Eternal Sonata (Xbox 360, 2007)

I'll make this quick and to the point. Eternal Sonata is one of the best RPG's I have ever played. Graphics and dialogue and 9.8/10. Storyline is 10/10. Gameplay is 9.7/10. Controls are 10/10.

The plot and storyline are geourgous and intense. The dialiuge between characters is at times drawn out but for every scene that is boring, there are 20 that are fantastic. the fighting scences are fun and make the game worth while.

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The game is a JRPG in the truest sense. There's no side quest to speak off, no off-the-beaten-path exploration (apart for some small forks in the road. The game is beautiful but quite banal and frankly corny at times. The battle system does works but it's annoying to see the game making itselfmore difficult during the course of the adventure by using arbitrary means like the Party Level system in which you party gain levels but in fact the levels are more of a hindrance since higher levels makes the game harder and don't reward you for it.

This game has a great combat system! It extrapolates on the old turn based system and adds an action aspect to it. This system is simple enough for novice or new players to be able to survive or even excel at combat but leaves enough leeway for experts to be able to use strategy and planning to win battles. With each character having unique abilities its possible to adapt to many play styles! Its a great game i highly recommend!

Prior to buying this game I played it at a friend's. If you haven't played JRPGs in the past, I wouldn't start with this one. It has alot of Japanese influence. If you're really not into the whole JRPG/anime scene and gameplay, you may not like it.

Overall, I think the story is great and it always kept me interested. If you're looking more towards a shooter RPG go with Fallout 3, also a great game.

There are a few minor things that could have been changed/added to make the game better. Overall, for the price, it's a great game with plenty of Japanese/anime influence without "overdoing" it and being too corny. For the price, pick it up and enjoy it for awhile. Cheers!

Its a good simple VERY easy RPG game. The story becomes a drag and i lost interest in it rather quickly and the monsters and bosses are way too easy and no real way to change the difficulty. I had fun with the unique battle system and trying to get the new skills.

Overall way too easy and story was a bit lame honestly but fun battle system at higher levels.

This is a good game. Not great, but good. I'll say its worth the money I spent on ebay but not $60 as in stores. Fun and colorful, not too difficult. It entertained me for a bit.

I bought Eternal Sonata because it rated high or 'great' as an RPG for the XBox 360. It's a beautiful game and the characters are really charming—or dare I say it—very cute. They're rendered in an anime/manga style that reminds me of the 'Precious Moments' figurines I see in the Hallmark stores (I'll leave it up to you whether that's good or bad). Regardless, I'm really enjoying the gameplay even through it does have a very linear story line. Oh did I mention that it's so easy to get cash in this game when you take pics of monsters and sell them?

Another aspect that I didn't anticipate is it's educational aspect. You learn about Frédéric Chopin's life and the political climate at the time with wonderful pictures of places like Warsaw and Paris. I've never seen a game integrate historic reality with fictional gameplay in that way without getting bored (well, I also LOVE travel, so your take on this part of the game would be subjective too).

As for the downside of this game that I see is the super-long intros as you begin new chapters in the story. I suppose this is a good time for a bathroom break but I do wish they were shorter so I can start playing asap.

Gamespot.com gives the game 8 out of 10, and X-play gives 3 stars out of 5. My rating is somewhere in between: very good gameplay, but can be slow with the long interruptions—rendered or pictorial.

My brothers and I bought a brand-new Xbox 360 just a few weeks ago. I've heard of "Eternal Sonata" long before we bought it, and so, when we did get our Xbox 360, I decided to rent it. The story is very engrossing with ear-pleasing music to match. The majority of the characters are unforgettable. I liked the fact that they respected Frederic Chopin as well as they did, both character-wise and story-wise. It's a pretty RPG to look at - the characters are all rendered in cel shading with eye-pleasing worlds, and the battle system is easy to grasp and becomes challenging as the game progresses. My only annoying points for this game is that most of the levels are linear (they do branch off here and there, but eventually you'll have to backtrack to your original path and continue on that path). Also, there is at least one puzzle that got frustrating (the fact that enemies regenerate when you leave the screen contributed to completing it longer than necessary). I was surprised that I really didn't need a player's guide to play this game - in most RPGs, I had to have a player's guide handy to fully enjoy the game. To me, if I have to play with a player's guide, it turns me off from that game. The linear path that this game follows, though repetitive, makes me enjoy the storyline and graphical rendering more. If you're a casual RPG player, this game's for you.

