Radiant Historia - Official Thread

[Rocca]

I couldn't find a thread of this on GD, so I guess this will do.

Is anyone playing this? I'm only two hours in, but so far I really love it. The main character is pretty awesome. He's not too chatty and he only talks when he has something vital to say (on that note, the localization is very well-written).

The 3 by 3 grid mechanic in battles is fun, too. Pushing and reeling multiple foes into the same tile to hit them all at once is pretty satisfying. That and enemies being on-screen and it not being random is nice for once, too.

The music is also by Yoko Shimomura and it's pretty good! I don't mind Kingdom Hearts, but it's nice to see her in other games, too.

[Finch]

I like it, but SOMEONE took it from me so i can't play it.

[Rocca]

Now that's just mean.

[Finch]

YEAH IT IS. I had to play Dragon Quest VI instead. which is like getting brownies instead of ice cream. BUT RADIANT HISTORIA IS WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO PLAY.

[Rocca]

YEAH IT IS. I had to play Dragon Quest VI instead. which is like getting brownies instead of ice cream. BUT RADIANT HISTORIA IS WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO PLAY.

Damn them.

[Finch]

The bit i played reminded me of a whole bunch of games i really liked, like Final Fantasy VI with Legend of Mana music with Xenogears undertones, and even a little bit of SaGa Frontier.

What it doesn't remind me of at all was Radiata Stories. From original reports i was under the impression that this was the unofficial prequel. but. it's not.

[Hero]

Radiata Stories is pretty rad, but all the other games you mentioned are even radder.

[Compass]

I bought this, but it feels like an awful lot of work to actually open it and put it in the DS, so I haven't played it yet.

[Thief Silver]

That was a worthless post Compass what the hell.

On a serious note, from the first two hours of this game it's amazing. The combat is nice, quick, and decently engaging. The characters are entirely likeable, particularly the main character who is probably the most enjoyable main character in a JRPG in years. And everything I hear is that the game gets even better as it goes on. If you have a DS and want a JRPG to play, this seems like the best one available.

[Compass]

There's the outer cardboard box that holds the game and CD. Then the DS game box itself is probably wrapped in plastic inside. Once you have that off, you have to pryyyyyyyyy the game card out of its housing. Sometimes they resist, then snap out suddenly and fly off. Finally, my DS Slot1 has some loose pins or something and it often takes several ejects, re-insertions, and jiggles to get it to read a game.

It's just so much easier to continue playing whatever's already in there (the dull as dirt DQVI I think).