Eternal Sonata Official Strategy Guide (Official Strategy Guides (Bradygames)) (Official Strategy Guides (Bradygames)) | 
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 20111
Media: Paperback
Pages: 160
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 8.5 x 0.3
MPN: GKW33665
ISBN: 0744009596
Dewey Decimal Number: 794
EAN: 9780744009590
ASIN: 0744009596
Publication Date: September 19, 2007
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Product Description
The Eternal Sonata guide book contains 160 fully colored pages.Side Quests:Maximize the fun by learning everything there is to know about the games side quests. This guide has a complete listing of every Score Piece in the game!Area Maps:Find every treasure chest in the game and safely navigate through each area. Every map comes loaded with item callouts and screen shots!Comprehensive Walkthrough:Game-tested strategies and detailed tips for each area in the game. Learn specific strategies for fighting in the light and dark! Fear no boss, as each foes attacks and weaknesses are revealed.Item and Equipment Listings:Tons of statistical information for armor, accessories, and weapons. Includes a complete listing of every item!All-Inclusive Bestiary:Get the lowdown on every monster and boss with a wide range of essential data, including a foes morphing ability.
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 Near-to Excellent coverage of the Game January 24, 2008
D. M. Musico
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This Guide offers a pretty extensive coverage of every location of the game and has a nice step-to-step walkthrough alongside with maps to help you find all the items but also get straight to the point if you only need to reach a particular place on your subsequent playthroughs.
The only thing the guide lacks is tips about combat and the combat system in general, while it offers a few useful tips it lacks of some kind of "strategy guide" about how fights should usually be handled and doesn't suggest strategies exept in boss battles.
The Score pieces are also misprinted, leading to confusion if you decide to check what piece you are supposed to play visually (the first tree pieces are identical, so you have to check the next two to find the one you are looking for and the last two are missing), though their locations are correct.
In substance, it's a nice guide to have with you so you won't miss all the items in the games, and the maps for the bonus dungeon are just priceless, clear and helpful.
 VERY HELPFUL! not sure what the other reviewers are thinking January 14, 2008
AJ Lampel (Fairfield, CT USA)
I was questioning whether to buy this Guidebook after checking out the reviews on Amazon. I almost didn't buy and man would that have been a huge mistake. How people thought this guide wasn't helpful is beyond me. What was so helpful you ask? The maps most importantly (beleive me you would be lost for hours and hours without it), the rare items you need to pick up (as there really isn't any warping device and would physically have to go back), the leveling up guide (so you can see who you want to be level up first and who heals and who they will heal), and of course the achievement guide, etc etc. Definately worth every penny!
The best guide November 21, 2007
Santiago Valencia (Spain)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A guide to follow step by step the game without left without anything and explain the plot of the game, perfect!
Very good November 5, 2007
Cireus (Indiana USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Eternal Sonata Official Strategy Guide (Official Strategy Guides (Bradygames)) (Official Strategy Guides (Bradygames)) is a nice player's guide to have for the game if you need it, but can be a bit confusing with the incorporation of the encore information in each section of the walk-through. There are things that are not explained in the guide, too, which can make a few side quests a bit daunting, but overall a nice resource.
It Has Its Uses September 18, 2007
Sean (Aurora, Colorado)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Eternal Sonata isn't exactly a complex game that requires a strategy guide. There aren't that many secrets and its quite linear. If for reason you do need a guide, though, this is a good one at least.
The guide is pretty thin. It waste no time talking about the battle system and getting you used to it, and it also goes into the characters where it list off all their abilities and when they learn them. It also gives a quick bio for all the non-playable characters. There's a complete list of all the scores and where to find them. It'll also tell you what page to flip to in order to find the score you're looking for.
The walkthrough is another story. It's got some pretty detailed maps and tells you all you need to know while pointing out all the scores as you come across them. They also point out all the items on the map and tell you the stats of each enemy you encounter. Each section begins by also suggesting which characters to take with you and what special moves to put on them. The walkthrough is useful, but the boss strategies are useless. They're not helpful and don't really tell you much of anything. Aside from that it's your basic walkthrough. Nothing really special about it. Helpful and handy.
There's finally all those list and appendices that are in just about every RPG guide. As well as a bestiary, which while good, list the enemies in the order which you encounter them, which can be annoying at times.
It's a great guide overall, it's just hard to shake the simple fact that you won't need it. If you really are stuck then by all means, go with this guide, it'll help. Otherwise, the game is simple enough to conquer without it.
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