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Ahh, Eternal Melody... one of those super cheap import games that you can pick up for Playstation or Saturn these days that no one will put up much footage for... at a glance, the graphics look pretty crappy (particularly the backdrops) and the characters slighty amateurish and unappealing... without much else to go on, you'd have to wonder: Why even bother? I originally uploaded the opening to this game a few years back.

Well, the game is actually not bad and the characters are relatively cute... but the game takes TOO DAMN LONG to get started. If you can actually get through the introduction of this game and still care about it afterwards (which is approximately 40 minutes... there are OVAs shorter than that), then you are quite a patient individual. I could see if this was a strict visual novel or offered something OTHER than listening (a few choices to break up the tedium would have been great), but it's more than a visual novel. I checked to see if there were vids of the game beyond the opening. I found one, and it was alllllll intro, but I don't blame the uploader, it's just ridiculous in that fashion. You can skip it, but you won't get the primary scoop on each character. If you don't know basic Japanese, then you can praise the start button. Whoopie!

Developed by Starlight Marry and published by Media Works, Eternal Melody is a "Relationship Board Game RPG Survival Simulation" about a nameless hero who gets into a fatal accident and awakens to find himself in another world, where he meets a fiesty fairy named Philly (or フィリー, some translations include Firy, Phyry, etc.) who acts as your guardian and guide in the strange new world you've entered. Philly, along with Roxanne, a minstrel who always seems to be at the right place at the right time. Roxanne offers guidance to friend as well as foe to set the stage for adventure as you try to adjust to the odd surroundings and strange people.

This video introduces:

- Wendy Miseria (ウェンディ・ミゼリア), an 17 year old with blue hair/school outfit. She was bullied when she was younger and it has caused her to have negative views of outsiders. She can cook and knit. Some would say she's kinda emo...though understandable, she's not my cup of tea.

- Yang-Yun (楊雲) （ヤンユン）, a 17 year old with dark brown hair, blank expression. She is almost the epitome of emo for this game, but at least for reasons I can better relate to, unlike Wendy. Yang-Yun has unusual psychic powers to sense and feel things...even death. Because of her born ability, she was ridiculed and hated because of it and she is considered a shadow; one that should stay away from the light and be alone in solitude. You meet her in a shady alley and she scares Philly.

- Karen Lekakis (カレン・レカキス), a 23 year old woman who is skilled with a sword and the clear "busty" chick of the game. Kinda looks like a female version of Tobal No.1's Gren. She is basically the "motherly" type...because being 23 in these dating sim games amongst teenagers is a huge deal. She is very accommodating and refers to some as "brother" and "sister", even though she may not be related. She cares for orphans and considers herself to be your big sister...though you can obviously take that relationship elsewhere.

NOTE: At some point in the video (around five or six minutes), there is some small audio looping. I forgot to wipe the dust off the disc and didn't feel like re-recording it. Whatever.

More in the game sample.

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