Video: Eternal Sonata battle and story
GameVideos has posted some footage from the upcoming Eternal Sonata, Namco's magical adventure starring Chopin and his musical cohorts. The video embedded above showcases the game's combat engine, which was detailed by Joystiq last week. Players will have 5 seconds to deal as much damage as possible. The combat plays out in real time but the five second timer only drains when players are moving or performing actions. In other words, players have as much time as they need to come up with a strategy before actually moving. All in all, it looks like a very interesting combat system and should provide a nice change of pace for RPG fans that are sick of turn based combat.
The second video displays some of the game's story elements. We have to issue a warning though. The video is technically safe for work, but passerby may question your manhood if they see you watching it (as long as you happen to be a man, of course). The graphics are bright and colorul, making good use of outlining characters in a cartoon style. It's not exactly cel shading but it's close. Check out the second video after the break.
What say you? Anyone excited about this title?
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(Page 1)2. I haven't seen this game before but I love the environment, very cool looking. That second video was a snore though :)
Posted at 2:02PM on Mar 21st 2007 by Billy
3. So I'd rather let my hot colleague see me watching a GOW chainsaw massacre than that compilation of cuteness? Don't think so.
Video looks awesome, nice art style.
Posted at 3:51AM on Mar 22nd 2007 by Pragmatick
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1. A real man doesn't give a crap about having this, Viva Pinata, or anything "girlie" or "kiddie" on their computer or 360. (^_^)
That said...eveything I see about this game just makes me want it more.
Posted at 1:00PM on Mar 21st 2007 by LunarDuality