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Luminous Arc 2 - DS Game
Original price was: $236.48.$129.97Current price is: $129.97.
-45%The game is fully tested & guaranteed to work. It’s the cartridge / disc only unless otherwise specified. Luminous Arc Nintendo DS Game
PRODUCT DETAILS Luminous Arc – DS Game
UPC:730865400096
Condition:Used
Genre:Role-Playing
Platform:Nintendo DS
Region:Region Free
ESRB:Teen
SKU:DS_LUMINOUS_ARC
———This game is fully cleaned, tested & working. Includes the Disc/Cartridge Only. May have some minor scratches/scuffs.This description was last updated on October 28th, 2020.
| Weight | 8 lbs |
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It is games like this one that makes you smile when you think of the “Golden Age” of RPG games, which were designed in the semi-cute “anime-style”. The newer RPGs that often are relased in the USA are “Realistic” RPGs in terms of graphics. But what most US execs of RPG companies seem to keep forgetting, is that the most valuable and most sought-after games follow the anime-style, which Luminous Arc 2 seems to beautifully cover.This is the case if you look at FF game series (“realistic graphics”), which often sell VERY cheap on auctions and compare them with games like Suikoden II or Shining Force CD and others, which follow the anime graphics style.Luminous Arc 2 delivers a perfect balance of cute graphics, sexy ladies, and fun gameplay. A must have in my book! :)
I bought this game for my son and he loves it, so I’m pleased. I would recommend this to family and friends.
The game is good but the fights are like a chess game. I think they should be more like live action instead of chess game setting.
Perspective: I am a 40+ year old mom. I play video games to relax. Generally I prefer RPG and puzzle games. I do like tactical or strategy RPG if the pacing is good.I loved this game! I thought the story was interesting. True it was kind of the same old-same old but that’s o.k. as I like it! The characters are funny and sometimes over the top hilarious. Seriously. I laugh as much at some of the Luminous Arc games than I did when watching Friends and I love that TV show!The gameplay is not overly complicated. This is not Final Fantasy Tactics–the level of customization and item availability does not match something at that level. I found the visual’s to be very good. I like anime and I thought the battlefield, for the most part, was clear and you could see all your units well. You might be surprised that some tacticals just get a too jumbled view going and it makes it hard to position your people. The menu system is also excellent.The game is not too short–clocking in at over 50 hours for completion including most of the side quests I made to stay at a good level. It has two save files but it can be hard to tell which one you are on when you go to save if you are not careful since it is color based and the palette just doesn’t lend to distinction well (or didn’t for us..my daughter actually overwrote my file when I was 50% in and she was just starting–that was pretty tough! The deal was she would get me back to the chapter I was on by double saving her game..so it all worke.
Pros:+Some good art+Good music+Well written story+Simplistic Gameplay that anyone can pick up on+Fast paced battlesCons:-Graphically doesn’t look much different from a GBA game-Very easy game-It does little to separate itself from the first game or to really try to stand out in the genre. This is a con that is subjective, howeverLast year, the first Luminous Arc dropped down. It wasn’t really anything special–especially if you were a veteran of the SRPG–but at it at least had merits. Anyone who was just starting out with the genre, however, may have found it a nice introduction. On the whole, Luminous Arc wasn’t the greatest title, but it was far from being a bad game. It was just a bare bones basic SRPG. The same could be said for Luminous Arc 2. Overall it is a better game, but it doesn’t do much to really go above and beyond the first game. In short, if you didn’t like the first game, there’s no real reason to think you’d like the second one.Things don’t pick off from where the first game left off. A trend that isn’t really new in the SRPG realm. Nonetheless, the storyline of Luminous Arc 2 uses many stylistic things from the first game. There are usually character portraits facing one another and speaking through facial expressions. For the most part the story is well written, but it suffers from the same thing as the first. That being there is quite a bit of exposition. The other thing the story suffers from is the imbalance in voice acting; another flaw.
