Full Game Reviews
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2/5
Generations of Grind
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 02/20/2011
I imported the European Collector's Edition of “Agarest: Generations of War” based on the premised that it was going to be an old-school TRPG experience with liberal amounts of semi-nude anime women and risque jokes thrown into the mix. One of the things I like about anime, and that I think makes it superior to Western animation, is the fact that the Japanese aren't afraid to get a little saucy. So I went into “Agarest” expecting something along the lines of an anime such as “Green Green,” only in a high fantasy setting and with a simple TRPG engine tossed-in to add some story cohesion. What I found was exactly the opposite.
Presentation
The graphic designs for the game interface in “Agarest” look really nice. The menus, frames, text boxes, and other ornamentation …