HBTG Review: Ar nosurge Plus Ode to an Unborn Star

[@starwolf-3000]

Actually, this game and the other entry of the Surge Concerto series, is currently out now on Switch, Steam and PS4 in Japan. The other entry is Ciel nosurge. On Steam, the store page for both games is region-locked. You can however get the physical for PS4 and Switch on sites like Play-Asia, and the digital for Switch and PS4 through their stores (provided you have a japanese account on PS4).

[@HallowedBeThyGame]

Wow this is fantastic information to know! Thank you so much for sharing! Gonna pin this comment.

[@FrappMocha]

Tip my hat for that intro music. Bit of a dubstep that I'm huge fan of. I just lost at it 3:14. I've heard about this game and how this is ultra rare to own. But this is really the first time I've seen the game fleshed out and explained. This will be a straight download for me and tbh, I'm fine with it. The prices of these Vita games is getting nastier and nastier. I saw a post on Twitter by Veinz and its around $39.99. I might as well pay that before Sony tears down their store (Vita) To answer your question, definitely they should make a game for the Switch. Guessing they'll have a better performance vs the Vita. Thrown in some extra content and everybody wins. Cool review Hallowed, keep up the great work.

[@HallowedBeThyGame]

Yeah I completely agree about downloading this one. It’s definitely good pickup at 40$. Thanks for the compliment on the intro music tho! It was fun to edit. I’m trying to keep an eye on your Twitter and others for vita store games to pickup before they close. Thanks a ton for watching tho! Can’t wait to share more with you guys!

[@LameDadRetroGamer]

Awesome review! Haven’t played it but the turn based combat on this one does look intriguing

[@HallowedBeThyGame]

Yeah I thought it was pretty unique. Thanks so much for watching!

[@SEGAblocks]

Stellar review my friend ! A great soundtrack always pulls me in! I’ll keep an eye out for this once I get a Pstv

[@HallowedBeThyGame]

Thanks for watching! I'm really bummed they'll be closing the vita and PS3 store this year. So just a heads up on that.

[@SEGAblocks]

@@HallowedBeThyGame Yeah, I read that. I personally feel it’s gonna be Sony’s way of doing what Microsoft does. You’ll see the games come back digitally for the new console soon. Microsoft hit it out of the ballpark with the backwards compatibility. Sony will follow suit :)

[@HallowedBeThyGame]

@@SEGAblocks that’s a great point!

[@posterpackrat]

I don't have a Switch but agree it should be ported. More people should give this one a shot.

[@HallowedBeThyGame]

Totally agree! Would love to see more people give this gem a shot!

[@xtiandg0914]

Good review love the genuinety. I'm curious what do you think of the twists at the end game I see people rarely talk about? You know the main villain, the role of the player, and etc. Oh, you havent played Ar Tonelico yet? Well they may be very different, Ar Nosurge is a spin-off afterall but they share so much elements I highly recommend them especially Ar Tonelico 2 which this game has a lot of inspiration from since it is considered the series magnum opus

[@HallowedBeThyGame]

Thanks for watching! I definitely have those games on my list to play now. Series seems awesome. I know there are multiple endings to the game but so far I’ve only done enough for one ending. I wouldn’t want to put spoilers in the comments tho.

[@xtiandg0914]

@@HallowedBeThyGame sorry tries to keep things vague. Still glad you did this video

[@keiichimorisato98]

​@@HallowedBeThyGamethe true ending is locked through crafting every item.

[@orangeblitz4786]

Great review. Might pick this up on Vita. Not sure if it will come to NA on Switch. I'm hoping it does as it is to be released in Japan

[@HallowedBeThyGame]

Well thank you so much for watching! You’ll have to let me know if you do, or if you find any other vita store games! I hope it comes to switch too in NA!

[@lnsflare1]

It's been awhile since I've played it, but I believe that the reason that some of the female characters look so young is actually an important part of the plot, but the explanation took place in the direct prequel, Ciel Nosurge, which never got localized. IIRC, is because their bodies got locked in the status that were at when they became song mages, which occurred when the likes of Ion and Kanon were mid-late teens, Zill was a full grown adult, and Casty and Sarly were like 12 or 13ish and Casty, at least, actually does address how annoying and awkward it is to be in their twenties but still have such a young body and head severe self-esteem issues related to that. That said, certain other characters wandering around in what are essentially skimpy swimsuits and lingerie despite looking like they were 12 (and were actually much younger than 12, in Prim's case) definitely seems unnecessary.

[@elleCX01]

Didn't know this was actually part of the Ar tonelico series. Always thought the Ar in the title was just some random name.

[@HallowedBeThyGame]

Yeah that surprised me as well haha 😂

[@LordFinkenstein]

Tfw I've owned the Limited edition for this since it came out and never got around to playing.

[@juanpineiro4507]

Dude I love your pages name 👍

[@HallowedBeThyGame]

Haha thanks!

[@dustind.291]

I’ve been playing this on steam deck, an overall ok game I liked it

[@jzblue345]

I just got ar nosurge it's oriseika tainted bloodlines next.

[@HallowedBeThyGame]

Haha nice! I love the combat system. I still need to play oriseika.

[@jzblue345]

@@HallowedBeThyGame I feel you my friend combat is the heart and souls of any rpg.

[@Buraiyan333]

I'd push back a teensy bit on the female characters looking too young. Their appearances are big parts of a couple of character arcs. Well, it's kind of unnecessary for the other characters, though. Also, Radiant Historia was the bomb!

[@HallowedBeThyGame]

Very good point! And it’s always awesome meeting another Radiant Historia fan! Thanks for watching my friend!

[@vashranoid]

Has anyone tried overclocking their vita to see if it makes a difference with framerates?

[@pixelpatch]

You could probably do it on a steam deck

[@dustind.291]

They should port it but they won’t, sadly gust studios as been soaking their assets in their wallet buster Ryza games that they don’t make enough physical copies for….

[@charleswiltshire21]

Still can force myself play it, its literally sitting in my ps vita, but after everyone i know sayd to me that i dont understand sub-plot of the game without Ciel no surge, and i'm lazy to waste my time to watch 260+ videos of playlist ciel no surge on english

[@vDorgengoa]

Spoiler free review?

[@elitefdc2171]

I love Ar Tonelico, but this game pretty meh. they should remaster the trilogy. hey, at least i can see Mir

[@HallowedBeThyGame]

I need to play the Ar Tonelico series. One of the big reasons I agree they should remaster the trilogy.

[@dustind.291]

@@HallowedBeThyGame they are great games you like this one you will like those it’s kinda more of the same however 3 is an action rpg. 2 is the best, 1 is the second best this game is next then 3

[@ausername8770]

after they remade Atelier Marie, I really do think they should remake the Ar Tonelico trilogy too