Record of the Agarest War
 

I'm surprised no one has posted about this yet 0_0

Dating sim combined with SRPG combined with baby making (generations). You get your sauna scene, marriage scene, etc, etc...

Not sure how the game is going to be yet but it looks like a fun time. It's out for the 360 in europe and coming to the US PSN on the 9th or so.

It's just a translation, no voice overs or anything so all jap except eng subs

my copy is somewhere crossing atlantic assuming it did get caught up in that postal strike UK is having atm, otherwise I woulld posted something about. what are your initial impression about it so far if you have played it

Haven't tried it yet, I live in Canada so I am waiting for it to come to PSN. Dunno if I will get it right away because of MW2. I'm not a big shooter fan but that game looks fun and borderlands has me craving fps action.

Anyways I guess even the Japanese don't have all the info about the game out even though it's been out for like 2 years over there 0_0. I am referring to getting the scenes with girls that is...

It's actually mentioned a few times over in the PS3 thread. It's just too bad my copy arrived on the same day Dragon Age did, and so my CE box is still unopened lol.

playing it atm, really nice game wish they are selling a guide to it since kinda want the true ending. The LE art book is quite nice as well, ordered it from game.co.uk. Quite ecchi but i don't mind it as well came with a couple of postcards and a normal poster.

I like the way they just translated the game instead of having english dub but thats just my opinon, should do it with every game imo lol.

Kinda wished i started in Hard mode straight away but i guess it doesn't matter that much since i'll just replay it later on if i am bothered lol, still need to finish off cross edge as well which i've had for ages >.>

Just wondering will be there any difference between the NA and the europe since its two different companies publishing it.

I just got my copy off of PSN. Was a big download and took for EVER to install. Loving it so far.

THIS GAME NEEDS MORE LOVE!!!

anyone knows which chapter I can get leonhardt back? I'm only at the 2nd gen aiming for true end.

I don't think you get Leonhardt back at all, since the idea here is that the main hero of the second generation is his son, with the third generation hero being Leonhardt's grandson and so forth.

you need to get some kind of revival book, can't remember how but u can get it in each generation. So when ur in the 2nd generation, u find a book to revive the 1st generation people however you have to pay a fee to revive them i think.

Its been awhile since i completed it check gamefaqs i know theres a guide on the revival of the characters

It's in the first forest dungeon of generation 2, additionally the cost of reviving hero/heroines increases to their total level prior being revived, but even then it isn't so much of a big deal.

On another note currently "beaten" gen4, in the sense I just need to go to the pillar and choose my gen5 protagonist (Passive Float Willpower is tempting) but I'm sorta finishing up titles before I progress. So far personally the title is an okay title, nothing great, nothing major, but that's fine I wasn't expecting much out of it - just another SRPG to kill time with that doesn't involve grinding out stats or levels since that bores me (D3), I'm not that much of a munchkin.

The story plot points for generations are pretty "myeh" at times, Leo's whole motivation for being revived was pretty out there. Ladius... Christ that was a boring protagonist. Thoma was pretty awesome, shame the previous two protagonists weren't as fleshed as he was. Duran was just a jerkass facade, not sure about the next/last protagonist. Character development is thrown out there, but sometimes its just to move the plot forward or just the romance subplots, secondary characters tend to get the shaft every so often, it was only until generation 4 were those sub characters didn't entirely feel tacked onto the story.

But like I said before, I wasn't expecting much from this game so I won't hound it. In the very least it's still a more enjoyable experience than say Xenosaga II.

What I want to know is why the Xbox360 version is getting a hard disk release, while PS3 owners can only get it through PSN download? (barring getting the JP disc) Plus that means the Xbox360 owners get a bunch of extras the PS3 owners don't. :(

And does the US version have a Japanese voice option? If not, that makes it clear if I want to import or download it.

afaik, there's no eng dub only japanese. also, even though we don't get the bd release on the bright side, downloading it cost less, but, the space it takes is enormous.

I didn't play much yet, but it's better than expected.

Just hit the 5th Generation and now I'm bored to death with practically no more plot to speak off.

You are aware that you can get the EU version for less then the US version (it'd cost somewhere between $25-30 for the standard edition) although you'll get screwed on the DLC (which you won't get)

I've just hit the 2nd generation and bored already. All the battles felt like it's recycled from previous ones.

While i agree this isn't exactly the greatest game ever, i find it very fun and enjoyable. Highly customizable characters, multiple difficulties choice, many skills and combinations and the plot is not quite good but the characters makes it fun. I'll give it 9/10

Record of Agarest War 2 got announced for Ps3 in this weeks Famitsu.

