As expected, the plot and characterization is well above average and follows the misadventures of a young officer in the Fortuna Army called Spero. Instead, what Stella Deus really is is a great entry-level strategist for two kinds of players: brand new users that have never played a game like this before, and diehard fans who automatically fall in love with anything that even remotely resembles Ogre Battle. But strangely, a blockbuster isn't what we got. Throw in the aforementioned Hoshigami development team and a soundtrack by the awesome Hitoshi Sakimoto ( Final Fantasy Tactics, Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter), and you have all the ingredients necessary for a surefire blockbuster. ![]() The storyline, for instance, has been penned by the legendary Record of Lodoss War scribe Ryo Mizuno, while the character designs have been overseen by Shin Megami Tensei master Shigeki Soejima. ![]() On paper, though, The Gate of Eternity sounds like it's the be-all/end-all of tactical role-playing games. It's just missing that special something that puts it up over the top. Developed by the same team responsible for the incredibly difficult (and incredibly addicting) Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth, Stella Deus isn't a bad game by any means. Atlus Software's Stella Deus: The Gate of Eternity is the latest attempt at dethroning the PS2 tactics champ, and I might as well tell you from the start that it hasn't done it.
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