Eternal Sonata for PlayStation 3 Reviews by Gamers

To me a good RPG is not what this game was. Then again I am sorry to say that the Final Fantasy series spoiled what patience I have for cut scenes. But honestly something this cutest merits an entirely new category of RPG, like BRPG because I hate to say it but you have to watch at least half an hour of cut scenes before going into a fight.

The fighting system looks a lot like a mix of Valkyria Chronicles and Grandia, which worked out A W E S O M E. But I realized how unmanly I felt as I was playing a little Swedish girl bludgeoning a tiny watermelon monster with an umbrella... Then after I shook that off and said to myself "Once I get to the main hero I will surely feel more manly as he will probably be using a sword the size of a car", only to find it was an equally homoerotic looking male using a tiny sword (lol compensation joke here) with a little brother in a dress (not kidding) as a side kick (who uses a very manly warspike with a freaking GUN in it). I soon realized that this is a classic example of what Yahtzee describes JRPGs being. This is a game meant for an extremely cute animal loving crowd, even if you end up beating said animals to death.

Oh and the other hero that I played before starting to feel the cooties being transmitted into my brain, was a dude in a top hat and suit smacking things with a very very small (lol another compensation joke here) stick. I think that says a lot about the dudes who play the game... and like it.

T for teen is right, under 15 for males, and 13 for females.

OK, so this game was really average at best. I hold my RPG's to a high standard and there are three qualities which I look for.
1. Compelling Storyling: Well the story got off to a slow start and was far from compelling, however it gets a plus in this category because it's so darn deep. I mean this is about existence, life and it's inherant meaning and how one should experience it. Doesn't get any deeper than that. For that reason alone I have to give it a plus is this category.
2. Gameplay: I find standard turn based a little boring, this mixes it upa little with a turn meter that forces you to make the most of your moves and stay alert as good timing goes a long way. But as most recent RPG's have shown, no one has got it quite right yet. I mean, I'd like to be able to strategize and not be rushed, however I don't want to be playing a dressed up version of Parappa the Rappa, hitting buttons in time for the whole game. Really, no plus in this category for me.
3. Graphics: Graphics are not great, but the artwork is amazing. Definitely some creative minds at work but I was hoping for more from the PS3 than just stunning sut away scences and standard gameplay graphics. On the Fence with this one, so I'll just give it a 6 which I think describes it perfectly.