Arc Rise Fantasia
SCORE: 65
The RPG Master was not sure what to make of Arc Rise Fantasia when it
came into Family Friendly Gaming. The characters have some fantastic
colors to their hair, and the styles are well stylish. The main hero
L'Arc has a major background that he is not aware of. A Diva from
another land runs across him, and their entire world spirals out of
control. Arc Rise Fantasia is a standard role playing game on the Wii.
We all know there are not a lot of them on this system. So that is
something of note.
Arc Rise Fantasia starts out with a cinema movie that is absolutely
awesome. From there it goes into the game, and the details drop
drastically. In fact that first area with green grass, and green trees
is one of the worst the RPG Master has seen in a modern role playing
game. As the player moves through the storyline and gets to see
different areas the graphics do improve. The real bad side to Arc Rise
Fantasia visually is many of the female characters. The enticement to
lust is pretty high in this Wii game. Ultimately it hurts Arc Rise
Fantasia.
The music is good in Arc Rise Fantasia. The RPG Master really enjoyed
the various sound tracks throughout this home console game. The voice
acting was good in some parts and not so good in others. At the worst
times it sounded like voice actors reading lines. At the best times
there was a nice amount of emotion in the lines. During battles and
after battles certain lines are repeated. This gets very old very
quickly. There are also some minor language issues with Arc Rise
Fantasia.
Those that play Arc Rise Fantasia will find quite a few side missions to
play as well as a lengthy story. Only one player can play Arc Rise
Fantasia at a time. This is how most role playing games are though.
Veteran role playing gamers will find they must grind in certain parts
of Arc Rise Fantasia in order to progress to the next section. As long
as you enjoy the game play grinding is not an issue.
Most role playing games easily move from one player to another when
command selections are made while on battle screens. Arc Rise Fantasia
is a little different, and this threw the RPG Master at first.
Adaptation was not difficult, but it remained annoying. The battle
system is very limited and frustrated this reviewer as well. This made
the grinding even more boring than it needed to be. The reason players
need to grind in Arc Rise Fantasia is because the bosses are insanely
difficult. Arc Rise Fantasia does not have a good flow in this regard.
The RPG Master would easily dismantle enemies in an area, and get
totally trashed by the boss of the area.
Arc Rise Fantasia is the strangest world the RPG Master has ever
encountered. There are all these different countries of different
religious beliefs. They have different gods that they worship. Many are
willing to kill in the name of their beliefs. Revenge, hate, anger,
arrogance and more are some of the lessons players can learn from Arc
Rise Fantasia. There is also mention of evolution in Arc Rise Fantasia.
- RPG Master
Graphics: 58%
Sound: 73%
Replay/Extras: 80%
Gameplay: 60%
Family Friendly Factor: 55%
System: Wii
Publisher: Ignition Entertainment
Rating: 'T' for Teen
{Drug Reference, Fantasy Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes, Simulated
Gambling}
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