right from the start you get the feel of Enchanted Arms' quirky nature and dialogue. The relationship between the three main characters is kinda bizarre and hazy, but not unlike that of a standard anime, if you happen to be into that style. The protagonist, Atsuma, is kind of an overly optimistic dimwit that is always the target of his [incredibly] effeminate friend, Makuto's, jokes and insults, while Makuto practically hangs off of Tora, the superfluously intelligent childhood friend. Normally i wouldn't mind such an effeminate male character, but it seems like the creators went overboard and almost tried too hard to make him seem like as much of a female character as possible. It's at least pretty funny sometimes. the way they arranged the dialogue sequences seem to work pretty well, with the conversing characters' images appearing on screen when they talk and the voice acting, while quirky, is pretty good and never really too overdone. the sound in the game is satisfying and the music that comes up every so often is quite good
the in-game graphics were pretty well done. they seemed to have done the environments' textures and lighting effects very well and the character models, while not amazing, are good for the anime style characters. the battle sequences can be pretty fun, and if you wish to just get through them (since they show up somewhat frequently) you can set the battle on automatic and have everything done for you pretty effectively. there's even a convenient option to speed up the action to get through it more quickly. all in all, the game's fun and seems pretty promising, and even though i'm about 3-4 hours into it, i've gotten a good basis of the overall experience. i just feel like the character development and interactions leaves a little to be desired...so far
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