PocketFullOfApps | ‘Eternal Legacy HD’ by Gameloft

in iPad, News / by Aaron Whitfield

December 19, 2010

That was pretty fast….Just recently, Gameloft has released the iPad specific version to their much anticipated JRPG (Japanese Role Playing Game), Eternal Legacy, onto the App Store for a heft price of $9.99. Eternal Legacy HD features:

ENTER THE WORLD OF ALGOAD IN HD
– An absorbing story implying heavy reasponsibilities: As Astrian, you must save Algoad from destruction and restore the living bond between humans and nature.
– A mix of fantasy and sci-fi: fight with swords and guns, face robots and magic, and fly your own ship!
– Freely explore majestic regions: real-time rendered in full 3D, with free 360° camera.

A SMOOTH, THRILLING BATTLE SYSTEM
– Dynamic turn-based fights: preset your future attacks, which will be triggered one by one once your action gauge is filled.
– Epic combats, enhanced by full 3D artwork, numerous animations and a varied bestiary.
– Up to 3 characters will fight at the same time: select your team among your recruits and define your teammates’ behavior.

LIVE YOUR OWN ABSORBING ADVENTURE
– Choose your own path by interacting with the environment, items, people and enemies, or solving puzzles to make your way through obstacles.
– Talk to the people you meet, featuring full voice acting: they may join your team, reveal some secret, give you a quest, and more.
– Perform sub-quests if you like, to extend the game’s lifespan and gain more experience.
– Customize your character and weapons: you master your destiny.

For those of you who don’t have the iPhone and iPod Touch version, it currently costs a somewhat reasonable price of $6.99 and weighs in at 551 MB. I’ve spent a decent amount of time with the iPhone and iPod Touch version and it’s a very good game. If you’re into JRPGs (or even RPGs alone) it’s definitely worth picking up if you can spare the money, however, if you can’t, then wait for a price drop. The Retina Display graphics are beautiful and the gameplay is amazing as well. The game runs smooth on my iPod Touch 4G and the loading times are considerably low I’d have to day. The controls are pretty good and you can change some settings around to change the gameplay to suit your needs as well. The only thing I dislike about this game is that there are only certain places you can save the game, you can’t save any time or any place, only at certain locations. But besides that, the game is great, it deserves a 4.5/5 from me at least.