Eternal Sonata – Released This Week!

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Publisher: Namco Bandai Games
Developer: Tri-Crescendo
Platform: PLAYSTATION®3 Computer Entertainment System
Genre: Turn-Based Action RPG
Players: Single-Player with 1-3 Local Players in Battle
Rating: “T” for Teen

Released on Blu-ray Disc: OUT NOW

OVERVIEW

On his deathbed, the famous composer, Chopin, drifts between this life and the next. In his final hours, he experiences a fantastical dream where he encounters a young girl facing a terrible destiny and the boy who will fight to save her. On the border between dreams and reality, Chopin discovers the light that shines in all of us in this enduring tale of good and evil, love and betrayal.

Developed by Tri-Crescendo and featuring the music of Chopin, Eternal Sonata delivers amazingly detailed 3D graphics, a captivating storyline with over 30 hours of gameplay and an innovative action battle system.

STORYLINE

It was a world of dreams…

Late on the night of October 16, 1849, in an apartment at 12 Place Vendome in the heart of Paris, Frédéric François Chopin, known as the poet of the piano, dreams his last dream while lying in his sickbed. It is a dream of a beautiful, magical world, like something from a fairy tale.

In that world, those with incurable illnesses are able to harness the power of magic. He encounters a young girl facing a terrible destiny and the boy who will fight to save her. Though he first thought that this world is just a fantasy, an illusion created by his mind, Chopin realizes that there might be more to this place.

A world of vivid colors. A world that feels so real. Can this truly be just a dream?

FEATURES

• Custom-Made for Next-Gen: Enjoy amazing, high-definition, anime style cel-shading and high quality textures shine to truly deliver an awesome next gen experience.
• Innovative Battle System: Battle using a unique hybrid turn based/action RPG system that combines free-roam and turn-based action (up to three players during battle).
• Strategic Use of Light and Darkness: Adjust your battle strategy in the ongoing struggle between light and darkness. Beware of enemies lurking in the shadows, as their stats – attacks and potency – will change, as will their physical form. Lure them out into the light or destroy them there in the cloak of darkness. Also, change your special attacks depending on whether you are in the light….or in the dark.
• Dramatic and Evolving Storyline: Experience a deeply moving story focusing on the enduring struggle between good and evil all while taking place in a dream during the final 3 hours of world-famous music composer Frederic Chopin’s life.
• Mesmerizing Music: Listen as world-renowned pianist Stanislav Bunin performs Chopin’s original compositions, which are a key element in the environment and story of Eternal Sonata.