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As much as I like playing turn based RPGs, Arc Rise Fantasia really put me off with the terrible job they did in bringing it over to the West. The voice acting is just unacceptable for today's standards. I will get aboxed copy, but will only play the undubbed version of it simply because i can't get into the english version.
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It follows the manga closely, something that fans will appreciate, and is what you'd expect: well written and one that fans will want to relive. 
Because the game starts from the very beginning and goes through to the latest completed Arc, it's also a great starting point for people who haven't yet explored the series. Omega Force has put a lot of effort into the story and it's one of the game's biggest and best features.
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IPhone 6 Plus. GamerGuy19751337, 2017-08-29 Good game but crashes nonstopThis game crashes after almost every battle so I don't get a lot of chances at chests. It crashes enough to make me want to delete the game. Play bowmaster for free.
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Here's what it looks like at 1920x1080 Without Anti-Aliasing(my 275GTX couldn't hold it with Vsync on):(Lossless PNGs)(battle)(character)(face/eye textures)(a small town)(characters)(Niko)(Imperial Capital, view from the bridge)(character, note the clothing and face textures)(Cecille, obviously)Looks pretty damn good for a game meant to run at 640x480.(Disable External Frame buffer, it looks better and it's a huge performance hit)So quick summary here:It's pretty good.The English Voice Acting is abysmal, use the a-arfundub.iso undub. Oh, gosh, I love Arc Rise Fantasia. I played it dubbed and it didn't render it unplayable for me and I still love it just as much as I would undubbed. Story wise, I think it's incredible. The politics and religion play into L'Arc's journey really well and help shape the world as he travels through it (which I personally love to death, others may not be into it). There is a lot more to the story and I feel the characters develop incredibly well.And to top it all off, the soundtrack is absolutely amazing.
100% recommend with a 9/10. Reminded me a lot of the experience I had first playing Skies of Arcadia - one of, if not, my favorite JRPG. Crafting - not exactly. There is plenty of customization. I made another comment in this post about some of that.There are lots of optional bosses, scattered everywhere throughout the game. There are also more plot-oriented bosses after you've finished 'won', as well as one huge dungeon with five more bosses. A few other scenes, weapons, and other stuff are available.You're gonna miss a lot of the story on the first playthrough, so it might be interesting to go through again.
You can also experiment with other weapons, characters, and magic. There's no new game+ kind of thing and no alternate endings. I enjoyed re-fighting the bosses, since they're so much more fun and hard than in any other game I own.
It's a bit heavy on the cheesy or cliche moments, but I found it interesting and fun. Loved the battle system.OP forgot to mention Arm Forces, which give you a ton of options for customization. No weapon has any stats associated with it.
Instead there is a 4x4 grid with various shaped pieces in place that all have certain effects. Some cannot be moved, others can be moved to any weapon for any character. When the grid is full, that weapon's secret ability becomes active. Weapons need to be used for a while to be able to move pieces and fill the grid. Most weapons give one piece that you can move, so later in the game you have lots of options.Magic is also rather customizable - you can choose how many types of magic you want, how powerful you want a certain type, and how many uses you want from each level.
You have to plan this though, because there is a limit to how much you can upgrade your gem (you can reset it though) and it costs a ton of 'rico' (in-game money) to mess with the magic system.And like he said, most bosses in this game are really f.cking hard, especially in your first playthrough when you don't know how things work. The second boss kicked my ass three times in a row, and I ended up grinding a few more levels. I played the game dubbed, and while it was only slightly painful in the beginning, I eventually got used to it.
I thought it was a pretty fun game.The customization for your characters through their weapons was pretty unique and fun to mess around with. I didn't find the bosses too difficult, but at least a good challenge. I will say that you may have to use the Defend command intelligently, unlike most other RPG games. The bosses generally tell you when their most devastating attack is coming (your characters generally give you a hint, like L'arc says 'I've got a bad feeling about this.' ) and you just have to queue up some defend commands followed by some healing commands in the same turn. It's all about getting into the same rhythm with the boss.I will say, even though it gives you the order of actions, that order is sometimes wonky as well, since everything happens at the same time.
The order it tells you is simply when the action begins, not necessarily when the action occurs, which can be jarring when you go to defend for an attack and 2/3 characters defend while the last one starts the defend animation, but doesn't defend before the enemy uses their attack.But overall, the game is pretty fun, dubbed or undubbed. It just depends on how much you can take. There's a certain hilarious aspect to playing the dubbed version as well, if you have a good sense of humor at least.
As much as I like playing turn based RPGs, Arc Rise Fantasia really put me off with the terrible job they did in bringing it over to the West. The voice acting is just unacceptable for today\'s standards. I will get aboxed copy, but will only play the undubbed version of it simply because i can\'t get into the english version.
