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Great for JRPG fans

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 18 / 20
Date: July 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I'd first like to say that I have played through the whole game, unlike the reviewers before me. I'd also like to mention that this is very much a JRPG (linear-style, turn based role-playing game), so if that's not your cup of tea, you might want to give this title a pass.

That aside, Enchanted Arms is a worthy opening act for traditional RPGs on the PS3. The graphics are pretty good, though hardly ambitious. The quality of the cinematic sequences are likely to give Square-Enix a run for their money. Thankfully, the game gives the user a choice between the English voice acting and the original Japanese (most English redubs are fairly poor, and this game is no exception). But what people really care about in a JRPG is characters, plot, and combat.

The characters start off as nothing special. In fact, they are stereotypes through and through. A few past reviews were exceptionally turned off by a lesser character during the opening and tutorials; that character quickly leaves the plot, but I happened to find his antics amusing (and opening the game with a homosexual character is quite progressive in my opinion). The story is fairly generic to start off, but develops a subtle complexity that is actually quite refreshing when compared to the epic plots of the Final Fantasy series. This, I think, helps the character development some, as any development (particularly in the case of Atsuma, the protagonist) is surprising. Even without Atsuma's torturous inner struggles/demons, the other characters still play an active role and are far more three-dimensional than the game would have you initially believe. Combat has been built from the ground up, and the result is a unique experience. It combines the elements of strategy RPGs in the vein of Ogre Battle and Final Fantasy Tactics, with the simple turn-based elements of traditional JRPGs. In addition to your natural party, you can build a team of golems (monsters, essentially) to assist in combat. The mix of strategy and action helps this game stand on its own amongst the competition.

I for one think that this title doesn't get nearly the amount of respect it deserves. If you enjoy a classic RPG, check this game out. If you can't be patient for an hour and let the game develop, it's certainly not for you.

Good value for $20. Game improves after first hour.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 11 / 13
Date: September 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The main thing that Enchanted Arms is guilty of is having a slow intro and an obnoxious character. I found myself frowning for the first 1-2 hours of this game, but then enjoyed it greatly after that. The majority of the poor ratings this game has gotten come from people who played it 15-30 minutes. Don't trust those reviews.
Graphics - Graphics are mediocre for next-gen, but look good if you are coming from a PS2.
Sound - Decent voice acting for the most part, typical RPG music fare.
Gameplay - Deep battle system requires much thought and planning, each individual battle feels like a fast paced Tactics battle. I recommend this game based on gameplay and battle systme alone.

Is this game great? Probably not. But for 20$ it fills the gap of RPG's that the next-gen systems are currently feeling.

Great Value for Twenty Bucks!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 15
Date: August 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

As soon as I put the game in my PS3 I thought, "Oh God, all the reviews I read about this game are right..." and I kept playing the game and I was right. What surprised me was how much fun I had playing this game despite its many flaws. I definitely wouldn't have paid full price, but believe it or not this IS a surprisingly fun game if you are a JRPG fan, and at 20 bucks you really can't go wrong.

This game is not so bad at all

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I actually enjoyed this game. The storyline was pretty deep and interesting. The battle system had a lot of faults but what game in the rpg world has been perfect. There is a lot to do in this game and although many people are complaining about the back tracking, I remember the days when we had no choice but to backtrack. I think the back tracking is sometimes really good for building up your characters levels. I will say some of the bosses are extremely difficult, but if you train your characters to a level above what it is suppose to be, you will be fine. If anyone is a fan of rpg's, then I believe you will appreciate this one. It's not the best, but it is certainly not the worse.

Save your money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: January 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I hadn't heard very good things about Enchanted Arms, but I was still amazed when I saw the game. I'm doubtless I'll get killed on "was this review helpful for you", but I wasted my time and money on this game, and hopefully I can help someone avoid the same mistake.

The opening cinematic was impressive. Throughout the game the graphics were par-level for other current games. Overall, it's a unabashed Final Fantasy rip-off. The character dialogue was ridiculous and the translations were not quite right. The game broke no new ground in gameplay.

Other reviewers have noted that the game became more fun after an hour or two of play. Suffering through 15 minutes of the character deciding what he wanted for lunch, although I continued to play, I'm afraid I reached the point of no return on this game. The plot is directionless and rittled with cliche. The most incriminating part of the game is wading through the "story" by watching two characters speak to each other. They aren't even animated. They move their arms and their mouths making generic motions that are supposed to simulate them speaking, I guess. Story elements like character development were skillfully hidden amidst all the lame dialogue. I didn't know they made games this bad still (that weren't a movie-to-game scenerio). I'm a big RPG fan, but I felt like my time might be better spent on nearly anything else. There are other excellent games as alternatives to this one.

As a side note: My 10 year old nephew loves the game as it's a big step up from Pokemon. I'm not so sure.

Great RPG game for PS3

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: August 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I realy enjoyed this PS3 video game. I thought the graphics and music were great and the story line was quite good, what you find in most RPG games, but with it's own twist. It's has a turn-based fighting system, which I enjoy and the ability to level your party members up into powerful charactors. All four of my main characters were level 92, with over 5000 HP, each, when I entered the final boss battle. The game offered a challange wihout being too difficult. There was a great diversity in different locations and dungeons so you didn't feel like you were constantly repeating the same thing over and over. The game has a great map system which was very useful. I didn't find anything offensive in the game, maybe annoying, but not enough to dislike this great game. I especially enjoyed the feature that allowed saving the game progress any place on the map. I would recommend this video game to anyone who enjoys a great RPG. I rated the game 4-stars because, as good as it is for an early PS3 RPG, I expected even better. I've seen previews of some upcomming PS3 Action/Adventure & RPG video games which look great. The future is looking better for the Sony PS3 RPG gamers.

Its not too bad

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 20
Date: July 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Ive already play this game and is not to bad, i think people criticise too much this game, but the game its fun.

japanese style game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: August 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a japanese style game, anyone like wild arm, shining force, and those game that never get good review from Americans should enjoy this so much just as halo2. This is the best next generation RPG right now. though it may not the best RPG, it still very nice just because the graphic are so many improved. Loading time is a bit longer but accetable.
Also, The first two hour gaming is boring just like many other japanese game, But once you pass the intruduction part, you will enjoy the world of this game and story line even the translator not perfect.
This game worth 20 dollar so much, please dont skip this, and play this more than 2 hours and see what i am talking about. But you have to be person who like level up and RPGs. Anyone who think obilivion is a RPG game(no level up progress) should not buy this seriesly.

Terrible game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 11
Date: July 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game has bad graphics, bad music, and bad gameplay. The voice acting is horrible! The characters are horrible! Additionally, the font they use in this game is too thin and blurry to be seen clearly on a medium sized television.

The only positive feature that this game does have is smooth controls. Beyond that, I can only say that the graphics are better in game, such as when you are walking around the city or in combat than in the stills and conversations, though not up to the level where I could identify it as a next gen game. The graphics for the conversations, some of the cutscenes, stills, ect. are much worse. They are extremely bad looking.

Avoid this game at all costs.

Great RPG for gamers who enjoy Character Interactions

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: July 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

To me what makes a role playing game good is character development, and that is what makes this game so great. At first I was skeptical about how Enchanted Arm would pan out, but 5 minutes into the game I was enjoying the character interaction and as I progress, the character development made it worth every penny spent. I am glad I didn't buy it immediately after it was released as I only spent $18 on my copy. I have about 6 hours into the game and I know there is a lot more gaming left. I think this is a great PS3 RPG for $20 or less.

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