If you haven't picked up Rondo of Swords, you might not have noticed the heavy Arthurian influence on many of the character names. As we were preparing one last set of screens for the Atlus SRPG, we started to notice a few names in the character pictures. Kay, Serdic, Uther, Igraine, Galahad ... there's no ignoring Galahad, even if you're not familiar with the intricacies of the legend and its different versions. So if you're looking for something to do while the battle scenes play again and again and again, keep a copy of The Once and Future King nearby, or maybe something a little lighter, like Gillian Bradshaw's Hawk of May. After playing Rondo of Swords, the characters will seem like old friends.Round Table of Swords
If you haven't picked up Rondo of Swords, you might not have noticed the heavy Arthurian influence on many of the character names. As we were preparing one last set of screens for the Atlus SRPG, we started to notice a few names in the character pictures. Kay, Serdic, Uther, Igraine, Galahad ... there's no ignoring Galahad, even if you're not familiar with the intricacies of the legend and its different versions. So if you're looking for something to do while the battle scenes play again and again and again, keep a copy of The Once and Future King nearby, or maybe something a little lighter, like Gillian Bradshaw's Hawk of May. After playing Rondo of Swords, the characters will seem like old friends.
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4-23-2008 @ 12:25PM
Puddles said...
I've been on the fence about whether to pick this up, but so far the reviews seem to be on the negative side regarding the battle system, which is obviously the most important element of the game.
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4-23-2008 @ 2:00PM
GRT said...
Alisha, have you actually read "The Once & Future King?" It isn't exactly heavy reading...
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4-23-2008 @ 10:31PM
Alisha Karabinus said...
No, it's not, but the language is a bit more archaic than that in Bradshaw's books, which some people consider something of a turn-off.
4-23-2008 @ 2:31PM
Safiel said...
I just picked this game up last night (so I haven't played any of it yet). But they've got a deal going on at Toys 'r us where you can get 50% off of either Rondo of Swords or Baroque when you buy Crisis Core. Nice way to save yourself $15+ if you were planning to pick them up anyways.
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4-23-2008 @ 5:03PM
Penis_on_a_hot_tin_roof said...
DAMN, that game looks SWEET...i need some money so i can buy a crowbar and break into gamestop to steal that sucker!
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4-23-2008 @ 8:28PM
moominsean said...
flippin hard. i can't even beat the second half of the tutorial lessons (which, by the way, basically say figure out how to do this yourself). it's interesting, but very difficult. they are like puzzles with only one solution. i've tried to make it through the first part of the game 4 times now and i just keep getting killed.
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4-23-2008 @ 9:14PM
THe Shit said...
Im loving this game. Im playing it over WEWU right now. I guess if your not a strategy junkie like me you wont like it. Its totally different battle system has got me hooked.
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4-24-2008 @ 8:19AM
KamenRiderTakoyaki said...
I'm playing this game, and I have to say, it's ridiculously hard.
One can easily be killed in the first mission alone if one's careless.
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