#marl kingdom chronicles

[savingthegeneration]

Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (2000) - dev. Nippon Ichi Software

[civicrose]

to the handful of people who know this game, godspeed

[chorva-art]

Birthday girl

Gallery / Twitter / Pixiv

[marlkingdom]

Official Marl Kingdom Chronicles wallpapers

[gfrex]

[yoshicolonoscopyfootageofficial]

kururu has two hands

[hardcoregamer]

Review: Rhapsody – Marl Kingdom Chronicles

Rhapsody: The Marl Kingdom Chronicles is a must-buy for anyone seeking an RPG experience that makes it easy to see the beauty in the world around you. Its tales are celebrations of hope and happiness and in the case of the second game, are compelling from start to finish. 

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[englishotomegames]

Rhapsody III: Memories of Marl Kingdom (天使のプレゼント マール王国物語, Angel's Present: Marl Kingdom Story)

Release dates Japanese (PS2): December 21st, 2000 English (Nintendo Switch, PS5, Steam): August 29th, 2023

"In Rhapsody III: Memories of Marl Kingdom, music and love weave their way through the past, present, and future! As the concluding installment of the stories of the Marl Kingdom and its characters, this is one magical story you won't want to miss.

Though true love is the destination, there are many magical paths that can lead you to it. Experience the stories of Cornet, the ruler of the Marl Kingdom, her daughter Kururu, the 'Tomboy Princess,' and other lovestruck souls in Marl Kingdom, all of which span the past, present, and future of the Rhapsody series. Tales of true love both new and old await you, including the fate of Kururu's impending marriage, two starcrossed lovers and their warring families, and the journey of Cornet’s mother, Cherie. The trials and tribulations each of these characters face will put their hearts to the test like never before. Will true love truly prevail?"

This is the third and final game in the Rhapsody series - a trilogy of romantic comedy musical JRPGs - released in English for the first time.

You can get the Steam version here, the PS5 version here, or the Nintendo Switch version here! The console releases contain both Rhapsody II and Rhapsody III, under the name "Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles".

[crearuru]

Very glad to announce this Crea Rosenqueen x Kururu Cherie Marl Q piece by @ihearasound is finally finished!!! They gave me permission to post it here and their artblog will likely reblog this go check them out!!! The piece took a while to get fully finished but it was worth every second of waiting i promise go commission them they're really good!!!! Click for better quality i hope it doesnt compress too bad its such a detailed file

[satoshi-mochida]

NIS America has a voting contest for Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles for the image on a double-sided poster to be included the game.

Ends March 1st at midnight.

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[imperotenebre]

Rhapsody Marl Kingdom Chronicles PS5 gameplay 4K - prime impressioni

Finalmente in occidente

[katasdollhouse]

I waited a mind-blowing TWENTY-FOUR (24!!) years for Rhapsody II: Ballad of the Little Princess to be released in North America! I can't believe I had to wait twice as long as the amount of time elapsed in the plot between Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure and Rhapsody II!! I got the Marl Kingdom Chronicles box set, the full contents of which I'll show you another time. I'm loving the second game so far! I put some images and reactions under a cut to hide spoilers. Enjoy the cuteness! 🎺💖

+ Rhapsody II features Kururu and Crea, the daughters of Rhapsody I heroines Cornet and Etoile. Etoile is my favorite character from the original game and I'm finding her daughter especially hilarious already. I cannot believe Etoile named her daughter Createur!! It's not as if Cornet did much better though... Princess Kurusale Cherie Marl Q is quite a name 😂

+ One difference from the first game is that Rhapsody II has a more straightforward RPG battle system rather than a tactical RPG style. Also, summoning puppets to battle on your behalf now costs Inotium, the in-game currency.

+ Puppets from the first game appear in the second game, though sometimes they are at different ages than when Cornet first met them. Ledgem appears as a cute baby, for instance!

+ Unlike the first game, the songs in this second musical adventure appear with English translations but no English vocal tracks, as far as I've seen. The dialogue does feature some great English voice acting though. Crea and Kururu say surprisingly funny things in battle.

+ On the whole, Rhapsody II is living up to my hopes and I'm really excited to keep exploring!

