What are the toils of man and beast to the incorporeal? Their trifling sorrows may seem superfluous and fleeting to a soul unfettered from the flesh, but for a single soldier, a spirit torn from form, the sorrows of man are paramount. For Reise, the protagonist of Atlus' Tsugunai: Atonement, the woes of the corporeal is a doorway to redemption.
Released in Japan over a year ago to a luke-warm reception, Tsugunai was snatched up, localized and published by the de-facto primogen of all esoteric role-playing games: Atlus Entertainment.
Objectively, Tsugunai: Atonement is a conceptual milestone; a ghostly RPG coupled with an inventive combat system and music by the renowned Yasunori Mitsuda. Tsugunai seemed to hold all the right cards: originality, ingenuity and style, but can this adventure, enshrouded in all its novelty, make for a worthwhile experience? The proof is in the pudding.
Graphics: 70%
Hewn from the same granite of Eternal Ring...
