The combination of Marvelous Interactive and Atlus USA usually equals something unique, if nothing else. Luminous Arc, the new strategy RPG set to debut outside Japan this year, also seems to have undergone the in-depth localization that marks out so many of the titles Atlus publishes for Western gamers.In a recent fan-based interview with the Atlus team at Siliconera, Luminous Arc was compared with the classic Final Fantasy Tactics. Atlus Editor Clayton Chan, who worked on both titles, said that they gameplay in Final Fantasy Tactics definitely wins, but the characters in Luminous Arc are hard to beat. That's high praise, considering not many games can stand next to FFT.
See for yourself, at least when it comes to screens, after the jump.
[Via media release]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-16-2007 @ 5:14PM
hvnlysoldr said...
Nikola and the Witch of Immolation's dialogue are funny.
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5-16-2007 @ 5:50PM
Tristan said...
Hm I might get Luminous Arc and Final Fantasy Tactics for the DS.
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5-16-2007 @ 6:01PM
Wilson said...
You'll never get past these MANLY BICEPS!
I'm getting this game just because of the dialog XD
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5-16-2007 @ 6:16PM
Alisha Karabinus said...
I thought that same thing, Wilson! It's just too giggle-worthy.
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5-16-2007 @ 7:03PM
ConstyXIV said...
Looks like an Atlus-ized Fire Emblem/FFTA
Which is by no means a bad thing.
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5-17-2007 @ 11:15AM
Don said...
I'm somewhat anxious for this game. I wonder if it's developers had anything to do with Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis for the GBA. If you enjoy this type of game, be sure to look into that one...I thought it was quite good.
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5-17-2007 @ 6:28PM
OhJustSomeRandomGuy said...
Since the comparisons are going to be made:
FFTA 2 has no wi-fi play, Luminous Arc does.
FFTA 2 has no stylus usage, Luminous Arc supports both right & left handed stylus AND the D-Pad.
FFTA 2's characters have no noses, Luminous Arc characters have MANLY BICEPS!
I'll probably buy FFTA 2, anyway, but I'm seriously more amped about Luminous Arc than I am about FFTA 2. (Especially since it apparently has Dr. McNinja references in it.)
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7-28-2007 @ 6:24AM
Pharmaecopia said...
What does Atlus Editor Clayton Chan mean by the "gameplay in Final Fantasy Tactics definitely wins"? Definitely? Man, I don't know now. I'm really looking forward to this game, I don't know that the fact that it gets absolutely demolished by FFT's gameplay is such a great thing.
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