Will have you seeing Pink, if you can get past the horde of minor flaws.
Entering the Holiday Season amongst other Atlus A-bombs like Persona 4, Eternal Poison leads its player through a captivating world of dark magic, fantastic dungeons and enchanting characters. However, the gameplay mechanics that Eternal Poison revolves around may prove too much for some gamers. Though Eternal Poison possesses extensive reusability, with New Game Plus options after completion and Three intertwined, yet separate, storylines and character groupings. This allows Eternal Poison to last for hundreds of hours, the issue lies in how refreshing it will feel after these hundreds of hours and whether the players, as loyal as they may be, will still be enthralled the characters and amazing artwork make Eternal Poison what it is.
The unfortunate truth about the game is that without the capability to grind and stone-age graphics, the game begins to feel sluggish and forced, only shedding light on many of its other flaws and taking away from many of its strengths: character development, gothic anime artwork and a fantastic dark-fantasy storyline, lay undiscovered.
In truth, EP has much luster that, due to outdated mechanics and tiresome, long-winded battles, remains untouched. In fact, many players will find themselves forced to complete a full stage of game, despite crippling battles, simply to unlock new stages of the mini-game and artwork.
That being said, Eternal Poison is still an excellent game, which excels in plot and character exploitation. Also, the renewability of the game will allow continued revisiting to your favourite stages and plot twists, while keeping in step with the three distinct and invigorating stories. Finally, with the enemy capturing capabilities, class choices for minor customization and infinite tactic possibilities, Eternal Poison does prove itself a wonderful experience, assisted by a magnificent musical score. It is sad that a game with such potential had to be weighed-down by overwhelming, lengthy battles, a lack of leveling and customization options, coupled with outdated mechanics and attack cinematics that do not translate well to the screen, save for the introduction cinematics which look spectacular. All in all Eternal Poison will have you seeing "pink", the experience is simply slowed by its multitude of minor imperfections.