environment purifier buried deep in the ground, which cleanses the air in the surrounding land.

The protagonists, Vashryon, Leanne and Zephyr are Hunters – hired mercenaries willing to do whatever it takes to earn more cash for a living. The story revolves around these Hunters and their adventures…

Continue reading »

2 Comments! Join in!

• Freakonature posted on May 16, 2010
  Those points you brought up are pretty much sums up why I think it's such a great game. Totally jumps out ...
• Rod posted on May 16, 2010
  I recently started playing this game, and can't say I'm loving it: - I hate the 'leveling' system. In order ...

Blonde is Octavia <3

Played Utawarerumono by Leaf? Utawarerumono was, I’d say, a successful Strategy RPG back then. Not too long ago, in 2005, Leaf came back releasing Tears to Tiara as its successor. Now (well, not now but in 08), however, a PlayStation 3 version of it has been released!

Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi is set in a fictitious medieval era resembling the middle-ages. The story unfolds with Riannon, priestess and daughter of the Gael tribe’s former chieftain, being kidnapped by the Divine Empire and offered as an appeasing sacrifice to the Demon King, Arawn, during his resurrection ritual. Upon receiving news of what had happened, the Gael tribe, led by Riannon’s brother and First Warrior, Arthur, swore to bring Riannon back and take out the Divine Empire. And thus, began the Gaels’ epic struggle against the Divine Empire…

While the game retains the Strategy RPG form from its PC predecessor, though turn-based instead real-time now, there are several alterations and enhancements to it, which include brand new character designs, new scenarios, new characters and a change from the original 2D graphics to 3D! If you were thinking, “Oh, just another port…” think again because the game is no port, but a total remake!

Continue reading »

3 Comments! Join in!

• Pranav posted on November 4, 2010
  Hi there, quite an interesting post. I have subscribed to the feed if I get a response from you. :p
• Matt posted on April 12, 2010
  I remember you trying to make me play this... Lend it to me and I will! Review tells me ...
• Maximilian posted on April 5, 2010
  Thank god for tl;dr. Long review is long man. But I read most of it anyway. lol. I liked that ...

Gotta love the art

Some of you may already know the well renowned Level-5, developer of RPG games such as Dark Cloud and Dark Cloud 2 for the PlayStation 2 and Jeanne d’Arc for the PlayStation Portable. And they’re back again!
This time with White Knight Chronicles!

White Knight Chronicles, Level-5’s first venture into the realms of the PlayStation 3, is a Role-Playing Game (RPG) starring a young orphaned teen, Leonard, who gets dragged into a series of events involving the princess of Balandor and makes a pact with the White Knight; a powerful weapon from an ancient war. With his newfound ability to transform into a giant robotic knight, Leonard sets out on a quest to save the kidnapped princess and learn more of the Knights.

Orphaned teen with a mysterious past happens to come across some epic power, and then decides to set out on a quest to save a “damsel in distress” from the evil people who kidnapped her. Sound familiar?

With that said, would this game be the original RPG with a great plot that you’ve been looking for to play on the PS3?
I’d have say no but do go on and read the review anyway.

Continue reading »

6 Comments! Join in!

• LHF posted on February 17, 2010
  The "TL;DR" section is the best part in this... review. LOL.
• Freakonature posted on February 17, 2010
  @Neku: A few pictures needs more effort and coloured text will suffice. :D @Tim: Lol, dude. That was pretty contradicting and ...
• timothy posted on February 16, 2010
  I was expecting alot from this game until I read the tl;dr part. But heck, if I do get my ...