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Crossblades
06-26-2008, 09:25 PM
RPGamer - News Bulletin - Arc Rise Fantasia to Contaminate Wii (http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q2-2008/062608a.html)



Marvelous Entertainment Inc. has announced Arc Rise Fantasia for the Nintendo Wii. The development staff for Arc Rise Fantasia includes a variety of veteran developers including director Hiroyuki Kanemaru (Tales of Symphonia), scenario writer Takumi Miyajima (Tales of the Abyss), character designer Kenichi Yoshida (Eureka 7), and Roguresu (summon beasts) designer Shin Nagasawa (Bahamut Lagoon).

In the empire of Meridian, creatures called "Contaminant Dragons" roam freely and cause a poisonous explosion when they die that contaminates the local area. The story of Arc Rise Fantasia begins when a horde of Contaminant Dragons marches on the empire's capital, Diamant, and the empire sends out an army to stop them. Bright, a calm and composed novice mercenary, and his friend Alse, the keen and adored Price and second in line for the throne, are part of this regiment, but in a heated battle Bright is severely injured and is narrowly saved by a girl named Ryphia, a naïve and reserved girl with a secret past. Ryphia possesses the ability to control "ley squalls," which are storms fueled by magic that take the shape of luminous rain. Besides these three characters, there is also Adele, a Diamant magic instructor who shares an equal interest in both her light-based offensive spells and fashion.

Arc Rise Fantasia will feature three-character party battles with a single shared AP gauge, which empties with each action executed. Characters will have a variety of skills that will increase in power together. Lastly, the game will feature summon beasts called "Rogeresu". These Rogeresu serve to teach the player everything they need to know about the game's world.

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RPGamer > Arc Rise Fantasia > Propaganda (http://www.rpgamer.com/games/other/wii/arcrisefan/propaganda/arcrisefanpropaganda062608-1.html)

JKTrix
06-27-2008, 01:37 PM
Arc Rise Fantasia is being developed by imageepoch, the developers of the DS' Luminous Arc series.

Nifleheim7
06-28-2008, 01:12 AM
I think it looks promising and i really like the artwork!
It's great that the Wii is getting more RPGs because by the time i buy one (probably in a year from now) it will have a very decent library!

I wish i could say the same for my PS3.:(

EDIT:I just read over at RPGFan that Yasunori Mitsuda (Xenogears,Chrono Cross) will be writing the music!!:)

Crossblades
06-28-2008, 09:35 AM
here is the game's screenshots

RPGamer > Arc Rise Fantasia > Screenshots (http://www.rpgamer.com/games/other/wii/arcrisefan/screens/arcrisefanss062708-1.html)

qwertysaur
06-28-2008, 04:58 PM
Looks pretty cool. :p