Eternal Sonata review for Xbox 360

Eternal Sonata is a classically constructed Japanese RPG, with a beyond-quirky plot, explorable world and turn-based combat. Visually stunning and packed with detail, Eternal Sonata is accessible enough for newcomers to the genre but still challenging enough to keep you playing to the end. While it's faithful to the classic JRPG template, Eternal Sonata does have some original features, particularly in the combat sections. Read our full Eternal Sonata review for Xbox 360 and find out more now!
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Eternal Sonata review for Xbox 360
Okay, how's this for a concept: the world of Eternal Sonata is a dream in the mind of the composer Frederic Chopin, conjured up as he lies dying of tuberculosis. In Chopin's dreamworld anyone who has an incurable disease also has magical powers. Chopin and other dying beauties are all playable characters and, predictably enough, their predicament sets them on the road of epic adventure...

Eternal Sonata is built around the classic Japanese RPG template: an explorable world in which one character represents a party of characters, who become apparent only in cut-scenes and in the endless turnbased battles. While this formula is extremely predictable (and laborious to many) Eternal Sonata works a kind of magic that we've not seen for a while, to keep even the most jaded interested. The most striking thing is just how beautiful the game is. While sickeningly cute at every turn, it's also astonishingly pretty. Every character is a perfect cute girl or an over-designed Anime dandy of the highest order. Few games get their visual aesthetic this perfect, or this exquisitely rendered. It really is quite astonishing to behold.

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