Luminous Arc from every angle
by Alisha Karabinus 
{ May 16th 2007 at 5:00PM }
The combination of Marvelous Interactive and Atlus USA usually equals something unique, if nothing else. Luminous Arc, the new strategy RPG set to debut outside Japan this year, also seems to have undergone the in-depth localization that marks out so many of the titles Atlus publishes for Western gamers.In a recent fan-based interview with the Atlus team at Siliconera, Luminous Arc was compared with the classic Final Fantasy Tactics. Atlus Editor Clayton Chan, who worked on both titles, said that they gameplay in Final Fantasy Tactics definitely wins, but the characters in Luminous Arc are hard to beat. That's high praise, considering not many games can stand next to FFT.
See for yourself, at least when it comes to screens, after the jump.
[Via media release]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
hvnlysoldr @ May 16th 2007 5:14PM
Nikola and the Witch of Immolation's dialogue are funny.
Tristan @ May 16th 2007 5:50PM
Hm I might get Luminous Arc and Final Fantasy Tactics for the DS.
Wilson @ May 16th 2007 6:01PM
You'll never get past these MANLY BICEPS!
I'm getting this game just because of the dialog XD
Alisha Karabinus @ May 16th 2007 6:16PM
I thought that same thing, Wilson! It's just too giggle-worthy.
ConstyXIV @ May 16th 2007 7:03PM
Looks like an Atlus-ized Fire Emblem/FFTA
Which is by no means a bad thing.
Don @ May 17th 2007 11:15AM
I'm somewhat anxious for this game. I wonder if it's developers had anything to do with Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis for the GBA. If you enjoy this type of game, be sure to look into that one...I thought it was quite good.
OhJustSomeRandomGuy @ May 17th 2007 6:28PM
Since the comparisons are going to be made:
FFTA 2 has no wi-fi play, Luminous Arc does.
FFTA 2 has no stylus usage, Luminous Arc supports both right & left handed stylus AND the D-Pad.
FFTA 2's characters have no noses, Luminous Arc characters have MANLY BICEPS!
I'll probably buy FFTA 2, anyway, but I'm seriously more amped about Luminous Arc than I am about FFTA 2. (Especially since it apparently has Dr. McNinja references in it.)
Pharmaecopia @ Jul 28th 2007 6:24AM
What does Atlus Editor Clayton Chan mean by the "gameplay in Final Fantasy Tactics definitely wins"? Definitely? Man, I don't know now. I'm really looking forward to this game, I don't know that the fact that it gets absolutely demolished by FFT's gameplay is such a great thing.