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Radiant Historia

Started by Fierce Deity, March 06, 2011, 07:50:48 PM

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LadyTerra

Quote from: Fierce Deity on August 08, 2011, 11:18:35 PM
Getting back on topic, I finished Radiant Historia and I was truly blown away by the story. I won't spoil anything, but there is a "true" ending that can be obtained by finishing 10 specific side quests throughout the game. If it is at all possible, I highly recommend it, because it ties up the loose ends rather well. It's been awhile since I've been moved by an ending like this, and felt like it was necessary to at least inspire anybody who is still working towards the end. I don't believe a game like this will receive a sequel, but I do hope that this developer will continue making great games and writing great stories. I'll have to recommend this game to anybody who is a fan of classic RPGs, owns a DS, and is a fan of time-traveling stories. If you do not qualify for these characteristics, then I still recommend the game to you.  :P

Actually, even with the true ending, it's still open for a sequel, but it doesn't really need one.  I have the same conflicting feelings with this game like with Legend of Dragoon: I want more, but I don't want it to be tarnished with a bad sequel.
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Fierce Deity

Quote from: LadyTerra on August 15, 2011, 09:17:19 PM
Quote from: Fierce Deity on August 08, 2011, 11:18:35 PM
Getting back on topic, I finished Radiant Historia and I was truly blown away by the story. I won't spoil anything, but there is a "true" ending that can be obtained by finishing 10 specific side quests throughout the game. If it is at all possible, I highly recommend it, because it ties up the loose ends rather well. It's been awhile since I've been moved by an ending like this, and felt like it was necessary to at least inspire anybody who is still working towards the end. I don't believe a game like this will receive a sequel, but I do hope that this developer will continue making great games and writing great stories. I'll have to recommend this game to anybody who is a fan of classic RPGs, owns a DS, and is a fan of time-traveling stories. If you do not qualify for these characteristics, then I still recommend the game to you.  :P

Actually, even with the true ending, it's still open for a sequel, but it doesn't really need one.  I have the same conflicting feelings with this game like with Legend of Dragoon: I want more, but I don't want it to be tarnished with a bad sequel.

I completely agree. Although the ending is a bit of a cliffhanger, I think the resolution is implied. Like, with the true ending:

[spoiler]Raynie says that she is going to wait for Stocke to come back. Aht is going to help Lippti and Teo prevent the desertification. Heiss sacrifices himself to spare Stocke from his fate. Stocke successfully goes back to save Kiel and the rest of Rosch's brigade. Stocke is even shown leaving Historia and telling Lippti and Teo that he needs to go back for his friends.[/spoiler]

It sounds like a "happily ever after" to me, but there could be room for a new scenario. A new cast of characters, a new plot, but maybe set in the same world. If they do have a sequel made, I hope they don't ruin it, because this game was truly better than I expected. I'd like the integrity of the game to remain untarnished as well.

[spoiler]But the one thing that remains untold is the location of the Chronicles. Does Stocke still have the White Chronicle? Did the Black Chronicle get destroyed forever with that one boss battle near the end?[/spoiler]
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