[limitededitionssuck]

Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles Limited Edition

Should you get this limited edition?

Kinda yes, if you're a fan? But this release still uses some scummy practices.

More info under the cut!

General info

Version: Limited edition

As it is customary with NIS these days, they release their games digitally, the physical version gets bumped to a "deluxe edition" with bonuses that aren't worth the price, and the limited edition gets the actual bonuses.

Normal price: $49.99 Limited edition price: $89.99

That's roughly 80% more than the normal price of the game.

"Bare minimum"

Game: Included (Nintendo Switch or PS5),

Special box: Included,

Soundtrack: Included, most probably the full soundtrack for both games - store pages mention 2-disc original soundtrack for both of the included games,

Artbook: Included, although it is not known whether it is a quality artbook (containing not just art from the game, but also concept art, etc.) or just a collection of available-elsewhere prerenders.

Actual bonuses

"Royal Crescendo" Art Cards: for all it matters, 3 postcard-sized (hopefully) printouts

2 Acrylic Displays

"The Show Must Go On" Cloth Poster

Extra information

This is one of the two ways to obtain this release physically. The other one - "Deluxe Edition" - includes "Mini Art Book" and "Double-sided Mini Poster", none of which are available in this edition. It is a bit concerning that the only way to obtain the game physically is to get a version with, possibly, unneeded bonuses padding the price.

Moreover, this is a re-release for 20+ games, with just some quality changes.

All in all

Surprisingly enough, this isn't the most overpriced limited edition around. For $40, you get 2 full soundtracks for the included games - most probably the main selling point of this edition - and some other paperweights that NISA habitually adds to this type of releases. This is arguably worth the price.

However, you cannot obtain the soundtracks anywhere else, which means that the only easy way to obtain those is through this limited edition, which comes with other bonuses which pad out the price. What's more, the kinda acceptable price of the set comes from the fact that this is the typical price for NISA's limited editions. If the games were released separately, the limited editions for each of the games would probably sell at the same price point. This is not example of a fairly-priced limited edition, this is an accident caused by a set pricepoint.

Sources:

Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles product page

Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles eShop page

[geekcavepodcast]

Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles Announcement

Nippon Ichi Software’s Rhapsody II: Ballad of the Little Princess and Rhapsody III: Memories of Marl Kingdom are getting a western release. NIS America will bundle the games together under the title Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5. The games will also release on Steam individually.

Taking pace after Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure, Rhapsody II follows Kururu on a journey to find her own prince. Rhapsody III concludes the story with events that take place before, during, and after the previous titles.

Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles releases in Summer 2023. 

[marlkingdom]

NISA Europe is conducting a survey for Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles (ie Little Princess and Angel's Present). There's no indication that this survey is strictly for European customers, so please give your feedback on the new English releases of the Marl games!

[gfrex]

Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles!

So Rhapsody 2+3 are finally being officially localized! This is such an amazing announcement to me as I absolutely love Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure.

I still remember how I got into Rhapsody. It all started when I heard there was a new funny SRPG about demons and netherworlds coming to PS2. This was Disgaea: Hour of Darkness. As soon as I saw this game, I knew it was for me even though I had not played many RPGs outside of Earthbound and Mario RPG. 

I did not have a PS2, so I bought a used one specifically to play Disgaea. I ending up enjoying Disgaea so much I looked up previous games by NIS to see if any interested me. I found two games of interest: La Pucelle: Tactics and Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure.

I enjoyed both La Pucelle and Rhapsody. I ended up replaying Rhapsody many times and getting the songs stuck in my head. As the years went on, I did not play Rhapsody much and decided to sell it. I was getting older and was even feeling embarrassed to admit I loved Rhapsody and all the songs in it.

As I grew older I realized I was silly for feeling embarrassed about games I play. I wanted to replay Rhapsody. Sadly the game became rare so purchasing an original copy was too much for me.

Then many years later the announcement came about the rerelease of Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure. I was so thrilled to be able to replay this gem after so many years. As I replayed it, I remembered how much this game meant to me when I was younger.

Now I will be able to play the 2nd and 3rd game in the series and I am so thrilled to be able to do so!