In School Right Now

Right now I'm in school and I'm probably not suppose to be posting now, but I don't care. 360 reviews coming up later. I'm blocked out of the site I'm suppose to be working on so I'll post it now. Eternal Sonata is made by Namco-Bandai and it reminds me of the Tales series battle system. It's a turn based action RPG. There are no random encouters, all the enemies are seen walking around and you approach the ones you want to fight. You get 10 party members throughout the whole game and all play very different. You have Polka, who uses an umbrella, Allegretto uses a sword, and Chopin uses his baton. Basically, you're playing a dream that was created by Chopin on his deathbed. In the world, mineral powder is the best stuff around. It cures your aliments, but it turns you into a monster and the government is reaping in on it. Count Waltz is the man behind it all and you want to stop him. The story, for a JRPG, is very weak. The game is also so linear. There is no backtracking at all and that's a real shame. I missed a sidequest early in the game and now I'll have to play through it all again to do it. If you're not quick on the draw, the story will lose you'll have no more interest. The game does have an overall message, but I guess I didn't pick it up. I just completed ES this morning, and I gotta tell you, the ending is crazy. It's so strange, I can't describe it. It makes you think about everyone's purpose in life, I guess. And if you're looking for an epic last boss battle, look elsewhere. ES will take you at least 20-30 hours to complete. It took me 29 and I did the optional dungeon, which took 5 hours itself. The graphics in this game are breath taking, It's as artistic as any painting and it was a joy to look at and play. All in all, ES nails the gameplay and has amazing graphics, but the story didn't hook me and it's pretty short for a RPG. If you got a 360 and love RPGs, pick this up. You'll need it for your collection anyway. I even recommend this to fighting game fans, since that what it really is. My score would be an 8.6/10. I'll talk about Lost Odyssey next and then Infinite Undiscovery. After that, the action game get it scored. Until next time.