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Scans for it(credit goes to Kaich621 from GameFAQS)

http://www.imagebam.com/image/a4f9fa83825024

http://www.imagebam.com/image/4f5bbf83840460

The ROAW 2 gameplay looks similar to cross edge somehow... now I'll just wait for its prequel to be localized, but, I won't get my hopes up on that happening.

is the DLC worth it? I like the idea of having a physical disc, especially with HD failure rates being what they are.

More images and the 1st heroines(once again credit goes to Kaich621)

http://www.imagebam.com/image/6913bf84308716

click next images for more images...man i must've been spreading this for 4 times now, somehow it makes me sad

I actually inquired about DLC for the European version, Ghostlight tell me there is DLC planned. When it comes out I should be one of the first to know.

Got myself stuck in a fight I couldn't win on Normal in the first generation, so I regretfully forced myself to start again on Easy. Married Fyuria and started the second generation tonight. Nice artwork. :P

Well it seems you aren't the first to know as a mass load of DLC showed up on the playstation store in yesterdays update.

There's no threads for other Agarest Senki games?

Btw anyone seen the recent auctions for one of their dakimakura? It's going above 70k yen...

Lavinia is the best girl entirely.

Pfft, Fyuria and Sherufanir ftw, I like Lavina though, just in her generation. Best girl is the one that's been there since the beginning and is NOT a Leonhardt projectionist ala Ellis, Dyshania.

I did Fyuria -> Sherufanir -> Lavinia -> wing chick

What!? No gothic loli for generation 4? And you didn't get the true ending I take it?

Im not into lolis. and im still on G4, havent played in a while. dont like any of the G4's really, just pickin the wing girl for the son.

I presume Ryu-Ryu is the gothic loli? :heh:

I also agree with you. Dyshana is the best.... Actually I have a hard time choosing between her and Lavinia to be honest. :heh: Too bad I never got my LeonhardtxDyshana ending...

Of course I'm fond of Ellis too, specifically for lines like these:

"Maybe you should go meet those ancestors, they may teach you a thing or too."

imo
Canon Pairings
G1 - Fyuria: their son acts so much like both of them
G2 - Sherufanir: their son acts like his mom so simular its scary
G3 - Lavinia: Dont get me started on how their son acts soo much like his mom XD

This is exactly what I did :heh:

It's funny how we usually have the same taste in women XD

A little late to the party, I picked up this game in January and I'm finally nearing the end of the TRUE END.

Here's my impressions:

Pros:
Character Portraits are great.
Character sprites are well animated.
Story is very enjoyable.
Playing through 5 generations is quite rare and refreshing.
Voice acting is awesome
Like the psuedo dating sim and being able to choose your wives for each gen.

Cons:
I'm not a big fan of having the move and attacks be separate phases.
"Random" fights can take too long. I've clocked roughly 200hours so far.
Some things are explained well without looking for hints in a guide, like obtaining the true end, and I went through 2 gens before figuring out how to get Active Skills.
The CG cutscenes variate in quality too much. A good number of them feels too amateuristic, they should've had the character designer draw the cutscenes.
Oh, the 3D assets are out right terrible... especially the forest maps... You can't always tell where you can or can't walk...


That's about it... I think I'm forgetting some things... oh well.

Anyway, not accounting for how much Voice Acting there is in the game, but this can easily be on a handheld.

i hope for a 3DS argrest war XD

I cant wait for Zero and the sequal to the first one. I still feel bad about the story :( I wanted to be with Lavinia more...

Yeah, she was a great Tsundere, the moment I saw her I knew I wanted to marry her :heh:

You are going to live to regret this statement when she hits you and makes you do all the housework.

Pfft u don't know her at all then, she's extremely dere when it comes down to the guy she loves. :P

She wears a mask just like thoma, she has been ridiculed by everyone because of what she is. So she keeps people at bay so she's not hurt more. Once thoma does the manliest speech ever she lightens up to him greatly. Still wearing the mask a bit. Thoma wears the goofball mask to hide his feelings toward his destiny..which is far worse than any other protag.

There's a reason she is the default/canon wifr and s shown on the cover XP

Wasn't Zero released the 14th June in US ? I was expecting some news to know whether I import it or not.

As for the girl :

Fuurya ( tsundere are my weak points ) => Sherufanir => Hmm the dark elve ... Melvira maybe ? => Ryuryu ... And there i'm blocked at the 4 kuro kishi, GAAAH, I will play it soon again to finish it, I need to know whether I have the Dyshana ending or no !!

The Record of Agarest War Zero should be released by now, I'm waiting for my preorder copy at the moment. Yeah I had to get it, where else can I merry an elf anyway? ;)