This RPG was one of the many games that were on my "wish list" for quite some time. The moment that I started playing this game, I simply couldn’t put it down! I’ve only logged in a few hours so far, so I can’t wait to finish the rest of it!Luminous Arc 1 & 2 are another take on a turn-based, chess-piece game — it’s you against your foes. If you are familiar with the Fire Emblem, Final Fantasy Tactics, or Shining Force series, then you should have no problem with Luminous Arc 1 & 2. There are some slight differences between the 2 games, yet I don’t really prefer one over the other.The meat of this game is the lush soundtrack, graphics, and the engaging battle sequences. The storyline is soap opera, as is with many other RPG’s, but it leaves you wanting more, as if you were reading a novel or waiting on a cliffhanger. You will eventually understand the logistics of Luminous Arc 1 & 2 once you’ve gotten through the first few chapters. There’s also a guild for side quests (as in the Final Fantasy Tactics series) if you want to gain more experience. The controls and the menu selections are very easy to navigate too. I especially enjoy the battle music.I strongly recommend that you order both Luminous Arc 1 & 2 from retrolio. It is worth every single penny and every minute of your time.
First of all, I havent played the first Luminous Arc game. I saw this at GameStop and got it because it came with a soundtrack and because it was an anime-style RPG. Luminous Arc 2 has a great storyline to it. Never too boring, and plenty of shocking truths I never saw coming. The voice acting is actually good – they didnt even cut out the cuss words. Is it just my imagination, or does the voice actor for Roland sound like the english voice of Yuta from the Ultra Maniac anime? The artwork for the game is pretty good, as is the opening song and video(They didnt dub the song). Good BGM. As for the little “soundtrack” that comes with the game..well..for one thing, they didnt label the tracks right. You’d think that they would know the songs from the game well enough to label 8 tracks.. It’s just BGM. I wish they had put in the opening song on the soundtrack. But I guess you can get the Japanese soundtrack for that. (it’s labeled correctly!) There are no annoying characters, either. Well, there is 1 (Bharva!!). The battles get harder way too quickly, though. I’m stuck on the last battle, which is probably impossible to beat, even with Mana Potion (or whatever it’s called). Overall, Luminous Arc 2 is a great anime-style strategy RPG.
The game is an improvement over the first game, better control, storyline, game play, basically everything is better. I would pick it up if you are in a rpg playing mood. Voicing is included too.
This is a good tactical RPG. Not quite the level of Tactics Ogre or Final Fantasy tactics, but well worth the purchase. It seems simple at first but the difficulty does ramp up after a bit, so be prepared.
Its good game, but not without its faults. When it comes to gameplay, sometimes you’d wish this game was more like Fire Emblem. But its fun nonetheless.The story… its lengthy one but, well, its quite cliche and the main is a bit to soft for the look of his appearance. But the overall art is excellent and you’ll want to discover everything about the girls you like in the game.Overall, this game leaves much to be desired but it still a satisfying enough experience.
P. Do –
The game is an improvement over the first game, better control, storyline, game play, basically everything is better. I would pick it up if you are in a rpg playing mood. Voicing is included too.
Pustulio –
This is a good tactical RPG. Not quite the level of Tactics Ogre or Final Fantasy tactics, but well worth the purchase. It seems simple at first but the difficulty does ramp up after a bit, so be prepared.
J. Padilla –
Its good game, but not without its faults. When it comes to gameplay, sometimes you’d wish this game was more like Fire Emblem. But its fun nonetheless.The story… its lengthy one but, well, its quite cliche and the main is a bit to soft for the look of his appearance. But the overall art is excellent and you’ll want to discover everything about the girls you like in the game.Overall, this game leaves much to be desired but it still a satisfying enough experience.
