I'll be honest i was very skeptical going into this game, i mean a dating sim/rpg, i had no clue what to expect. But when it was all said and done this game was one of the best on PS. Most people will say how cool the dating part of the game was, and make no mistake about it, it was a very nice addition, but what really stood out was the best voice acting an rpg has ever had. 12 hours of beautifully done voice overs is something that can bring a tear to your eye. Besides a short quest & the absolute worst battle system in the history of rpg's, this is a game that can't be missed by rpg fans.

The story to this game is very nice, and while not the best part of the game, it's good enough to keep you interested, which is really all that matters. The story starts out in "Kant" a pretty peaceful town, but when the Dark Acolytes hit Kant the sh%$ hits the fan. Driven out of his town a boy named Meis travels to Boyzby where he meets the girl of his dreams in Sodina, and her brother the great spirit blacksmith Jyabil. This is where your quest begins. This is also one of the easier rpgs out there, so you shouldn't have many problems going through it.

Well, you know where i'm gonna go here, the voice acting. It's just sensational, easily the brightest part of this game. I mean 12 hours people, what's not to like? Every character had a perfect voice for their character, if you like voice acting in rpg's, just go out and buy this game now. It's really enough to warrant a purchase. The sounds in the game were okay, nothing really standing out, the battle cries were pretty good. The music in this game was pretty forgettable, besides an excellent opening & closing song.

This game sports pretty nice graphics, i love the anime feel of the characters, and the CG is very, very nice. This is also a very colorful game, maybe the best use of colors i've seen for an rpg. The graphics are overall top notch in this game, not much to complain about, besides how the characters look upclose.

The gameplay in this game revolves around dating. In order for your weapons to get stronger & to learn magic/specials you have to raise a girls intimacy level. Thus the need to date is very significant in completing the game. The higher your characters level is, the more powerful your weapon will be when you forge it with a girl. Very innovative indeed, but dating can get oh so repetitive. Now like most of you, i've never played a dating game before, or anything like one, so this was new for me and i didn't know what to expect.

What could've turned out to be a great addition to an already good game, just turned out to be a chore after awhile. It's extremely fun to date a girl at first, cuz it's all new, but how many times can you take being asked "Meis can you stand rats"? Or "Meis do you like Onions"? It gets old after you've heard every question 2 or 3 times. The mini games with the girls are okay, but get old also. And the present deal is just a waste of time.

Onto the Battle System: This is easily the worst part of he game, and also easily the worst battle system ever to grace an rpg. You get 3 characters in battle, but honestly only need two of them. Here's why this system is so bad, you have three guys, but only one can fight, the back up guys can't even use attack magic for gods sake, this makes for very long battles even with random enemies. It just feels like a chore fighting after, well the first fight. It's just ridiculous, and you can't even use both back up characters, you get to choose which one when the meter fills up, and pretty much just pick the one with the most magic points, cuz that's all the backup characters are for. If you can get past this part of the game, which is hard to do, you'll enjoy a good story with excellent voice overs.

You really have no reason what-so-ever to play this game ever again, no different endings, and with the beyond awful battle system, you'd almost be crazy to play the game again. I guess you could go back and date the extra girls not in your party if you didn't the first time through. Also you could try and get some of the prizes in Damashi Forest. But that's about all.

I liked this game more than expected. The dating aspect was pretty cool for awhile, and what's not to love about the magnificent voice acting found here.... And if it wasn't for the terrible battle system i may have loved this game.

Favorite Character: Meis

Least Favorite Character: Nelsha, god she was annoying!!!!

Best Fighter: Muza

Worst Fighter: Kyleen

Favorite Part of the Game: The beginning, with the kick ass japanese song going, It was done perfectly.

Time to Complete Game: A very short 31 hours.