Review: Arc Rise Fantasia (Wii)

Man, it seems like forever since I first heard of and became interested in Arc Rise Fantasia. In reality, it hasn't been that long—Wikipedia tells me the title was unveiled just over two years ago—but between the publisher change and the simple fact that there's been pretty much nothing on the Wii in the way of RPGs, ever, it just seems like it's been longer, I suppose.

I think it was largely worth the wait. Arc Rise Fantasia does a lot of things right, and provides a reasonable quantity of bang for an even more reasonable quantity of bucks (forty, to be precise, unless it's bargain-binned by time you read this, in which case, hurrah for you!) But it's also going to cause a bit of pain in two key areas, which you should be aware of and make your own call on before putting down your money.