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. With an exciting positioning-based battle system, memorable characters, and thrilling time-travel mechanics, Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology is an essential for JRPG fans.Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology is a time-twistingly fun RPG with an engaging battle system and a few odd quirks. If you missed out on the original game in 2011, the upcoming port is the perfect chance to play a modern classic. A Classic That Can't Be Missed - Even though there's an abundance of expanded content to delve into, the heart and soul of Radiant Historia remains the same.
Append mode allows you to beat the original game before having the option to start a NewGame+ with the added content, while Perfect mode lets you play through the game with the inclusion of the third timeline from the beginning. If you're a Radiant Historia purist who simply wants to play through the original game's story, we have you covered! Perfect Chronology offers two different modes: Append and Perfect.
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