Shining Resonance Refrain Standard Edition - Nintendo Switch

Shining Resonance has a good number of things it does alright. The story is decent and at times even great. The graphics are eye catching. The real time combat is fun and keeps you involved. However I wouldn't rank this one higher than the other truly exceptional RPGs on the Switch (Octopath Traveler, Zelda Breath of the Wild, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, etc).

I got the steelbook version, love it, looks great! Fun game as well. Starts a little slow but once you get into the game it’s more fun.

If you're a fan of .hack series game play or secret of mana with some good story then look no further. while the story, in my opinion, is overwhelmed with cut scenes of both in game movie and side script, it does deliver it in a fabulous way. so much so that at times i'd find myself reminiscing to some old style Tales series and that is something I won't complain about. Fun and engaging, recommended if you're looking for another RPG to own on your switch.

First of all the product itself. The launch edition has a really cool metal slipcase probably the only one of it's kind. We have had metal steelbooks sure but not a metal slipcase. Really cool. There is also a free japanese voice pack in the E-Shop you can download. Story - Pretty generic honestly, like PS2 Era JRPG storytelling. Have an evil kingdom who is doing evil stuff against the good kingdom... Insert main character here.... He goes on an adventure to save the kingdom from evil kingdom and bam there is your story. The lore is pretty intresting but the story itself just holds it back. It never gets into that level of final fantasy or tales games story telling. Gameplay - Plays out like a tales game, you can turn into a dragon! Which is awsome. There is like a FF7 materia system going on there for your wepons. No fast travel unfourtuntly, but not that bad as the maps themselfs are easy to run across. There is a random dungeon you can do for grinding. There are side quests but all those are is the basic "Kill this" or "Collect this" and thats it, nothing more meaningful than that. I guess the best part of the game is that you can date all the girls and you won't get punished for it. For those who are confused by original mode and refrain mode... Basically original mode is just the original story while in refrian mode you get 2 playable characters that are like villian characters.... Thats about it. So I just went with refrian mode to date the evil chick. Sound - Pretty good since one of the focuses of the game is about music, since all your party members items are actually instruments. So at least for sound is 5 out of 5 Graphics - It's like in between PS2-PS3 era anime style graphics. Not that bad seeing as it was a PS3 port from japan only. Conclusion - It's worth getting if only go play once, it's only like 49.99 anyways not even full priced. For a PS3 port it's pretty decent, at least until we get octopath traveler soon and that tales remaster for the switch.

A definitive remake of the ps3 game, for those who are new to the game I would recommend ignoring the suggestion to play the game in original mode as there is no new game plus. Instead play refrain mode and if spoilers are a concern avoid doing events with the extra characters.

This game is really awesome and even more so on the switch. Being able to take it anywhere and upgrade my characters on the go is so much fun. The story is pretty good and the graphics are what you'd get with a typical JRPG. Loving the combat system and customization .

A fun and interesting action RPG for the Switch. I enjoyed the story, characters and combat. While nothing groundbreaking, it is fun and enjoyable from beginning to end.

This game is definitely not raising the bar but for me it hit the spot for JRPG. Looks good, plays good, story is full of the usual tropes but I don’t mind.