Eternal Sonata Comments by Rob Fahey
Hitting the right notes.
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KingOfIceland
02/10/07 @ 13:01
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I am on the fence about this game, but since the Orange Box is only a few days away I think I'll skip this one
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Monkey_Puncher
02/10/07 @ 13:10
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Demo is really fun, though it comes out the same day as Orange box so it'll probably have to wait.
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crazyhorse174
02/10/07 @ 13:12
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Somebody tell that Xbox 360 to slow the fuck down!
Quality, quality and quality every bloody week. A jolly decent review to boot; a joy to realise that there is life after Enchanted Arms as the only RPG on the system. Blue Dragon? Oblivion? Or was that meant to be an ironic post? Glad to see this got a good score though - now I just need to decide whose not getting a Christmas present this year so I can afford it... |
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dirigiblebill
02/10/07 @ 13:18
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Great review, Rob. Video game music tends to get short shrift in all but the most exacting of reviews so it's nice that you identify it as a crucial component (not that you were exactly going out of your way given Eternal Sonata's concept).
I'm growing more and more fascinated by the creative process in the average development studio- who masterminds what, whose 'vision' is at stake, how 'democratic' development can be. Do you think it's worth comparing a studio's internal dynamics to those of, say, a theatre company? |
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souljacker2000
02/10/07 @ 13:39
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jesus, still playin BD and Bioshock... i hate this everytime a nu game comes out i buy it, forget whats happening in the game i was playing before, then go back to it a few weeks later and have to start again cos im fucknig lost
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Niiiiiiiice... I'd have been very upset if EG had given this game 5/10 as I loved the demo. ;)
But what's with reviewing these games weeks before they're released? Why not put them up at the start of the week they're released as it's kind of annoying knowing how good they are and then realising that you'll have to wait ages to be able to play it? :? |
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Id say its more relevant to compare a development studio to an orc horde.
you got the big bad cheif, and a few shaman who get all the gold and the best wolf skins and dont listen to what anyone else has to say, then hordes of peons for them to shit on and send to their deaths because they dont have enough hobbit legs to make the stew tomorrow. |
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Edwannawonga
02/10/07 @ 13:47
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Chopin Liszt lol
Damn, wish I was clever enough to think that one up! |
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coach_mcguirk
02/10/07 @ 14:23
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I'm sure Jeff Minter would be flattered, but Dave Theurer is the man behind Tempest.
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"Reliable hardware? A sub-£150 price point?"
How about a 360 Premium for £199.99? http://www.play.com/Games/Xbox360/4-/659... Now tell me that's not value for money. As for reliable hardware, MS has revised the hardware (smaller CPU, extra fan on GPU) and extended the warranty. What else do you need? And if you think it's all racers and shooters, you haven't looked closely at the 360 library. But to each his own. Wendelius
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Yes, the version we tried out had Japanese language options - unlike the demo. Should have mentioned that in the review actually; it's just as well, because the English voice acting is ear-impalingly bad.
r3tina - the key phrase there is "much of"; it didn't just strike him suddenly, he suffered from tuberculosis for many years before it finally got him. Pedant ;) |
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The Bodybuilder
02/10/07 @ 18:39
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I'm I the only one that noticed certain postsmin here by certain people claiming they will buy this game looks so false? It's like some are saying they will buy it just to look cool and open-minded (I doubt one even ones a 360).
As for me? This game is very lucky. I'm getting £100 worth of street vouchers in a couple of weeks time. Already bought halo 3 with cash, so I can buy an extra game with the voucher. I'll buy this an see how it goes. I've always hated j-rpgs though, and if this doesn't aid things a little, I hold EG (specifically shinji) responsible. |
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What exactly is it going to take until everbody owns a 360.
Well, PC games would have to stop being made. Then the 360 would have to support keyboard and mouse. And it would have to have backwards compatibility with every single game in my pc collection. It would also have to be able to download indie games and execute them just as well as a pc. and... it would have to be a pc. |
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FaceOmeter
02/10/07 @ 20:51
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@ katsumoto:
support for wii, ps3, gamecube, n64, ps2 and commodore would also be a must |
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