(It would’ve been nice to switch him out from a gameplay perspective.) When new characters join you, their level will be roughly around yours, but some characters like Rosch are only available in a certain timeline. Well, actually, only two since Stocke must always be a party member. Their one-word vocalizations aren’t them being curt it honestly just comes off that way once in a while.Īnyway, you’ll encounter more than the aforementioned characters over the course of your journey, but only three can be placed in your active party at one time. That said, on occasion, when Stocke is speaking to such a person, it’s a slightly weird effect when his lines are fully voiced, but the other character’s aren’t. Heck, even a generic townsperson or soldier will elicit a vocal response of some sort, which is a nice touch. In addition, all the major characters are voiced in every cutscene with some solid acting for the genre. Basically, you’ve seen these types before, but they’re done well. Their personalities are similarly straightforward and fairly one-dimensional: Raynie is the cheerful girl Marco her confidante Rosch the loner’s best friend, etc. (And don’t worry about ever confusing Stocke and Rosche the latter is built like a tank, while the former is skinny.) Given that all the characters are rendered as small sprites on the game’s non-battle maps, it’s a good design choice because it makes them easy to recognize. Even the two child-like beings who guide you, Teo and Lippti, are mostly orange and purple, respectively. Stocke’s costume, as well as that of his old army buddy, Rosch, is primarily red Raynie’s is blue Marco’s green and so on. He’s joined in his time-traveling adventure by a colorful cast of characters, and by colorful, that is meant literally. (I guess watching your friends die in one timeline will do that.) Likewise, loner protagonists who eventually warm up to others are pretty standard–a stock character type, if you will–but Stocke is a guy who learns that lesson faster than most.
Saving the world is to be expected in virtually every RPG, but the idea of desertification and the fighting that arises from scarce resources speaks to timeless issues. Thankfully, he can go backward and redo it as many times as he needs to to get it right, so players will be going back and forth between the two timelines in order to right the world’s wrongs. Furthermore, the fate of everything depends on Stocke’s next decision. At this point, the two children reappear and give Stocke an even greater task: use the book to stop the desertification of the world or else all of humanity will perish. With no other options, he accepts, travels back in time, and saves everyone’s lives using his knowledge from before. The agent, as well as Stocke’s companions are killed, and Stocke himself is badly injured in his escape.Īs Stocke laments his failure, two child-like beings appear in front of him, revealing that he can change the past using the power of the White Chronicle, a mysterious book that had been given to him prior to the mission. He and his recently assigned subordinates have been sent on a mission to escort an Astellian agent with valuable information back home, but during the operation, the situation goes south. The world is slowly turning into desert, and Alistel and Granorg, two of the greatest nations on the continent of Vainqueur, are waging war over the ever-dwindling amount of fertile land.Įnter Stocke, a former military man and the top spy in Alistel’s Special Intelligence (SI) unit. Original Art Pack Original art from the Nintendo DS version designed by Hiroshi Konishi.Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology is a time-twistingly fun RPG with an engaging battle system and a few odd quirks. Once Historia is unlocked, a new Portrait option is added to the Settings menu.Ĭhibi Art Pack Chibi art designed by CHANxCO. The art packs change the character portraits during events. These quests are separate side stories and they can be accessed in Historia.ĭeadly difficulty is an even harder difficulty that cannot be changed once selected. Mole Armlet Drops Augite Shard, Augite, and Augite Chunk when striking mana crystals. Items Growth Ring Drops Growth Book and Growth Book EX after battles.
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