Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure
- August 11, 2000 00:00 AM PST
As its name implies, Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure is a lighthearted game that will entertain young, casual role-playing gamers, but it won't satisfy hardcore RPGers, despite having some strong gameplay elements.
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Musical Fruit
In a twist on the save-the-princess clich� of many fairytales, you play Cornet, a young country girl who dreams of marrying the dashing Prince Ferdinand. In your quest to rescue the prince from an evil witch, you'll explore caves, dungeons, and towns with truly inspired names like White Snow. The towns look great, almost like watercolor paintings, but the rest of the scenery and the characters look plain and outdated. The caves and dungeons are simple, repetitive mazes, and despite the fact that Rhapsody's a musical adventure, you'll want to turn down the music, which is of the beep-beep-ding variety.
You can also add up to 16 companions to your adventure party at once, though you'll have to turn many more away. Even though they're a little too cute and silly, the characters and story are endearing and funny, though some of the dialogue is surprisingly off-color and even downright dirty. Though the story is aimed at a young audience, at least at first glance, Rhapsody has all the elements of a strong RPG-lots of places to go, in-depth character stats, and a strong combat system. However, the fights are relatively easy to win. Except for the first few fights, before you build up experience and become more powerful, the brawls are foregone conclusions-you almost always win.
Silly Rabbit, Rhapsody's For Kids
If you're a beginner looking for an RPG, Rhapsody is a good place to start. More experienced RPGers will find it unchallenging, even if they can bear the cutesy story.
