Record of Agarest War for Xbox 360 Reviews by Gamers

I was first drawn to this game because I found its concept to be interesting: The story follows a lineage of heroes for 5 generations as a man called Leonhardt and his decedents fight against the forces of darkness. The game, however, is marred by flaws.

For example, each piece of equipment can be upgraded or broken down into component parts as ingredients for something more powerful. Successfully creating some tiers of equipment will make the shops carry it from that moment forth, which makes it easier to equip your party or to get components. However, the game does not give you a reference of where to find these components. This doesn't become a problem until later in the game when your crafting and shop lists are so large that you'll find yourself going back and forth between them hoping that you somehow have a way to get that one specific component you need.

The plot and characters are something to be desired as well. The overall plot for each generations feels repetitive and you'll pretty much be doing the exact same thing just with a different main character. There's also somewhat of a detachment from the plot. For instance, in each generation, the game tells you that you're leading an army, but it's hard to believe when it's only referred to and you never see it.

Also, if you're going to have a game based on the passage of time, it is very hard to make that feeling palatable when the vast majority of the core cast are non-human and don't age.

The characters are great and have some depth, but like any game that has a extensive cast of characters, you're going to get your core characters, and then everyone else. While everyone gets a lot of lines, you're sometimes struck with the feeling that the game gave them those lines just so the player wouldn't forget about them.

The game doesn't pick up until the 5th generation where it finally feels like you're being sucked into the story, but until then, it feels like you're going through the motions.