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Knell of Ar Ciel Score: 77% ESRB: Mature Publisher: NIS America
Developer: Gust Media: Blu-ray/1 Players: 1 Genre: RPG  Graphics
& Sound: Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel is the series' third
entry and its first on the PS3. As expected, the game has
received a complete visual overhaul, ditching the low-res 2D
sprites for beautiful, new 3D characters. However, Ar tonelico
retains the series' core gameplay and, well, let's just say
unique sense of humor.  I'll always love the 2D sprites from the
first two titles, but am happy to see that even though the
characters have gained a dimension, they haven't lost any
personality. Characters are still fun to look at and, for the
first time in the series, there isn't as big a divide between
how characters look during story sequences and how they look in
battle. The added horsepower also adds a new sheen to the
series' techo-fantasy wonderland.  For all the improvements,
there are few issues. The most notice