The really sad thing is that Chronos Arc has all the potential to be a great RPG. Unfortunately, in execution nothing really comes together, leaving Chronus Arc an uninspiring experience best avoided for any fan of the genre.
"Prolific mobile JRPG developers Kemco have ported one their games to the 3DS. Kemco are known for producing old school JRPGs that are never actually very good and unfortunately Chronus Arc is no different."
This week’s Famitsu review scores are in, and Super Mario Maker was awarded high marks.
Super Mario Maker (Wii U, Nintendo): 9 / 9 / 9 / 10 - (37/40)
Super Exploding Zoo (PS4/PS Vita, Honeyslug Ltd): 6 / 7 / 6 / 7 - (26/40)
Aaru's Awakening (PS4/PS3, Lumenox ehf): 7 / 7 / 8 / 7 - (29/40)
Element4l (PS Vita, Unity Games Japan): 8 / 8 / 8 / 6 - (30/40)
Baboon! (PS Vita, Flyhigh Works): 7 / 7 / 6 / 6 - (26/40)
Chronus Arc (3DS, Kemco): 7 / 7 / 8 / 7 - (29/40)
Tatakae Buta-San (3DS, Mechanic Arm): 7 / 6 / 7 / 7 - (27/40)
Shippuu no Usagi-Maru: Nazo no Karakuri Shiro (3DS, Arc System Works): 7 / 8 / 7 / 6 - (28/40)
Monokage Quest (3DS, Poisoft): 8 / 6 / 8 / 7 - (29/40)
Deaitama (3DS, Starsign): 6 / 6 / 7 / 6 - (25/40)
Glad to hear it. I knew this game was going to be great, and I can't wait to finally play it.
Kemco, makers of Mystic Chronicles and dozens of other retro RPGs, is bringing Chronus Arc to Nintendo 3DS.