finally finished eternal sonata last night. total playthrough time was under 30 hours, including the optional dungeon, which to me is rather low for an RPG.
the ending, oh god, the ending. possibly the most bizarre and jarring ending to a game ever. over 15 minutes of each character reciting monologues running the gamut from politics, environmentalism, globalisation through to socialisation and self-belief. seriously, having an over-sized anime head peering at you through your tv shouting "I GUARANTEE YOU, YOU STILL HAVE TIME!" ranks among one of the most insane things i've ever seen in the videogame.
then there was the conclusion to the story; chopin dies, of course, but the game world inexplicably continues on in his absence despite the fact that it was a fabrication within his dream.
the most annoying part was the cute animation of a snail and a caterpillar at the end - entirely narrated in japanese but with no subtitles. i think the localisation team dropped the ball here, though i'm not sure if having english voice-acting turned on would've changed it.
now i'm onto the second playthrough to scalp some more achievements, and you ebtter believe i'm skipping every cutscene.
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