'Eternal Sonata'
On its surface, the upcoming 360 title Eternal Sonata looks like another cookie-cutter Japanese RPG. However, while most JRPGs take place in fantastical-but-generic worlds, this game takes place inside the head of Frederic Chopin just hours before his death from tuberculosis. While Rez makes music part of the gameplay, Eternal Sonata (Trusty Bell: Chopin's Dream in Japan) makes music part of the story. By putting musical concepts into a medium that can be seen and read by the nonmusical, it makes the Polish poet of the piano accessible to a much wider audience.
Artistic relevance: A look at Chopin's work from the metaphorical perspective of the last few hours of his life.
Related artists: Frederic Chopin, George Sand
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BarryJones
15/10/2007 12:40 PM
This is the worst list I have ever seen in relation to computer games. It's like it was written by a man-boy who can't leave his limited teenage ideas behind. For god's sake, BioShock? And where the hell was the Nintendo stuff like Wind Waker. You even included a poor Zelda clone (Okami), ironically only because of it's surface level aesthetic.
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