Resonance of Fate
Who has heard of Tri-ace's new RPG, Resonance of Fate?
I got the game at its release. Anybody else enjoying it?
For those that aren't familiar with the game, it's an RPG with a steampunk genre.
You control 3 characters, and battles are played in a half turn-based, half real-time way.
It's a bit hard to explain the combat system because it's fairly unique.
The story's about a reality where humans live on a tower-like structure called Basel. The Earth has polluted to the point where people have to live near Basel to survive, because it makes the environment suitable for people to live in.
You control the characters Zephyr, Leanne, and Vashyron.
Anyway, I recommend this RPG to most people.
Comparing it to FF13, I would say that this game is more fun.
It's got potential for a lot of strategy, and there's lots of action, especially with your characters doing backflips and jumping around in the air.
There's also lots to do, and a single playthrough is roughly 50 hours I think. More if you decide to do every single mission. There's also 10 difficulty levels that can be unlocked, so that may appeal to some people.
I have yet to pick up RoF, but I really want to play it. Been a huge tri-Ace fan ever since I played Star Ocean: The Second Story on the PS1. I'll get it eventually, though. Just too much I have to play right now. (FF XIII, Disgaea 3, Valkyria Chronicles, etc. etc.) O_o
I'll check it out eventually. Right now FF 13 is my gaming priority. I didn't know anything about RoF except its made by Tri-Ace, who work for Square Enix, but the game is published by SEGA. Gaming politics.
Picked up my copy yesterday, and totaly love this game! So much that I gave up FF13 ^^;;
And got to go back to RoF now, ja! =p
I heard of it recently and with the general drought of good JRPGs in Europe I think I'm gonna pick this up after FF13, especially now that I'm starting to hear good reviews of it ^^
I've been playing the Japanese version on-and-off since the release, although I don't have much time for games any more so I haven't got too far yet. I've been really enjoying it, although it's probably just as well they released it in English so quickly because it's been a real challenge for me linguistically and I can half-understand Japanese.
I find the battle system for FFXIII slightly more fun, but RoF is good too and it's definitely entertaining to jump around and try to pull off ridiculous moves. It has a lot more in terms of small extras compared to FFXIII with its fugitives running and fighting all the time, and while the side-stuff isn't essential, it does make a nice distraction.