Noriyasu Agematsu scores Square Enix iPhone RPG Chaos Rings Square Enix is publishing a traditional JRPG developed by Media Vision (of the Wild Arms series) for iPhone. Chaos Rings will feature an original score by Noriyasu Agematsu. The composer previously has contributed to the soundtracks of Wild Arms the Vth Vanguard, Wild Arms XF and White Knight Chronicles. A debut trailer has been posted to the official website.
Source : IGN Mobile
What a delight to see a developer as talented as Square Enix take the iPhone as seriously as it does the PlayStation 3. Chaos Rings, an all-new adventure created specifically for the iPhone (I hesitate to say exclusively because I could see this eventually getting ported over to DS or PSP), offers the thoughtful, engaging play you expect from Square's other big-name RPG franchises. But it was made to suit this button-less device that turned out to be a better gaming rig than anybody imagined.
Simply put, this is an early contender for the best iPhone game of 2010.
Chaos Rings is the saga of the Ark Arena, a mysterious coliseum where four pairs of heroes thrown together (sometimes against their will) must fight for their lives if they hope to escape. Each pair of heroes has their own story and banter, which actually gives Chaos Rings a considerable amount of replay. I am loathe to ruin any of the story here because even though the writing suffers from serious melodrama, it is very good. The characters -- some of which you will not like, such as the insufferable Escher -- are fleshed out better than almost any iPhone hero I've encountered thus far. So, if you are a big fan of Square's brand of character and scenario development, you will enjoy the yarns spun here.
