DS RPG Rondo of Swords coming stateside in April
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Jan 20th 2008 at 10:30AM }
We'd wager that most of the gaming world has no idea what a Rondo is (aside from those who study classical music, or those who have enjoyed the tasty beverage of the same name), and that even fewer people have heard of a strategy/RPG called Ituwari no Rondo, which was released for the DS in Japan last year. No matter, Atlus will be educating us uninitiated Western heathens when a localization of the game (retitled Rondo of Swords) hits American shores (and invades our dust-caked DSs) on April 15.
We're hoping that this seemingly immersive RPG will serve as a beacon of hope in the middle of a a less than impressive 2008 release schedule for the DS, which includes highlights like Aquarium, Fantasy Aquarium, Petz Bunniez, and of course, Garfield Fun Fest. Regardless, you can bet that we'll be holding our breath between the year's Arbuckle-free titles.
[Update: Yeah, we told you about this a couple days ago, but can you really blame us? The word Rondo is just so infectious, we just can't stop saying it! Rondo. Rondo. Rondo Calrissian.]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Kyattsuai @ Jan 20th 2008 10:47AM
Luckily, Castlevania fans are familiar with all sorts of fancy musical terms.
Patrick @ Jan 20th 2008 11:10AM
ALL RPGS THAT ARE NOT MADE BY BETHESDA OR BIOWARE FAIL. That is all
Rob Accomando @ Jan 20th 2008 11:14AM
Atlus makes decent RPGs.
If it doesn't involve a 13 year old boy with amnesia who is getting woken up by someone in the first scene, I'm all over it.
sheppy2.0 @ Jan 20th 2008 11:14AM
Does Bioware still make RPGs? I thought they were in the story driven fighting games and story driven tactical shooters nowadays.
Well, at least Bioware had that whole d20 system DOWN, man.
jcd @ Jan 20th 2008 12:08PM
I like atlus. I was all over the super robot taisen series when it came out for the gba. Fun
sifer2400 @ Jan 20th 2008 11:22AM
im deff gonging to DL this and when the fuk is the next golden sun going to come out geezzz
ThornedVenom @ Jan 20th 2008 6:25PM
Not anytime soon, because Camelot Software Planning has other projects.
Shame on you for R4ing.
sifer2400 @ Jan 20th 2008 7:23PM
lol you say that but im the only one being truthful here any one who knows what it is Most likely is using it so you might as well say it to every one else. not all of us are willing to get riped off from the major companies. we cant all be the ideal blind consumerist
ThornedVenom @ Jan 20th 2008 11:15PM
Since when was rewarding months/years of hard work under deadlines being a "blind consumerist"? What kind of person are you, thinking that effort shouldn't be rewarded?
theCardinal @ Jan 20th 2008 11:40AM
Excuse me, I dust and polish my DS every day.
Patrick @ Jan 20th 2008 11:45AM
Is that what the kids are calling it these days?
mmxzero @ Jan 20th 2008 5:27PM
"dust-caked DSs"
Haha, thats a good one.
playwhutyalike @ Jan 20th 2008 11:56AM
Rondo of Swords? Does this sound like a porn title to anybody else?
Sexy Asian @ Jan 20th 2008 12:07PM
@Patrick
"ALL RPGS THAT ARE NOT MADE BY BETHESDA OR BIOWARE FAIL. That is all"
Are you being serious? WOW!!!
I don't want the Besthesda/Bioware fan-boys/girls to bite my head off. So i won't reveal my true feelings on those two companies. (S**** games)
finnith @ Jan 20th 2008 12:32PM
Go play your own games and don't make fun of the ones I play (Barbie games are an exception).
jcd @ Jan 20th 2008 12:42PM
I bet you're not sexy or asian
mr nimblewick @ Jan 20th 2008 1:03PM
Come to think of it, I've never liked a Bethesda or Bioware game either.
Something about how... boring they are.
Sexy Asian @ Jan 20th 2008 1:06PM
@jcd
I'm half Korean and i'm half Taiwanese. (100% Asian)
As for the sexy part. Let's just say I look better than most people. lol
I'm not fat and greasy like most americans are today.
finnith @ Jan 20th 2008 1:32PM
Please do not stereotype anyone.
ThornedVenom @ Jan 20th 2008 6:29PM
Who are you to call "fat and greasy"?
Chances are that you're living in America, you have an American citizenship, and that you're part of that elitist minority youth.
This French Asian right here hates American Asian arrogance.
Matt Warner @ Jan 20th 2008 1:14PM
One wouls think that a game with "Rondo" in the title would have better music in it's trailer. I thought I was about to see a trailer for an old NES game when I first heard the music on this trailer.
Sexy Asian @ Jan 20th 2008 2:12PM
@finnith
Yeah, you're right. I'm sorry for saying that. (but there is some truth to it)
Worst Review Ever @ Jan 20th 2008 2:20PM
I'm probably in the minority here, but I generally consider the phrase "Sexy Asian" to be an oxymoron. To me, hot Asians are like hot redheads; they're the exception, not the rule.
ThornedVenom @ Jan 20th 2008 6:31PM
You know, the DS being the GBA's successor and all, you'd be expecting a higher quality soundtrack than Golden Sun's at this point of the console's lifetime.