THIS WAS A WONDERFUL GAME TO PLAY. FROM THE CHARACTERS, TO THE STORY AND THE MAGNIFICENT MUSIC AND THE JAW DROPPING GRAPHICS, THIS IS A GAME TO REMEMBER FOR A LONG TIME TO COME. A TOUCHING STORY THAT WILL STAY WITH YOU FOR YEARS.

SIMPLY PUT, A MUST PLAY!

I definitely like E.S. Haven't played much of it yet (only 4 hours into the game),though what I have seen so far, it is awesome. One thing that brings it down (not much though) is that it is very linear. NOthing inherently wrong with that. Just with RPG's (normally) one would expect a bit more freedom, oh well. Beyond that, I love it. It's an RPG, it is a Tri Crescendo, Namdai game, and it involves music. Three things I enjoy. So, other than it being linear, I have nothing bad to say about it. Those 3 things mentioned above do more than make up for the one small detail. Highly recommended.

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This game is pretty solid. An average Japanse RPG. The graphics and story are really good though but they are a bit preachy at times (you get used to it)

everything was delivered perfectly and in mint condition the delivery time was also fast....overall this was a good deal thank you

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good game lots of story and looks great so far only thing i dont like is items are eazy to miss though out the game

I really like this game. The battle system can be a little redundant, and it does not show your enemies health. There are some cut scenes they used real 8life photos for that are a little strange. It is great to add some history but the the photos seem out of place. The story line is good and there are lots of lands and different characters to battle with. over all I give this game an 8/10.

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Its a great game for classical music lovers it helped me understand tone with its score piece quests i loved the feel of the story and the picture quality was amazing as well as the battle system it flowed very smoothly and the storyline was very well thought out it had turns that suprised me very effectively i would advise anyone to buy this game because it is very fun

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Great RPG for anyone who loves RPG, However it reminds me of Bluedragon how its made more towards children more less.

Decidí comprar este juego porque me llamó la atención una historia donde uno usa a Chopin. Y me encontré con un juego de personajes y ambientes muy bien dibujados. La historia verdadera es la que lleva el hilo conductor, pero no es la gran cosa; en cambio las historias individuales de algunos personajes sí llaman la atención. La música es una obra de arte (los temas principales de cada capítulo son piezas del mismo Chopin muy bien interpretadas), y el juego se puede escuchar con las voces en japonés subtituladas, si así se desea. Tiene buena cantidad de personajes secundarios y hay tiempo y oportunidad para usarlos a todos.

Pero el juego no es perfecto. El sistema de pelea, sobre todo en los primeros capítulos, me parece bastante lento. Pero a medida que avanza el juego mejora, ya que te permiten hacer más cosas y no esperar tanto para hacerlas. Sin embargo lo cierto es que, si tienes buenos reflejos para la parte del bloqueo, el juego se hace bastante fácil. Es cosa que con un poco de práctica se consigue, eso hizo que me alegrara las dos veces que un enemigo logró matarme. Sobre todo el último.

Bueno, espero que esto les sea útil.

Great game..alot of fun and amazing graphics. I would recomend this game to any fan of RPG's. Reminded me alot of old school enix games.

Very great game for an RPG player like myself. The gameplay is awesome as well as the storyline. I recommend this to any RPG lover around the world

I like that in between each chapter there is a cutscene that gives you accurate historical information about Chopin. The format of those cut scenes could stand some work. They look a bit like someone made a powerpoint with static pics of Austria with subtitles overwritten. Not very classy...but it is informative. The game play is pretty good. I like the fact that you have to collect and play score pieces to get everything in the game. It reminds me a bit of Zelda.