It's been a long time since Final Fantasy VII, Grandia, and XenoGears. It's been even longer since Final Fantasy III (or VI), Chrono Trigger, and Secret of Mana. What I am trying to say
is that Japanese RPGs have had their golden ages, but these are the dark times; the barren times; the who the hell are we times.
That rich vein of form that developers such as Square hit in the mid 90s is a long and distant memory, and Agarest Generations of War is almost endemic of this fact. This particular adventure feels like the result of too many nights staying up too late to play Ys, watching too many 'exotic' movies, and falling in love with your own pornographic drawings.
The best kind of goddess is a sexy goddess
Because in reality, AGoW is basically a dating sim with added goblins. It has JRPG generic plot 1 (nation hates nation: FIGHT!) but oddly, and perhaps in an attempt to be different, developers Compile Heart have decided to throw in an odd side distraction - namely mating and producing offspring with your female companions. Think of this as less of a jaunty Eastern odyssey and more of a quest to copulate through the ages preserving your blood line with the zesty enthusiasm of a horny monarch.
Which, eventually, makes the whole endeavour feel mildly offensive and entirely juvenile. Each generation of male hero is introduced to save the world and 'bang' the ladies. And these foppy haired, seemingly, lovable sex pests almost exclusively hold the company of, what looks like, prepubescent girls that own too few clothes and enjoy striking suggestive poses even in casual situations.
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