Popular gaming magazine Famitsu were the first to review upcoming JRPG Resonance of Fate and, despite a few minor niggles, they were pretty happy with the final result, giving it an overall score of 34/40.

RoF could prove to be a pretty entertaining title. The magazine gave it a pretty impressive 34 points out of a total of 40, a better mark than the game's direct competition for the week, the Ar Tonelico 3 RPG, which only managed to get 28 points.

"Every battle requires you to consider how far you are from the enemy and how to link combos with party members, making it very strategic throughout," one of the editors wrote. "It's a difficult system and it won't appeal to everyone, but I think it's innovative, deep, and addictive."

"The fighting is unconventional and has a lot of quirks to it," another editor explained. "There's a surprisingly big action element to the game which will require time to get used to. Still, get to grips with the rules, and the system's worth getting deep into."

"It's a shame the tutorial is so hard to follow," one of the reviewers said. "The text prompts are helpful, but I wish it gave you more useful tips on surviving in battle."

"The story's mostly serious, but has its funny parts that add some spice to the proceedings. I like the humour behind the mid-battle conversations."

All in all, it looks like we have something to look forward to for March 9, when the game will get its North American release.

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