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. The game is a collaboration between

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. An updated port of the game was released in Japan for the

on November 27, 2008.

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released an

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port on December 19, 2013, and an

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port on May 16, 2014. A

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port will release in March 2023.

Gameplay

The story progresses through various points plotted on a map. By visiting each point, the player has to battle the creatures, complete a quest, visit a town or go through a conversation to advance through the storyline and open up more points. Fighting plays out like a strategic RPG where each character has his/her own set of moves, but by moving each character to an appropriate square, you can chain characters together and pull off combos. After each round of combat, each character will regenerate AP and accumulate SP points. When enough SP points have been accumulated, characters can unleash special attacks. The game includes

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elements through its "Soul Breed" system in which the player creates a new character by pursuing a relationship with a female character as the game's storyline extends for five generations, each one having a different male protagonist. For the first four generations the protagonist marries one among three of his female companions and their son becomes the protagonist of the following generation who inherits stats and abilities from his parents.

Release

Europe

The game was localized in Europe as ''Agarest: Generations of War'' by Ghostlight. The company planned to publish a standard retail version and a collector's edition, both released on October 30, 2009 for PlayStation 3. Initially, the game was set to use a cover art featuring a realistic version of the protagonist; however, negative feedback led to the publisher changing the cover art for one more faithful to the original. The 32 packs of DLC were put on the European PlayStation Store by Ghostlight. The game was later ported to PC, and made available on the

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store in North America and Europe.

North America

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released the game in North America under the title ''Record of Agarest War'' on April 29, 2010. The game was released as a download on the

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, and on disc for the

. It is available as a downloadable title on the

. The game retains the original Japanese dialogue.

Xbox 360 version

A port known as ''Record of Agarest War: Re-appearance'' was released exclusively for the

in Japan on November 27, 2008. The Xbox 360 port featured additional voice acting, and a gallery mode. New items and a new dungeon are available over

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as downloadable content.

Prequel

A prequel to the game titled ''

Record of Agarest War Zero ''Record of Agarest War Zero'', known as in Japan and ''Agarest: Generations of War Zero'' in Europe, is a tactical role-playing game developed by Compile Heart and Red Entertainment. It was published in Japan by Idea Factory on June 25, 2009, fo ...

'' was released in Japan on June 25, 2009, released in the United States on June 14, 2011, and in Europe on August 26, 2011.

Sequels

Record of Agarest War 2 ''Record of Agarest War 2'', known as in Japan and as ''Agarest: Generations of War 2'' in Europe, is a tactical role-playing game developed by Idea Factory and Red Entertainment. It was published in Japan by Compile Heart on November 18, 2010 fo ...

'' was released in Japan in 2010 and worldwide in 2012. ''

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'' was released in Japan in 2012 on PSP and worldwide in 2019 on PC.

Reception

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''s Daemon Hatfield gave the PS3 version a 7.5/10, stating "If you're a fan of the genre, Agarest War will provide a very long adventure that spans generations."

References

External links

''Record of Agarest War'' Official website for Mobile version Android/iOS ''Record of Agarest War'' Official website for North America''Agarest: Generations of War'' Official website for Europe ''Record of Agarest War'' Official website for Japan
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