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Eternal Sonata
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Eternal Sonata is a fantasy RPG developed by tri-Crescendo that tells an alternate history story of Frédéric Chopin's final moments.
5 ★ (8)
4 ★ (22)
3 ★ (6)
2 ★ (2)
1 ★ (1)

Yes, it's strange. Play it.

I love the music of Frederic Chopin. He is my favorite composer of piano music, no contest. But when I saw that there was a game where he was a playable character? Well, I thought that was strange. Bu… Read more

Game Review for “Eternal Sonata” (Xbox 360) – Highly Recommended

Eternal Sonata came out some time ago, but as with many games, I missed it due to the high volume of games that I attempt to play. Every year there is a stack of un-played games that just seems to get… Read more

A charming, beautiful game that is saved by its co-op

This game comes with a story. My first entry into next-gen gaming was with the Xbox 360, and it happened a few months after I got married. When we picked up the system a Gamestop was having a "Buy 2 g… Read more

fantasie impromptu

Eternal Sonata é um JRPG que se destaca em seu cenário, com uma historia envolvente, trilha sonora magnífica (graças ao brilhante Fryderyk Chopin) e um sistema de batalha muito agradável de jogar! Pol… Read more

hmmmmmmm

this game started out being quite fun!! i was immediately in love with its interestingly difficult battle styles. however, once i had adjusted to it it became clear that this game is nothing more than… Read more

Preachy, Learning, Doable

This game has it's good points: 1. The achievement points are doable, even though they take almost 2 full playthroughs to get. Most of the achievements are for storyline points, although the most weig… Read more

The True Xbox 360 RPG

WARNING: May contain Spoilers and/or Bad Language! I first heard of this game as "Trusty Bell" and didn't think anything of it because it was a music RPG. After playing the demo on Xbox LIVE, I was ve… Read more

Review From a S-Rank Perspective

So the other day I finally finished my S-Rank on Eternal Sonata. It took me 32~ hours on my first playthrough, and 27~ hours on my second. I believe I got to see and experience pretty much everything… Read more

A classic that proved the Xbox 360 could handle JRPGs.

In the spirit of full disclosure, I will say I have a biased towards this game as I am a lover of classical music and Chopin happens to be one of my favorite composers. Considering the game revolves a… Read more

A wonderful escape into a world of color, music, and simple charm

Eternal Sonata, from Japanese developer tri-Crescendo, is a game that offers you a world of fantasy, wonder, and undeniable charm. Having mostly played only western RPGs, a JRPG like this was bit of a… Read more

An ultimately enjoyable, if light, jRPG

It's hard to find a place to start when talking about Eternal Sonata. On one hand, it leaves a great first impression by offering an aesthetically and musically brilliant world to fall into, yet on th… Read more

Beautiful icing on a rancid cake

There are tons of reviews and product descriptions so I'm only going to go into things that I praise or dislike. I won't dwell on specifics about the story or game play mechanics, since you’ve likely… Read more

Symphonic Bliss

I try to like JRPGs, I really do! The outstanding art design prevalent in them and the epic story scope always get me hyped about different JRPGs, but, in the end, I just get bored with them, and unfo… Read more

A charming and colorful JRPG with a very different story

Eternal Sonata defies description in many ways although it very much follows in the traditional footsteps of Japanese RPGs. Alot of credit goes to Tri-Crescendo for crafting a game around a story that… Read more

An RPG masterpiece with historical flavor

Bandai Namco’s Eternal Sonata is a game that I was reluctant to play at first. It had amazing graphics, but I was worried about the content of the story. The mediocre reviews the game received gave me… Read more

Eternal Sonata was a linear mess with repetitive combat.

I had alot of fun with Eternal Sonata.. for the first two chapters. I was expecting a game that started off with a couple main characters, and then you followed through with them til the end. That did… Read more

Slightly innovative turn-based JRPG still gets repetititve

Eternal Sonata features absolutely marvelous piano music, and a story that shows parallels with Chopin's live in the Polish "great emigration". The entire storyline is absolutely ingeneous, even thoug… Read more

Eternal Sonata Review....

Eternal Sonata is a typical JRPG with gorgeous cel-shaded graphics, and a unique combat system. First of all... If you don't like JRPGs stop reading this review, because this game will do nothing to c… Read more

Eternal Sonata: A classic game for fans of JRPGs

Eternal Sonata is a Japanese roleplaying game of the Xbox 360, which is simply adorable. It plays in a similar way to many other games in the genre, but adds a few new twists in terms of it combat sys… Read more

Eternal Sonata - Cheesy but playable

If you enjoy sweet, even sappy, JRPGs where the world shines like a sort of CG animated Candy Land then Eternal Sonata is likely the game for you. However, if you're somewhat ambivalent toward the mor… Read more

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