Resonance of Fate

Resonance of Fate is a console role-playing game that in Japan under the name End of Eternity (Japaneseエンド オブ エタニティ, Endo obu Etaniti ) was published on 28 January 2010. It was published under Sega, was developed by Tri- Ace. On March 16, the release in North America was followed, on 26 March, the publication in the European market. Resonance of Fate belongs to the steampunk genre and is available on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Action

Backdrop

Resonance of Fate takes place in the distant future, when the Earth suffers a drastic environmental change. For unknown reasons, have toxins that cause cancer, contaminated soil and water. Mankind could not adapt to the changes and died. The survivors built a gigantic anchored in the ground construct called Basel, an environment- cleaning machine that would clean the air within; the Zenith system. A civilization began around Basel itself to building by building a city on the tower. In order to survive the cancer, the lives of the people were tied to quartz and linked to the Zenith system, making them immune to disease and mutation, but also means that they are forced into the city to stay and that they have a fixed lifetime.

The civilization began gradually to grow around Basel and the people even moved eventually into the interior of the machine itself and its core, which meant that the tower protrudes far from the planet's surface. Over the centuries, people built levels around the core and built villages, towns, and even theme parks and landmarks. However, Basel has been existing for so long that people have forgotten why they live there, or that there is ever a world outside of Basel. The Cardinals, extolling the political / religious leaders and Basel and its machinery, built their luxurious property at the highest levels of Basel, in the monster -free " Chandelier ", while the lower classes is accumulated around the base and the stem.

History

In her role as PMF ( Private Military Company ) the group to Vashyron, Zephyr and Leanne must fulfill orders for their customers, and thereby learns the hidden truth about Basel.

Characters

Zephyr (ゼファー, ZEFA ): growth in a seminary on. Some years ago he was involved in an incident in which he met Vashyron, who was commissioned to strike him down. He is now in force Vashyrons as hunters of the party. It is spoken in the Japanese version of Hiro Shimono and in English by Scott Menville.

Vashyron (ヴァシュロン, Vashuron ): his livelihood deserve as leader of a fighter group, by adopting a variety of missions. He was the only survivor of a major military attack under the command of a Cardinal. He is voiced by Ken Narita in the Japanese original and by Nolan North in the English version.

Leanne (リーンベル, Rīnberu for Reanbell ): A young lady who lives with Zephyr and Vashyron. She learned to know Zephyr when she tried to take his own life, and has since Vashyrons Hunter Hunter joined group. Spoken it is by Aya Endou in the Japanese version and Jessica DiCicco in the English version.

Combat system

Instead of fighting as usual J- RPG with swords and magic in turn-based battles, their use in Resonance of Fate firearms. You control each character alternately in real time over the field while your opponent attack at fixed intervals. The fights fall very tactically and each step should be carefully considered, even just a false step could decide the game.

Criticism

It is widely criticized that Resonance of Fate, the story too little is driving. Each of the 16 main missions ( a mission per chapter) would be launched by a video and completed by another, otherwise there is the game of the side missions.

Furthermore, criticizes the dreariness and sterility of the dungeons, because they fall mostly very gray and unimaginative from. In contrast, cities and environments are praised by the loving design in the steampunk style.

However, the battle system is revolutionary and could almost even the most meticulous critic change his mind, because it is considered extremely tactically challenging.

Also to mention would be the very high scale of difficulty (not changeable ). It is now already as one of the most serious role-playing games of all time.