Time and Eternity

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It took just about 5 hours of play to get used to the game format, I'm glad I hung in there because I'm really enjoying this game, as it has a different take on JRPG! You only take control of the female lead and have no party members save your pet. Some things to note:

1. Visuals.

Hand drawn cell type animation is really beautiful! I am drawn to the beautiful girls! I wish they had drawn the dragon a bit cooler but he's more like a pokemon I suppose. At first the charaters seem to move a bit quirky and the sometimes the body movements seem jumpy and unnecessary. Again, as I played it only gave this game it's own feel and I really didn't notice all that much after a few hours.

2. Voice Acting.

English Voice:. Normally I feel like the women voices tend to be painful and but this time around the main character voices are done well. Unfortunately the lead male character's voice almost made me stop playing. He gets better and more natural as the story progresses, hearing him during the intro was just awkward and was almost enough to stop me from playing! Luckily I kept playing and now I don't know if I'm just used to it or he did really get better.

Japaneses Voice: If you watch Anime, you will recognize pretty much ALL the voice actors right away! This game is packed with high profile voice actors! It's actually really impressive. Just hearing Hanazawa Kana (HanaKana) as Toki blew me away, and Kitamura Eri as Towa... seriously it's an A-list seiyu cast. Seriously.

3. Game Play! (so far)

Travel.

It's pretty unique. You play from a 3rd person perspective following behind Toki or Towa and the dragon is close in view. Takes a little getting used to and the controls probably could have been more fluid but I'm thinking they did this to preserve the limited amount of cell type animation they had for the character running. Again after a while you get a used to it and it's no big deal, it's more to get from point A to point B.

4. Battles.

Battle consists of Real Time button mashing combined with timed movements and strategic skill usage as some skills take time to execute. The learning curve is tough only at the very beginning because there has been no other game that I have played that used these types of controls. Luckily after several battles you get the hang of everything pretty quickly and the curve levels over pretty dramatically. The challenge comes when fighting new enemies and finding their attack patterns. Let's see what they have in store as the game progresses.

5. Story.

The story is actually pretty funny. Even though the actual theme is pretty heavy, (assassinated on your wedding day and going back in time to try to stop said assassination) I would say the way it's playing out has more of a comedy aspect than I would have expected. It actually doesn't take itself too seriously. Reminds me vaguely of Disgaea type humor maybe? I can't quite put my finger on it. Anyway, the story, while having such a dark theme, it's pretty interesting to watch play out. You have to keep in mind that it took me a while to figure out that some characters are not treated very seriously and they are portrayed that way as well. While I thought some interactions seemed out of place, some of the dialog actually had me laughing.

Results so far? At first I was asking myself "what did I buy?" I came to really like it. I don't think this one will go down as one of the most epic JRPG's ever (it has time to prove me wrong) but I'm actually looking forward to playing it when I get the chance! I think that's all that matters.

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I was on the fence about getting this game, but I am actually glad I picked it up. The combat is enjoyable and the animation is well done, she even has a win quote after every battle that's not annoying. The main character Zack (or any name you choose) is an annoying pervert however, but you probably already knew that. It is a unique experience, especially for those who have played games like Dragon's Lair just for the animation effect. So, I am glad to see the first modern day animated game (and probably the last) to be translated into english.

The Story only gets one star, but the experience gets a good four stars from me.

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for those people about the cut-scenes, hello this is a Nis game it's filled with them, what did you expect?

anyway i really like the world it's very vibrant, and the characters are a plus for me

there wasn't any doubt in my mind i wouldn't pick this game up

but this isn't an open world rpg you click to the next area in the world map to progress

its the kind of pace i needed because i get lost alot in rpgs

any it's a nice looking game, sharp gameplay i'd recommend a rent before buying if you're not familiar with the nis games

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I dunno, people seem to either love it or hate it. Personally I enjoyed it, its definitely got some unique, new elements both graphically and gameplay-wise that will either turn you off or appeal to you. As someone who's played video games for 20+ years, i ALWAYS enjoy something that's different/unique over something that is a clone of something else i've probably played a dozen times over.

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A couple of people have done some in depth reviews so I'd just like to toss out my quick perspective. I currently have several hours into this game and I can honestly say I love it! I am a very big fan of anything JRPG with anime in it. This game is beautiful, the hand drawn animation is just wonderful to look at. The combat system is interesting with the use of either a riffle or knife depending on if you are using Toki or Towa. I'm not sure what the exact style of the combat engine is but I personally consider it to be real time.

The game is broken up into missions that you go out and complete. When you come back you always end up at the table in Toki's house with her friends. This part of the game is very much styled like a Japanese PC Doujin game. With the use of a still shot picture where the character might move to a new position. You can talk to each person at the table and that opens up missions you can complete.

I've seen complaints about every aspect of this game and I am sure most of them are valid, maybe all of them. One thing I will admit that the animation seems a little awkward at times in terms of how the characters move. While the group is at the table Toki tends to change position a lot or sometimes her walking or standing movements just aren't fluid. Although I noticed these things they just didn't bother me enough to affect my enjoyment of the game.

I personally loved the story as well as the music. Maybe it's just because this is my kind of game, but I'm very happy with this game and I hope I will have time to see it through to the end. If you are a big anime fan, enjoy JRPGs with anime graphics, or like PC Doujin games this game is worth checking out.