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- Ubisoft
Astonishia Story
PSP
Released On: Jun 6, 2006
48
6.4
All Platforms
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
48
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
54% Mixed
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
46% Negative
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
48
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
54% Mixed
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
46% Negative
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
It’s fun to play through, and easy to pick up and put down again pretty quickly, both a must for a handheld port and a rarity in the SRPG subgenre.
Broken down to choosing an RPG for PSP, Astonishia Story is the best available next to the import-only "Tales of Eternia," which you should get instead if you have access to it.
Astonishia Story abandons depth and interesting characters for the barest bones of plot and combat, which will easily leave RPG fans wanting more.
It's competent, and weird, and will be infamous in a couple years. That's gotta count for something, right? Even Young Lady With Full of Troubles could appreciate that.
It's painfully obvious that Astonishia does nothing to ebb the flow of downright disappointing roleplayers on the portable Playstation. [Aug 2006, p.92]
The simplified controls, which work with a very minimal interface, won't stymie anyone without RPG experience. But the absence of story and strategy will. This is a game best played on autopilot, if you have to play it at all.
If this were 1995, we might find more to like. But it’s 2006, and we don’t pay $40 for SNES remakes anymore, especially unimaginative ones that aren’t programmed well or translated properly like Astonishia Story.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 14 User Ratings
6.4
57% Positive
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
14% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
29% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 14 User Ratings
6.4
57% Positive
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
14% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
29% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
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Summary In Astonishia Story, players embody an honorable royal knight and embark upon an epic journey to recover a stolen sacred relic that symbolizes prosperity and fortune. Players must seek the help of wizards and many other mysterious allies to succeed. [Ubisoft]
Rated E +10
for Everyone +10
