![]() The game goes further to flesh out the characters with its dating sim-like After Break system. ![]() ![]() Glimpses of their personalities can be gleaned from the facial expressions of their portraits, the tones of their voices and how they speak, and their movements and actions during cutscenes as well as in battle. Although sadly some of the characters' traits and personalities are lost in translation (or rather lack thereof), most of them are distinct, have their fair share of quirks, and are likable. Anyone else think those monsters look like Legendary Pokémon?Īlso much like the first two games, the real enjoyment of the story comes not from the plot, but from the characters and character interaction. Much like the first two games, there is a large number of light-hearted, often goofy scenes between the characters, but it doesn't seem to be tongue-in-cheek like the first game was. If there are any interesting twists of JRPG conventions, they cannot be divined by merely watching scenes and understanding little of the text. He soon joins the Ulgard Academy for magic knights like himself, and eventually uncovers the reason behind the Felicia's ruthless search for Eyes.įrom what can be gathered without having a basic knowledge of Japanese, there isn't much, if anything, to the basic plot that hasn't been done before. These Eyes grant humans magical powers, which main character Refi experiences for himself after Felicia attack his village and kill his best friend. In the world of Luminous Arc 3, there is an on-going war between humans and fairy-like creatures called Felicia over the power of Eyes. However, only a basic assessment can be made of the story, so that section should be taken with a grain of salt. It improves upon a few things from its predecessor, especially its battle system. What if said fan can't read or understand much, if any, Japanese? As this fan found out, the game is not only quite playable without understanding much of the language, but rather enjoyable for the most part. So what is an English-speaking fan of the series to do? Import and play the Japanese game of course. It seems very unlikely that Atlus USA or any other publisher will release the game now. However, almost two years have passed since the game’s Japanese release and the 3DS is already out. ![]() After all, the first two games were released here and while neither one was a runaway hit, they fared decently and are considered something of a cult classic series. Less voice acting than in previous games.Įveryone and their pet Kopin probably assumed that Luminous Arc 3: Eyes would be released in North America within a year of its Japanese release. ![]()
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