Aaron Bird –
This is one of the better rpgs ive played for the ds, good story fair amount of voice acting and a good combat system and charater design
Andre Francis –
Before getting this one i bought and played the first game and thought the first one was alright. I was already familiar with the grid based turn based fighting system since playing similar games such as advance wars, disgaea and fire emblem. This game IMO, has a much better cast of characters and the plot doesn’t feel there are as many “I told you so” moments like the first one had. You first start off with a small group of characters and in the beginning you are introduced to a tutorial of the game which is quite helpful if you aren’t familiar with the style of gameplay this game has. Up to this day I’ve gone through 12 chapters and have enjoyed my time. The game does not require you to grind to progress through the story but does offer side missions (guild missions) to give you an extra chance to earn experience points. Commpared to the first game, the leveling system is more balanced and doesn’t allow you to take your mages, sit them in a corner and have them cast stat boosting spells at each other to gain 40 exp each time. This time around it is reduced to 10 exp. In this game you also have to get 100 exp before you reach the next level but fortunately, if you go over 100 the exp carries over unlike the first game.
Strlli –
I found this title has all the little fun and addictive traits of any good strategy role playing game, though it isn’t as deep and involving as something like Final Fantasy Tactics or the uber-complex Disgaea games. The storyline is pretty average for a JRPG game, but it has enough going on to keep you interested and have a laugh or two. I had fun with this game, and it’s a must have for any SRPG/anime fans out there.
AloofEggs –
Luminous Arc 2 is a fun, average-quality turn-based strategy rpg.Pros:> Voice acting brings the story to life.> combat is streamlined and simple.> engaging storyline.> “Intermission” provides interesting & entertaining background on the characters.> Beautiful music composed by Yasunori MitsudaThe voice acting was one of my favorite things about this game. It really made the characters come to live and kept me engaged in the story.There are no unnecessary complications to the combat system. The order in which combatants move is displayed at the top of the screen, along with clearly indicated buffs and debuffs. It’s an easy system to jump in and use without prior experience.LA2 has an interesting, compelling plot, if not a particularly fresh one.I thought the “Intermissions,” short conversations held with your party members after a battle, were clever and entertaining. The subsequent “I, Kopin” series of cutscenes was pretty comical as well.Nobuo Uematsu is an amazing composer of video game music, and has worked on many famous games. His collaboration was a big influence in my purchase of this game.Cons:> Minimal character customization> Frequent, long cutscenes (combat feels like a brief interlude between cutscenes)> Elemental resistance and weakness plays a minimal role in combat> guild quest system definitely an afterthought, not integrated into game.Character customization is a big deal for me, so I was a little disappointed that the only possible customizatio.
PetuniaTim –
This is one of my favorite games on the Nintendo DS!! Given I’m a girl and not really interested in the ‘flirting’ component that goes with this game, but it’s kinda enjoyable too (you have no choice but to play from the standpoint of Roland). It makes more sense to look up what I’m meaning online if you have questions on that. Overall, I look for the set-up of: the battle system (pretty much a strategy RPG), design of the characters, plot, and humor – and it is all fantastic!! I find it to be pretty enjoyable myself, and am almost Always laughing.Some negative components though: The way they have it set up is the characters are up-close, sometimes with voice dialogue (usually in major parts of the story) but otherwise not, which wouldn’t be a big deal except that the background is sometimes overused too much. I mean, there ARE a bunch of different backgrounds for whatever the setting may be at the time, but I wish they’d change it up a bit – as the game goes on those increase, but I also wish we had free movement of our characters, not just on the battleground. So while you get to choose the next location you go next, you can’t really backtrack very often to a place already visited unless you have a reason to do so (big or small missions, side-quests, etc). You can go to the spot on the map where it is, but you can’t enter.Still, I recommend buying! ^_^
Albert B. Chen –
Free and easy game, recommended for all levels of players,who like to sit and enjoy the chats and funs within the games
Jonathan Araujo –
After playing Luminous Arc 1, I knew this game had to be added to my collection. With the added elements of the additional battles you can play in order to level up, and the even more intense graphics, you truly feel that you’re inside an anime episode. Atlus is an amazing company–any game of theirs is one you should own.As for this edition, with the music and the art book, I’m even more impressed with the final product. The art for each character, as well as some panels from the previous game are beautiful, and so vivid.I love this game–and anyone who might enjoy an RPG, and a turn based RPG at that, will love this game.