Nintendo Worshippers

[Kaiser Dragoon]

I just got my first order of Nintendo Power, and you know what the first thing I noticed was?

Atlus's Latest Shines

Traditional strategic fantasy role-playing heads to the DS with Atlus's North American acquisition of Luminous Arc.

After this part, I looked down at the screenshots to be met with Disgaeaish looking gameplay, Hooray ! Hurriedly I went back to reading:

The good news: A deity is about to be reborn and usher in a new age of peace and prosperity. The bad news: Before that happens, a group of witches is (Are?) predicted to revive a millennia-old conflict. The great news: The game in which this plays out, Luminous Arc for the DS, comes to North America later this year courtesy of Atlus. Luminous Arc is a traditional isometric-view strategy RPG in which you'll take control of a group of warriors that's (that have) been trained since childhood to combat the witch menace. In addition to laying down the hurt with a cast of stunningly designed warriors via Grid-oriented, turn-based combat, you'll get to strengthen bonds between characters based on actions you take on the battlefield(Fire Emblem anyone?), create new weapons and equipment(COOL!), and engage in dialog-driven adventure sequences, all the while to the tunes of composer Yasunori Mitsuda (of Chrono Trigger fame(DOUBLE COOL!)) play in the background. Throw in a full touch-driven control option and multiplayer gameplay (over both local wireless and Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection), you could have a game as bright as its name indicates. (OMFGzor!!!!) -Chris H.

NOW, I dunno about any of you, but dayum, that game sounds sweeeetttt. I mean, full touch control in a Strategy RPG? I've been asking for that since the DS came out! THANK you, and, the multiplayer and the rest of it isn't too shabby either. I think I am going to get a DS JUST for this. You know, aside from the horrible grammar of the person who wrote the above article.

~TheDarkDragoon