While this game doesn't reinvent the genre, it is a nice addition to any tactics RPG fan's collection.

User Rating: 7.5 | Luminous Arc DS
By fhiz | Review Date:
When it comes down to it, Luminous Arc is your standard Tactics RPG game, and if you've played games like Tactics Ogre, or Final Fantasy Tactics, you pretty much know what to expect here. Theres sword wielders, archers, fighters, magic casters, and pretty much every character class you would expect to find here. The real thing that stands out about Luminous Arc is the story. You play as Alph, a young sword wielding rifleman who fights for the Church of Luminous. In recent time, witches have been coming back to the earth summoning monsters along with them, or so you're told. So the Luminous Church's one objective is to condemn all witches with out a thought. If you paid attention in world history, eventually you'll make the connection that the Luminous Church acts suspiciously a lot like the Catholic church, back in the days of the inquisition... you know the whole, kill everyone else but us thing. The main conflict here is when Alph befriends a young witch, which causes you to start doubting something that the church has told you and whether or not the "justification" of the Church is right. And thats the story in a nutshell with out giving too much away.

On a technical side, the graphics don't leave you with a big "wow" factor. It's pretty much looks like other tactics games. The character models are your typical anime style, over the top costumes, spiky hair, and women with big... you know. Some of the voice acting is a little sketchy too, while some VOs are good and others... well not so much. One positive thing about the audio is the soundtrack which sets moods and tones very well.

So overall, where Luminous Arc is pretty much your standard run of the mill tactics game, it's worth a play for anyone who is looking for an RPG, or fans of the genre.

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