[PS2] Ar Tonelico - The closest thing rpg nerds will ever get to a girlfriend

Eh I got this game last week but the disc has a scratch on it(same with Xeno III >_>) but I got it to work. There's some lag but I don't care, I liked what I saw(intro and the first "invincible-boss" battle). I'll be playing it seriously tommorow.

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Ok so I've made it to phase 2 with 32hrs in the game. Point of this post though is about my dissappointment in Aurica. I've reached level E of her cosmosphere, I devoted so much time away from the plot just to dive in her mind endlessly so I can help her through her insecurities and put downs. And when it was all said and done, the girl is still extremely hard on herself. Lyner does all of that for her and she is still blind to her potential..

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fucking ONE SHOTTED BOURD RADE

Now of course the actual battle has no effect on how shes programmed to work, but still, she is powerful for her class. All I have to say is, it makes no sense that Angel Aurica and especiallu Devilish Aurica are much better than the Real Aurica. I was very interested in that character and hoped she found some enlightenment. I DO understand her position though having live a somewhat outcast-ish life during my teen years. Well, thankfully Misha doesn't have this problem and I can't wait to continue diving in her mind.

IMO Aurica's lvl8 cosmosphere was better than lvl6.

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I'm pretty sure they will. I can feel it hit off well in america.

I am also not suprized, the game always had that "unfinished business" feeling.

Well if it don't port over, I'm importing lol.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Pacing? I think 50hrs for and RPG is rare these days. I hope it's LONGER(and more levels of the cosmosphere).

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^That was one of the games biggest flaws. The fact that if you dive too early and too fast the plot will be revealed, aka You will know what happens before Lyner does. Also what you said about regression - I agree. I'm sure everyone wanted to see Aurica become better, and it was a waste of time. Those who've seen the events in the Musical Corridor will know what I'm talking about. After that I just couldn't stand her anymore. I mean... "Devilish Aurica" was better than normal Aurica -.-

I was speaking idiomatically.

Excellent info Ced. I'm really hyped for this game now. And I bet the chick in white is going to have a lot of sexual inuendo revolving around her LOL.

Looks like the Lyner/Aurica/Misha story arc is put to rest. I can only imagine what will happen in the second installement.

How ya doing, buddy?

It is not what you think. All I did was scan her page out of the "artbook"(lol) that came with the game - fliped it around and cropped it. And I had to shrink it(3400x3800 LOL).

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I believe that is the main character(Croa) and that due to his charming "feminine" looks he will serve as a "bishi". Lynar wasn't close to that, so I guess this will futher compliment the scenario of having the girls all over the main character like they were with Lynar.

Errrrrrrr now that I think about it. That suit looks a lot like a dress ._..

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Yep, the direction the japanese is going lately in thier gaming development is starting to worry me alittle. It's bad enough the first game tries to imply that "little girls" are hot and should be sought after. @_@;;;;;;;

That's one reason I didn't bother with Shurelia's cosmosphere. Just..don't wanna know what transpires there. lol

About the dual rayvetiel system - hopefully that suggests the battles will be harder.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

^Enemies could already do that - targeting reyvatiels. However that mech boss was the only one would could absorb songs.

http://ar-tonelico.jp/at2/

When clicking enter be patient. Strong Flash site with music so the loading could take a while. It is in japanese..sorry ; ;, but the game is a go for japan!

Originally Posted by Ced The Lad

But they are hot and they should be sought after . . . . .

My God. They got to me!


You really should play around with Shurelia's cosmosphere. I mean if the loli stuff bothers you, then I have no idea how you got past Misha's first few 2 levels. Shurelia’s stuff doesn’t even touch any of those kinds of themes. She doesn’t show signs of mental issues like Aurica and Misha. (Regardless, I still think both of them are awesome. Especially Misha.)

They are hot if they like 20+ and born naturally short like 4' 11" or something @_@. And yes the first lvls of Misha's comosphere had me wondering shit about japan as a whole :P

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LMAO >< >< >< So I finished Misha's comsophere today and ran into the funnest sexual innuendo comment ever.

"Lyner, I'm going to do this.. give me your head."

XDDDDD

Anyway, the character that really caught my eye is that older chick. Could be Spica's opposite ;p Or could be another Ayano lol.

Taco - you mean to say that you "Flare'd" your way through the whole game? XD Only ones I used was Ar Tonelico, the Cave girl thing, and Valkyrie. Nevermind my over powered healers that made my party invincible(well except Kanade, 7-0 so far, but I'm sure I'll get my ass kicked on the 10th try).

Increase what parameters?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

The official website has been updated. The dark skinned chick could be another "virus lifeform" like Ayatane was. I'm just going by her tatoos though. 2 more NORMAL looking short girls and some creature that looks like a nyo? with big ass ears. This is definitly in the past before the Grathnod Inferia and the destruction of the right Plasma Bell. The world or rather "landmass" in ATII is obviously connected to the tower too.

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I've never played that.

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Also I liked the site teaser song so much that I ripped it for MP3 player usage.

Get the Flash Player to play this audio file:
You can get it here.

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I suspect this will be the last major PS2 RPG that NIS will publish(since Disegea 3 will be on the PS3) so I know they are going to try to make this game a blast. I'm a bit interested in one of the newest characters who resembles Lyner big time. Of course it can't be him since the setting is before Mir.

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Alright this going to be my last post in this thread. If the games were more popular I would have simply made a seperate topic.

Ar Tonelico II's JP release date is October 25th. It's still not known rather NIS will pick this game up for a US/EU release. Since AR was'nt all that popular, I have my doubts. The JP version will get a visual face book just like the first game. Same content as first game, character portraits, bios, etc. 2 new characters were added to the finished product.

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Sounds like the Legend of Dragoon system but in reverse. Thats some good info, I'm really looking forward to a state-side release. The battles in AT1 WERE too easy but the awesome plot made up for it very well.

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If I may ask for a slight spoiler as the curiosity is killing me, but does the plot revolve around the tower, I mean..do you get to go in it and stuff. That tower was cool to traverse lol.

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Depends on the time period of the game. She is very much alive in that games world(shes 500 years old, or maybe 5000), but I imagine it will be way before the incident with Mir and the war against humans. Thus her having any purpose in ATII. Just speculating.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

It's not mentioned in the first game that there is three towers. Well with that info, we know what Goddess will be presented in the third game.

Hmmm - Sol Ceil is held up by the Tower of Tyria(I'll call the one from the first game that). So if there is three..I wonder why it was portrayed that if the

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remaining plasma bell was destroyed it would be the end of the world. Thats pretty much how the Left Wings of Horus is still floating.

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