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Enchanted Arms (2006)

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Enchanted Arms

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Average rating
(51%)
 
Developers: FROM SOFTWARE
Genres: Xbox 360
Number of players: 1-2
Released: September 08, 2006
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Enchanted Arms is the long awaited introduction of the Japanese style Fantasy Role Playing game to the Xbox 360. At least that's what people are saying - though FInal Fantasy has been available on the platform for some time already. But Enchanted Arms is certainly the first all-new and platform exclusive RPG on the 360 - and that in itself is cause for celebration. And Enchanted Arms is an excellent example of the genre to boot.

In Enchanted Arms, players take part in an epic adventure across a game world filled with magic and demons. Our hero Atsuma and his party travel across the land trying to rescue his friends and defeat the demons and monsters threatening to destroy the world he knows. As he travels, he must take part in battles that make use of an original and unique development of the familiar RPG battle mechanic. The use of a grid-based battle system adds an extra level of strategy to each battle you fight. The game looks gorgeous, and offers up to 50 hours of playing time.

As well as the typical RPG elements such as characters to meet and interact with, skills and money to collect and experience to amass, Enchanted Arms also has Golems. These are robot characters that Atsuma can build and add to his battle group as he progresses through the game. Different Golems have different strengths and weaknesses - much like 'human' characters of the game, choosing the right characters to include in your battle party can make the difference between a glorious win or an ignominious defeat.

Enchanted Arms is sure to be a raging success with fans of the RPG genre, carrying enough of the usual elements to be familiar, but adding its own special twist of battle strategy.

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20 out of 28 people found the following review helpful:


Disapointing

IanLov from from Dunoon, 22nd March, 2007

I rented this hoping it would be like final fantasy however its not of the same quality by far. The game is far more monotonous than any Final Fantasy i have played and the graphics are not much to write home about. This games is only worth a rent.

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10 out of 10 people found the following review helpful:


Not THAT bad... really

Arakazi from from Scotland, 18th March, 2008

Well... ok the music is bad and the graphics are just dull and some of the characters are annoying and the storyline is kinda bad. But for some reason I found this game highly playable. I also found the achievments very easy to obtain. In less than 30 hours of gameplay you can get the full 1k. If you like J-RPGs you might enjoy it so long as you are not expecting something with high production value.

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7 out of 7 people found the following review helpful:


A decent rent for RPG nuts.

Grahame from Scotland, 25th May, 2007

Enchanted Arms is next generation in visuals alone with gameplay stuck firmly in the last gen of RPG games. If you didn't like Final Fantasy 10 or games of a similar ilk I would advise you to stop reading now. This is a game for those already drilled in turn based combat. The characters all have lovely floppy hair and big anime eyes that will immediately please any JRPG fan. The voice acting can be slightly grating at times but this can be skipped through and is only a minor complaint. The questing itself is fairly linear and there is virtually no backtracking whatsoever. The battle system however is intruiging, with the game using a grid based system for movement and attacks. listening to the tutorials (they are somewhat boring though) is important as they disclose how to use cover effectively, essential for hiding weaker members of your party from a sudden death. All in all Enchanted Arms is a reasonable game that does not excel in any area but does not fail miserably either. Definately worth a try for RPG starved 360 gamers before Blue Dragon and others arrive.

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5 out of 5 people found the following review helpful:


RPG by numbers

A Customer from Liverpool, England, 29th September, 2006

If Final Fantasy X was the missing link in gaming for you then, the formula is well and truly alive and well in this latest offering. You see the usual: pretty boy manga-esque characters in day-glo outfits, repetitive random encounters with baddies, enough stats to maintain any geeky conversation with regard to levelling up and the merits of might versus magic. It does stand out for its next-gen graphical tweaks and movies, and also its amusing tongue-in-cheek characters. I would say if you a novice to the genre you won't really get the appeal straight away, but there's plenty here for you to say goodbye to a good few hours of your life...

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Most recent reviews


terrible

A Customer from Hyde, 26th May, 2008

dont rent this you have been warned

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very dissapointed

pepekh from from Waltham Cross, 21st May, 2008

very long to get started, and alot of talking and no gameplay, conrols are not very easy to get to grips with either would not rate this game to people

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Seemingly unplayable

Alistair9 from from Cambridge, 14th March, 2008

I saw the reviews for this and having a bit of a soft spot for the underdog I gave it a go. I can't confess to getting more than about 15 minutes in before conceding that I was better off sending the DVD back and getting another game. Whoever endeared me into thinking this was a great underdog to FF game has some explaining to do!

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