Ar nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star

 PlayStation 3
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 58 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 58
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 58
  3. Negative: 7 out of 58
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  1. SanchoRodriguez
    Oct 30, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a shining encapsulation of everything people hate about anime.

    The title seemed promising enough. Standard ruined world science fiction hook with a graphically interesting intro.

    Spoiler alert: This game sucks.

    Evidently we're supposed to already be familiar with these characters. Or perhaps they're such cookie cutter cliches that we don't need any kind of introduction as to who they are. A major mechanic for the game is a dating sim seemingly designed for pre-adolescents, and they've wrapped that around an RPG with a preposterously weak system.

    The wall of text method of exposition might not be so terrible if the characters weren't gifted with a depth of character rivalling earwax. To call this game puerile would be a disservice to the abstract concept of juvenile triviality.

    I made the mistake of purchasing this game from the Playstation network, so I can't even return the game - bringing this experience to a total loss.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#42 Best PS3 Game of 2014
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#29 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2014
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#16 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2014

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 23
  3. Negative: 2 out of 23
  1. GameCritics
    Jan 21, 2015
    30
    A highly disappointing game, no two ways about it.
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  2. Gaming Nexus
    Dec 22, 2014
    65
    It's a very vanilla title that doesn't do much to advance the series, but is definitely going to please the die-hard fans.
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  3. RPGamer
    Oct 30, 2014
    60
    Ar Nosurge is an interesting game that suffers from a lack of tender love and care on the localizer's part.
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