The detailed 2D sprites show up very brightly against the backdrops and make the game easy on the eyes for long stretches of time, even when playing an old “fat” DS.
The design and color palette make the world quite immersive. The polygon environments are the smoothest and most detailed I have ever seen in a DS RPG. Playing in a well-lit area is best to marvel at the game’s graphics. Step 2: Play Radiant Historia in a well-lit area. The decision for classic “silence” was a sound one indeed. If I heard the usual crop of anime voice actors, skilled as they are, reciting the dialogue, I would have enjoyed the story a lot less and not been able to take it as seriously. The game has no voice acting in it, and I think it’s better for it. And Radiant Historia’s music goes beyond that by also transcending the limitations of the hardware to become something truly special.Īnother great decision in the sound department lies not in what is heard, but in what isn’t heard. When music makes me stop playing just to listen to the track loop a few times, I’m impressed. While Radiant Historia’s music may not be quite as memorable as Uematsu’s and Mitsuda’s masterpieces, the fact that it brought about such lofty comparisons is high praise indeed. In much the same way, the quality of Radiant Historia’s soundtrack is head and shoulders above many soundtracks on the bigger consoles and their more robust audio capabilities. It leaves every other DS RPG soundtrack in the dust! I felt like a child back in the 1990s, playing Final Fantasy VI or Chrono Trigger for the first time and marveling at how stirring the music was, “primitive” MIDI format be damned! Even with the advanced audio capabilities of modern gaming, those soundtracks remain some of the greatest things I’ve ever heard. The music is simply beautiful across the board and makes filet mignon out of the hamburger that is the DS’s limited sound chip. Playing this game with good headphones is important, because Yoko Shimomura knocks the soundtrack out of the park. Step 1: Insert a pair of quality headphones into your DS. Allow me to outline those steps I took and maybe you’ll see why Atlus’s latest gem is worthy of a little special treatment. This is one of those games that encouraged me to take extra steps to make an enjoyable experience a truly special one. Please check our Upcoming Releases Wiki Page as well (and help add info if you would like).I’ll come right out and say it: Radiant Historia is one of the best JRPGs I’ve been tasked to review since joining the RPGFan staff in 2004. To tag, use the "!" button on New Reddit, or use >! and !!X kills Y! The r/JRPG Wiki The Complete JRPG list List of Female Main Characters <Ī list that is about noting down every Female Main Character in JRPGs, started by the community, and we always welcome people helping us keeping it up to date. Posts tagged as Spoiler that do not say the game name(s) in the title must still use spoiler tags in the body of the post.Ĭomments containing spoilers must specify the game being spoiled outside of the hidden spoiler text. Use spoiler tags if needed (important events/twists/bosses/etc). Users who don't fulfill this requirement may use the Weekly Media Thread. Please check the Developers are exempt in the Rules Clarification Page Here. Users must also be active in r/JRPG.ĭevelopers are exempt from this rule. No excessive promotion.Ī poster must have 9 worthwhile/substantive comments on other users' threads for every 1 promotional post and limit themselves to 1 per 7 days (even sharing of others' works).
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