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10-27-2006, 02:20 AM
Anyone looking forward to this game? It was supposed to come out this Halloween but they decided to delay it until February of 2007 so that it doesn't suffer from the competition of FF12 and two console launches. From the looks of it, it's has the same game play style as Atelier Iris. Here is some more info:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km0lrmiAAcw&mode=related&search=
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ar_Tonelico
http://www.ncsx.com/2006/013006/ar_tonelico.htm
The world of Sol Shell is made up of floating cities built on archipelagos that dot the skies. The other major feature on the planet is a sky scraping tower which pokes above the cloud cover and extends into the upper atmosphere. The top portion of the tower holds a city called Platina which is governed by the protagonist's father. As the game begins, the hero Rainar Barselt is joined by fellow knight Ayatane Michitaka as the top portion of the tower comes under attack. With the shaking walls and floors, Rainar, Ayatana, and a third cohort stake out and begin their adventure. Rainar eventually meets a number of heroines who belong to a race known as the Levantiel. The Levantial girls chant and sing songs called Humnos which may be used to heal or to impact powerful damage on enemies.
Ar Tonelico plays like a standard RPG where Rainar roams a colorful 3D and walks into random encounters against creatures. Battles are fought on side-view encounters where simple commands are executed by scrolling through them with the L-Analog stick. Interaction sequences relay the story and an item synthesis system allows the hero to create new objects from base ingredients. A love system is present where the hero's actions affect how a female party member feels towards him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km0lrmiAAcw&mode=related&search=
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ar_Tonelico
http://www.ncsx.com/2006/013006/ar_tonelico.htm
The world of Sol Shell is made up of floating cities built on archipelagos that dot the skies. The other major feature on the planet is a sky scraping tower which pokes above the cloud cover and extends into the upper atmosphere. The top portion of the tower holds a city called Platina which is governed by the protagonist's father. As the game begins, the hero Rainar Barselt is joined by fellow knight Ayatane Michitaka as the top portion of the tower comes under attack. With the shaking walls and floors, Rainar, Ayatana, and a third cohort stake out and begin their adventure. Rainar eventually meets a number of heroines who belong to a race known as the Levantiel. The Levantial girls chant and sing songs called Humnos which may be used to heal or to impact powerful damage on enemies.
Ar Tonelico plays like a standard RPG where Rainar roams a colorful 3D and walks into random encounters against creatures. Battles are fought on side-view encounters where simple commands are executed by scrolling through them with the L-Analog stick. Interaction sequences relay the story and an item synthesis system allows the hero to create new objects from base ingredients. A love system is present where the hero's actions affect how a female party member feels towards him.