Post number 10 sends us back to games with RPG Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure.
Rhapsody is by Nippon Ichi Software, a company more famous for Disgaea. You play as Cornet, a girl who can talk to puppets, during a competition to win the heart of the Prince, he gets kidnapped by a group of demons and it's up to Cornet and her puppets to gather the Heartstones from the surrounding Kingdoms in order to save Prince Ferdinand from his stone prison. What seems pretty cutesy and kid friendly, like for instance the special moves are firing sweets, shortcake and pancakes and Cornet's main weapon is a magical musical Horn the game can actually get pretty disturbing very quickly as you progress, the decisions you make can change the very way the world sees Cornet and certain events can really hit you psychologically.
For instance killing one boss can curse the whole town and make them hate you for the whole game and don't even get me started on the rhetoric that is the Frog Kingdom, but that's a big spoiler, lets just say Romeo and Juliet story and leave it at that.
In the case of moral outlook it can really test you, especially if you were caught out by the result of said actions.
Finally worth noting is the whole Musical Adventure aspect as every so often you get songs sang throughout the RPG, to this day it's the only RPG to be told through Musical numbers.
The game can be quite easy for the veteran RPG player and Kururu in the DS remake is utterly broken to the point that you can finish the game with just her in your team but the story more than makes up for it and there is much fun to have in Rhapsody.
Current State: Originally released on Playstation in 1998 it had two sequels in Japan only as things led into the Playstation 2 era. They are readily avaliable on Playstation Network as late as 2014 and the first game had a remake on the DS in 2008, however no continuation of the main series has been done since 2000, but the game is part of the same universe as other Nippon Ichi franchises such as Disgaea and La Pucelle Tactics.
Why Should it be Revived?: Despite the horrific glitches on the DS remake the game was still fun to play and the musical aspect made it all the more enjoyable so a big time remake would be appreciated.
Cartridge Diaries: Rhapsody A Musical Adventure
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