The only way you’ll make progress is if you have a photographic memory of when certain events occur and proceed to prevent them from turning bad by changing things before they occur. You will probably have zero idea of what to do or where to go from the 2nd loop onwards.

To make things worse, you have to run across the entire stretch of Pandule, and even if you have collected all the maps, you’ll still find yourself seriously lost and probably not making it in time for most events.Įven more frustrating, the game is insanely non-linear. Certain events occur only on certain days and certain times, so if you missed an event, you’re screwed until the next time loop. The game spans 5 days before it loops again, thus time is very important and can be frustrating as well. Time passes in the game, and players can set the speed at which time passes. Mouse will have to trek from location to location to uncover clues, get maps, find items and also unlock events. The game is played out across the Island of Pandule. Well, it does have its merits of being one of the few RPGs available on the PS2 right now, but that’s about it. Thus he begins his quest to save his would-be companions from their doomed fate and eventually break the curse on Pandule.Īfter the general introduction of the game’s plot, you’d think it would be a good game. Mouse eventually becomes a victim as well, but strangely enough, his memory is protected from the effects of the time-loop. The hapless inhabitants of Pandule have no memory of what happened and are prey to Xelpherpolis’ control. He uses the Princess to drain Magic Power from the hapless inhabitants to sustain his existence, before looping time back again to let it all start over. He finds out that Lord Xelpherpolis is actually an evil being from another realm and has placed the Island under a time-loop. Things start going bad when Mouse stumbles upon the Island’s secret. Upon reaching the Island, Mouse meets many new characters, the busty bodyguard Rummy, the Princess Loreille, Rinna, a cute girl working at the Inn, Bagoth the general of the army of Pandule and many more later in the game. Our hero received a letter from the ruler of the Island of Pandule, Lord Xelpherpolis, to compose a song for his wedding. He is accompanied by his trusty companion, Pattimo, a living and talking Violin of sorts who also is a sheath for Mouse’s sword. Konami should have just stuck with plain RPGs and Music games instead of joining them.Įphemeral Fantasia begins with our hero Mouse, who fortunately can be renamed. Sure, the game has an original twist in being branded a Musical/RPG, but in my opinion, the musical part of the game is sorely lacking. Konami America was probably brainwashed into bringing the game to the US. The designers at Konami Japan were probably on drugs when they made this game, then known by its full title of Reiselid: Ephemeral Fantasia.

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