I've bought it since released, and have finished it since. I enjoyed it. It was far from the best SRPG experience, that I've ever played. But, it's a cute little game that might itch a person's SRPG fix. If anyone has played Tactics Ogre, Final Fantasy Tactics, or even Luminous Arc, you'll feel right at home. It has everything you would expect from that sort of structure, meaning height, direction-changing, and back-attacks.
The music is definitely one of the more memorable aspects of the game.
Amatsu battle theme and the
Angel theme are pretty darn kick-ass, for the few that pop from my head. Most of the vocal tracks are great, with the only exception of one, being a hit or miss with some people. Still, if you're familiar with Japanese voice actors, you might appreciate some of the vocalist like Emi Nitta, Yoshino Nanjo, Maaya Uchida, etc.
I do have a couple of gripes though. One of the biggest one, being objective variety. For a good portion of the game it's kill boss and protect NPC. The problem with this is that most strategies divulge into CHOKE THE POINT/BUILD THE WALL or sending Rusty and Nonoka to gank bosses. Thank god, there are side-objectives though. That makes you slightly adjust your strategy just a tad, but it's better than nothing.
Oh, one big disclaimer. There are no class changes aside from a handful of characters. I've read that people were expecting this to be like FFT with different jobs and vocations. That isn't the case. Everyone has preset skills and such.
For the plot. So, uh, lol. I've jokingly called this game Luminous Arc 2: Redux for many reasons. The plot being one of them. If you've played Luminous Arc 2, you'll have a pretty good idea on what will happen.
Go in with some low - mild expectations, and you'll get some enjoyment out of it for sure. On a side note, I'm sort of glad that imageepoch's last hurrah was with a callback to Luminous Arc, their very first game and franchise.
