Eternal Sonata

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  • Release Date: Oct. 21, 2008
  • Price: $60.00
  • Publisher: Namco Bandai Games
  • Developer: tri-crescendo
  • Platform(s): PS3  Xbox 360
  • Genre: RPG
  • ESRB Rating: Teen
  • Fantasy Violence
    Mild Language
    Use of Alcohol
  • www.esrb.org

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Eternal Sonata for the PlayStation 3 is an original role-playing video game created by tri-Crescendo, one of the developers of Baten Kaitos and Baten Kaitos Origins. The game is centered around the romantic pianist and composer Fr?d?ric Chopin, who died of tuberculosis at the age of 39. The story envisions a fictional world dreamed by Chopin during his last hours that is influenced by Chopin's life and music, and in which he himself is a playable character, among others. The game features a selection of Chopin's compositions played by pianist Stanislav Bunin, though most of the in-game music was composed by Motoi Sakuraba. Eternal Sonata's battle system centers around musical elements and character-unique special attacks. Light and darkness plays a part in the appearance and abilities of enemies on the battlefield, as well as the types of magic that can be cast.

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  • Sep. 17, 2007 Review: Eternal Sonata

    I close my eyes and kill the sun as the tall grass catches the wind and wraps around my shoulders. I lie back on the hill and watch the clouds chase the western edge of the sky that stretches out past the port city of Ritardando. In the distance, a piano begins playing a piece by Frederic Chopin, and just before I sleep, those sounds coil in my ears and usher me into my own Eternal Sonata.

  • Mar. 27, 2007 Preview: Eternal Sonata

    Being sick may not be all too bad when the symptoms include magical powers.

  • Jan. 16, 2007 Preview: Eternal Sonata

    And you thought the life of a classical pianist would never make it into a video game. Shame on you!