Ephemeral Fantasia
| Ephemeral Fantasia | |
|---|---|
 North American PS2 box art | |
| Developer(s) | Konami |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Writer(s) | Riku Sanjo |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Ephemeral Fantasia, known in Japan as Reiselied: Ephemeral Fantasia (ライゼリート エフェメラル ファンタジア, Raizerīdo Efemeraru Fantajia), is a 2000 role-playing video game developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2. The game was released in Japan on August 10, 2000, in North America on July 9, 2001 and in Europe on September 7, 2001.
Gameplay
Ephemeral Fantasia features traditional role-playing video game turn-based battles, with a variety of playable characters and skills. Additionally, there is a guitar mini-game that can be played several times throughout the course of the story.
Plot
Ephemeral Fantasia is similar to The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask in that the story transpires over a constantly looping period of five days. This is caused by a time loop created by the main antagonist, Xelpherpolis. In order for the time loop to be halted, Mouse must travel through the same five days multiple times.
This game follows Mouse, who has been summoned by a powerful figure on a remote island to compose a song. Xelpherpolis invites Mouse to play at his wedding, no doubt because of his fame as an excellent musician. Of course, Xelpherpolis doesn't expect him to solve the mystery of the island and free its inhabitants.
Development
Ephemeral Fantasia was originally to be released on the Sega Dreamcast.[1][2] An interview with development team member Makoto "M2" Moribe of Famitsu revealed that additional content planned for the Dreamcast version was cut when the game was moved to PS2. The Dreamcast version of Ephemeral Fantasia was to feature cameos by Sega characters including Sonic the Hedgehog, Ulala, Ryo Hazuki, and, oddly enough, notable Sega developers Yu Suzuki and Yuji Naka.
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 48/100[3] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Edge | 6/10[4] |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 3.5/10[5] |
| Game Informer | 4/10[6] |
| GamePro |    [7] |
| GameRevolution | D−[8] |
| GameSpot | 5.7/10[9] |
| GameSpy | 40%[10] |
| GameZone | 6/10[11] |
| IGN | 4.2/10[12] |
| Next Generation | [13] |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | [14] |
Francesca Reyes reviewed the PlayStation 2 version of the game for Next Generation, rating it one star out of five, and stated that "Don't be fooled by the cute characters on the box promising console RPG goodness. You'll find none of that here. Keep moving."[13]
The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3]
References
- ^ Perry, Douglas C. (September 22, 1999). "TGS 1999: Reiselied - First Details". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ^ Zdyrko, David (April 3, 2000). "TGS 2000: Reiselied Impressions". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ^ a b "Ephemeral Fantasia for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ^ Edge staff (September 2001). "Ephemeral Fantasia". Edge. No. 101. Bath: Future plc. pp. 78–79.
- ^ EGM staff (October 2001). "Ephemeral Fantasia". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Ziff Davis. p. 148.
- ^ "Ephemeral Fantasia". Game Informer. No. 101. FuncoLand. September 2001.
- ^ Star Dingo (July 19, 2001). "Ephemeral Fantasia Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 7, 2005. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ Liu, Johnny (July 9, 2001). "Ephemeral Fantasia Review". Game Revolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ Provo, Frank (August 18, 2000). "Ephemeral Fantasia Review (Import)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ Tutterrow, Barak (July 17, 2001). "Ephemeral Fantasia". PlanetPS2. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 20, 2005. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ The Badger (August 2, 2001). "Ephemeral Fantasia Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 15, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ Smith, David (July 13, 2001). "Ephemeral Fantasia". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ a b Reyes, Francesca (October 2001). "Finals". Next Generation. Vol. 4, no. 10. Imagine Media. p. 75.
- ^ "Ephemeral Fantasia". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Ziff Davis. October 2001. p. 134.
