Mimana Iyar is a very straight turn-based JRPG -- it's solid if not a little uninspired.

User Rating: 7 | Mimana Iyar Chronicle PSP
By Swoosie | Review Date:
There's not much to say here -- if you like turn-based Japanese style RPGs, then this game will entertain you, but it also won't surprise you in any way. It has literally all of the normal trappings, and reminds me of the Star Ocean games on the PSP as far as look and feel. If you played and liked those, then I can recommend this one. One difference from Star Ocean being that this game features turn-based combat instead of action-RPG combat.

If you want something a little more creative and unique, I'd skip this one.

The good:
* The visuals, while not unique, are very colorful, detailed, and just well done.
* The music and sounds are very... typical... again, not special, but very well done.
* The story is very straightforward with no real twists (admittedly I only logged about 6 hours, so there may be more to it...), but the usual mix of humor, drama, and character development are all there.
* RPG elements are straight up -- it gives you a nice mix of magic and swordplay in a semi-classless way, so you can form your character along the way with quite a bit of flexibility.

The not-so-good:
* The first few hours are very slow, so hang in there...
* Again, there's just really nothing unique here...

There you go -- if you liked Star Ocean and the like, this one's worth picking up. If you're looking for something fresh, you might want to pass...

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