Much of the strategy of combat involves shoving opponents around on a 3x3 grid of a battlefield to stack damage on them. While the plot is fascinating on its own, it’s supported by some wonderful gameplay as well, with combat in particular having some really clever systems at work to keep things interesting. There are more twists and turns in the plot that I won’t reveal here, but suffice it to say that this game makes for an interesting twist on the “Groundhog Day loop”, though it’s less about repeating a single day than it is about returning to key decisions to find the best path forward. In doing so, repeatedly throughout his journey, Stocke can try to find the correct path through time and ultimately discover a way to end the desertification of the land that’s causing the war in the first place. When the mission goes poorly, the book magically enables Stocke to relive these events, giving him the opportunity to make different choices. The plot follows Stocke, a young operative for one of a pair of warring kingdoms who is mysteriously given a strange book before being sent out on a risky mission. The characters are all immensely likable, the overarching story is intriguing, and overall this game’s approach to the genre is inspired, seeming to play out almost like Chrono Trigger on a smaller scale. It helps that the writing in this game is excellent as well. While not all the voice acting here is quite on the same level (some more minor characters are a bit flat or cheesy), for the most part this is some of the best voice acting I’ve encountered in a JRPG. This is the work of Yoko Shimomura, well known for her work on the Kingdom Hearts franchise, though I would argue she may have outdone herself here creating some really beautiful instrumental pieces, as well as some lovely anime-style voiced songs.īeyond the music though, the voice acting for this game is impeccable, giving some really wonderful personality to this game’s characters through some surprisingly subtle line readings. Right from the start, this game’s beautiful soundtrack shines through. However, what absolutely shines in this remake is the sound. ![]() It’s quite charming, but it’s certainly not anything impressive for a Nintendo 3DS game. Oddly for a remake, Radiant Historia’s graphical presentation is still largely retro in style, seeming reminiscent of a cross between entries in the genre on the Super Nintendo and the original PlayStation, making use of pixel art graphics for its characters and simple 3D visuals for backgrounds. This remake adds new optional story content, new combat mechanics, new character artwork, a new fully-animated intro, additional voice acting, and various other tweaks to the game’s pacing and interface. Radiant Historia is a Turn-Based JRPG originally released on Nintendo DS in 2011 and remade for Nintendo 3DS in 2018 with the new subtitle Perfect Chronology.
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