Game Revolution: Ar tonelico 2: Melody of Metafalica Review

Game Revolution writes: "At some point, my brain started to think of Japanese RPGs as a kind of serious narrative, where the interesting or comedic pieces of dialog would only occasionally be placed precariously on the edge of a scary situation or intense battle to (slightly) lighten the mood and endear the character to the player. And then… I played Ar Tonelico II. Boy, for a game that seems completely innocent, I’ve never heard so much filth!"

+ Detailed characters and beautiful backdrops

– The game can crash at the final boss

+/- Some of the most tainted innocent-speak

– Forgettable music

– Really, really linear

+/- Everybody is doing everybody else