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 PLATFORM: PLAYSTATION 2
AMNESIAC
f you’d asked me in the first five hours how I felt about this by-the-book anime RPG, I’d have growled, possibly cursed under my breath, and turned back to the screen. Thankfully, like so many games of this ilk, it reveals its worth in later hours with a story and characters that I found myself increasingly involved with, even if I’ve seen their like before dozens of times. With the exception of some brief  animated cut-scenes, nothing about the visuals is impressive. But the marginally 3D action battle system is an improvement over the recent Tales of Legendia, and the plotline has enough political twists and betrayals to keep you playing, even if the main character is another confused youth with amnesia. Do we need to start a petition to halt that particular plot device, or what?  

7.25
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