Happy 15th anniversary to Eternal Sonata! I was only 13 when this game came out, but it blew my mind and it's been one of my absolute favorite games ever since. Such an underrated gem and an insanely creative fever dream (quite literally).
You'd never expect to play a turn based anime J-RPG about the dreams that iconic classical composer Frederic Chopin had on his death bed, but that's exactly what Eternal Sonata is.
The battle system is challenging and fun involving a unique light and darkness mechanic that still makes it one-of-a-kind to this day, the graphics are beautifully cell shaded and hold up even to this day being vibrantly colorful and detailed, the story is a deep, emotional metaphor for escapism and the acceptance of death and the OST is simply one of the best in the entire medium of gaming. Plus there's tons of cool classical music references all over the world and characters which makes it even more interesting if you're a big music lover. So much creativity and passion went into making this game and it shows by being such a one-of-a-kind experience even 15 years later.
I love everything about Eternal Sonata, it's a masterpiece and one of my absolute favorite J-RPGs and it's a shame there's never been a modern port because more people deserve to experience this underrated masterpiece and I myself would kill to replay it as well.
You'd never expect to play a turn based anime J-RPG about the dreams that iconic classical composer Frederic Chopin had on his death bed, but that's exactly what Eternal Sonata is.
The battle system is challenging and fun involving a unique light and darkness mechanic that still makes it one-of-a-kind to this day, the graphics are beautifully cell shaded and hold up even to this day being vibrantly colorful and detailed, the story is a deep, emotional metaphor for escapism and the acceptance of death and the OST is simply one of the best in the entire medium of gaming. Plus there's tons of cool classical music references all over the world and characters which makes it even more interesting if you're a big music lover. So much creativity and passion went into making this game and it shows by being such a one-of-a-kind experience even 15 years later.
I love everything about Eternal Sonata, it's a masterpiece and one of my absolute favorite J-RPGs and it's a shame there's never been a modern port because more people deserve to experience this underrated masterpiece and I myself would kill to replay it as well.