About Ar nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star
Ar nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star is a 2014 role-playing game developed by Gust and published by Koei Tecmo Games, part of the Ar tonelico series. It released on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, holding a 7.8 / 10 aggregate score.
Part of the Surge Concerto franchise, Ar Nosurge is an RPG that serves as a prequel to the Ar Tonelico game series. Series director Akira Tsuchiya continues his opus with a deep and robust world.
A world where songs are magic, and emotions are strong enough to form bonds. Ar nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star is a story of love, emotional bonds and the frailty of existence.
Ar Nosurge is a sci-fi, ‘7 Dimension’ RPG, that takes place in a world where music and song can create magic. It tells the compelling story of a civilization that lost their planet and has been roaming the edge of space for 2000 years in search of a new home.
The game follows two sets of characters: Delta and Casty, whose goal is to protect humanity and save the world, and Ion & Earthes, who are trying to find Ion a way home to Earth. The player can interchange between both pairs and soon discover a way to combine their storylines and strengths to eventually solve the mystery that shrouds their ongoing struggle.
JRPG details
| Developer | Gust |
| Publisher | Koei Tecmo Games |
| Platforms | PlayStation 3PlayStation Vita |
| Genres | Role-playing (RPG) |
| Themes | FantasyScience fiction |
| Modes | Single player |
| Perspective | Third person |
| Franchise | Ar tonelico |
| Series | Surge Concerto |
| Tags | animeprequelfanservicedigital distributionplaystation trophies |
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Cast & Credits
- Yasuhiro NakaiChief Designer
- Yu OshimaProduction
- Yoko ImaizumiProduction
- Kenji WatanabeProducer
- Kenji IsobeDirector
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- Tadanobu InoueProducer
- Kou ShibusawaExecutive Producer
- Kazuki YanagawaComposers
- Daisuke AchiwaComposers
- Haruka ShimotsukiComposers
- Akiko ShikataComposer & Arrangement
- Akira TsuchiyaComposer
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- MorriganComposer
- Kenji KawaiComposer
- Hiroyuki OshimaComposer
- Toru IshizukaComposer
- ManyoComposer
Release Date
| PlayStation 3 | Mar 06, 2014 |
| PlayStation 3 | Sep 23, 2014 |
| PlayStation 3 | Sep 25, 2014 |
| PlayStation 3 | Sep 26, 2014 |
| PlayStation Vita | Oct 02, 2014 |
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