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It follows the manga closely, something that fans will appreciate, and is what you\'d expect: well written and one that fans will want to relive. 
Because the game starts from the very beginning and goes through to the latest completed Arc, it\'s also a great starting point for people who haven\'t yet explored the series. Omega Force has put a lot of effort into the story and it\'s one of the game\'s biggest and best features.
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IPhone 6 Plus. GamerGuy19751337, 2017-08-29 Good game but crashes nonstopThis game crashes after almost every battle so I don\'t get a lot of chances at chests. It crashes enough to make me want to delete the game. Play bowmaster for free.
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Here\'s what it looks like at 1920x1080 Without Anti-Aliasing(my 275GTX couldn\'t hold it with Vsync on):(Lossless PNGs)(battle)(character)(face/eye textures)(a small town)(characters)(Niko)(Imperial Capital, view from the bridge)(character, note the clothing and face textures)(Cecille, obviously)Looks pretty damn good for a game meant to run at 640x480.(Disable External Frame buffer, it looks better and it\'s a huge performance hit)So quick summary here:It\'s pretty good.The English Voice Acting is abysmal, use the a-arfundub.iso undub. Oh, gosh, I love Arc Rise Fantasia. I played it dubbed and it didn\'t render it unplayable for me and I still love it just as much as I would undubbed. Story wise, I think it\'s incredible. The politics and religion play into L\'Arc\'s journey really well and help shape the world as he travels through it (which I personally love to death, others may not be into it). There is a lot more to the story and I feel the characters develop incredibly well.And to top it all off, the soundtrack is absolutely amazing.
100% recommend with a 9/10. Reminded me a lot of the experience I had first playing Skies of Arcadia - one of, if not, my favorite JRPG. Crafting - not exactly. There is plenty of customization. I made another comment in this post about some of that.There are lots of optional bosses, scattered everywhere throughout the game. There are also more plot-oriented bosses after you\'ve finished \'won\', as well as one huge dungeon with five more bosses. A few other scenes, weapons, and other stuff are available.You\'re gonna miss a lot of the story on the first playthrough, so it might be interesting to go through again.
You can also experiment with other weapons, characters, and magic. There\'s no new game+ kind of thing and no alternate endings. I enjoyed re-fighting the bosses, since they\'re so much more fun and hard than in any other game I own.
It\'s a bit heavy on the cheesy or cliche moments, but I found it interesting and fun. Loved the battle system.OP forgot to mention Arm Forces, which give you a ton of options for customization. No weapon has any stats associated with it.
Instead there is a 4x4 grid with various shaped pieces in place that all have certain effects. Some cannot be moved, others can be moved to any weapon for any character. When the grid is full, that weapon\'s secret ability becomes active. Weapons need to be used for a while to be able to move pieces and fill the grid. Most weapons give one piece that you can move, so later in the game you have lots of options.Magic is also rather customizable - you can choose how many types of magic you want, how powerful you want a certain type, and how many uses you want from each level.
You have to plan this though, because there is a limit to how much you can upgrade your gem (you can reset it though) and it costs a ton of \'rico\' (in-game money) to mess with the magic system.And like he said, most bosses in this game are really f.cking hard, especially in your first playthrough when you don\'t know how things work. The second boss kicked my ass three times in a row, and I ended up grinding a few more levels. I played the game dubbed, and while it was only slightly painful in the beginning, I eventually got used to it.
I thought it was a pretty fun game.The customization for your characters through their weapons was pretty unique and fun to mess around with. I didn\'t find the bosses too difficult, but at least a good challenge. I will say that you may have to use the Defend command intelligently, unlike most other RPG games. The bosses generally tell you when their most devastating attack is coming (your characters generally give you a hint, like L\'arc says \'I've got a bad feeling about this.\' ) and you just have to queue up some defend commands followed by some healing commands in the same turn. It\'s all about getting into the same rhythm with the boss.I will say, even though it gives you the order of actions, that order is sometimes wonky as well, since everything happens at the same time.
The order it tells you is simply when the action begins, not necessarily when the action occurs, which can be jarring when you go to defend for an attack and 2/3 characters defend while the last one starts the defend animation, but doesn\'t defend before the enemy uses their attack.But overall, the game is pretty fun, dubbed or undubbed. It just depends on how much you can take. There\'s a certain hilarious aspect to playing the dubbed version as well, if you have a good sense of humor at least.
...'>Arc Rise Fantasia Undub(07.04.2020)As much as I like playing turn based RPGs, Arc Rise Fantasia really put me off with the terrible job they did in bringing it over to the West. The voice acting is just unacceptable for today\'s standards. I will get aboxed copy, but will only play the undubbed version of it simply because i can\'t get into the english version.
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It follows the manga closely, something that fans will appreciate, and is what you\'d expect: well written and one that fans will want to relive. Because the game starts from the very beginning and goes through to the latest completed Arc, it\'s also a great starting point for people who haven\'t yet explored the series. Omega Force has put a lot of effort into the story and it\'s one of the game\'s biggest and best features.
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IPhone 6 Plus. GamerGuy19751337, 2017-08-29 Good game but crashes nonstopThis game crashes after almost every battle so I don\'t get a lot of chances at chests. It crashes enough to make me want to delete the game. Play bowmaster for free.
We recommend listing the platform desired, past played/enjoyed games, and desired genres. These posts may also go in, or our.No Personal Streams or Let\'s Plays. These should go in our.No low-effort posts such as one line or one question threads.This includes memes and funny videos.Use spoiler tags when necessary. If in doubt, tag it. To tag: !X kills Y! It runs on Dolphin fine.
Here\'s what it looks like at 1920x1080 Without Anti-Aliasing(my 275GTX couldn\'t hold it with Vsync on):(Lossless PNGs)(battle)(character)(face/eye textures)(a small town)(characters)(Niko)(Imperial Capital, view from the bridge)(character, note the clothing and face textures)(Cecille, obviously)Looks pretty damn good for a game meant to run at 640x480.(Disable External Frame buffer, it looks better and it\'s a huge performance hit)So quick summary here:It\'s pretty good.The English Voice Acting is abysmal, use the a-arfundub.iso undub. Oh, gosh, I love Arc Rise Fantasia. I played it dubbed and it didn\'t render it unplayable for me and I still love it just as much as I would undubbed. Story wise, I think it\'s incredible. The politics and religion play into L\'Arc\'s journey really well and help shape the world as he travels through it (which I personally love to death, others may not be into it). There is a lot more to the story and I feel the characters develop incredibly well.And to top it all off, the soundtrack is absolutely amazing.
100% recommend with a 9/10. Reminded me a lot of the experience I had first playing Skies of Arcadia - one of, if not, my favorite JRPG. Crafting - not exactly. There is plenty of customization. I made another comment in this post about some of that.There are lots of optional bosses, scattered everywhere throughout the game. There are also more plot-oriented bosses after you\'ve finished \'won\', as well as one huge dungeon with five more bosses. A few other scenes, weapons, and other stuff are available.You\'re gonna miss a lot of the story on the first playthrough, so it might be interesting to go through again.
You can also experiment with other weapons, characters, and magic. There\'s no new game+ kind of thing and no alternate endings. I enjoyed re-fighting the bosses, since they\'re so much more fun and hard than in any other game I own.
It\'s a bit heavy on the cheesy or cliche moments, but I found it interesting and fun. Loved the battle system.OP forgot to mention Arm Forces, which give you a ton of options for customization. No weapon has any stats associated with it.
Instead there is a 4x4 grid with various shaped pieces in place that all have certain effects. Some cannot be moved, others can be moved to any weapon for any character. When the grid is full, that weapon\'s secret ability becomes active. Weapons need to be used for a while to be able to move pieces and fill the grid. Most weapons give one piece that you can move, so later in the game you have lots of options.Magic is also rather customizable - you can choose how many types of magic you want, how powerful you want a certain type, and how many uses you want from each level.
You have to plan this though, because there is a limit to how much you can upgrade your gem (you can reset it though) and it costs a ton of \'rico\' (in-game money) to mess with the magic system.And like he said, most bosses in this game are really f.cking hard, especially in your first playthrough when you don\'t know how things work. The second boss kicked my ass three times in a row, and I ended up grinding a few more levels. I played the game dubbed, and while it was only slightly painful in the beginning, I eventually got used to it.
I thought it was a pretty fun game.The customization for your characters through their weapons was pretty unique and fun to mess around with. I didn\'t find the bosses too difficult, but at least a good challenge. I will say that you may have to use the Defend command intelligently, unlike most other RPG games. The bosses generally tell you when their most devastating attack is coming (your characters generally give you a hint, like L\'arc says \'I've got a bad feeling about this.\' ) and you just have to queue up some defend commands followed by some healing commands in the same turn. It\'s all about getting into the same rhythm with the boss.I will say, even though it gives you the order of actions, that order is sometimes wonky as well, since everything happens at the same time.
The order it tells you is simply when the action begins, not necessarily when the action occurs, which can be jarring when you go to defend for an attack and 2/3 characters defend while the last one starts the defend animation, but doesn\'t defend before the enemy uses their attack.But overall, the game is pretty fun, dubbed or undubbed. It just depends on how much you can take. There\'s a certain hilarious aspect to playing the dubbed version as well, if you have a good sense of humor at least.
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