Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology - tons of details, screenshots and art

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Animation and music
- opening animation is being handled by A-1 Productions, which is known for works such as Sword Art Online
- features the opening theme song ''Rakka Ryuusui'' performed by Haruka Shimotsuki
- Yoko Shimomura, who handled the music in the DS version, returns for Nintendo 3DS remake
- music from the DS version will appear, as well as five new tracks, including the opening theme ''Rakka Ryuusui''
- 3DS remake of Radiant Historia offers event illustrations that were not in the DS version of the game
- character designer Masaki Hirooka and Lack, known for trading card games and light novels, are handling these scenes

Story
- setting is the large continent Vainqueur, which has been turned into a desert
- was a war between the western kingdom of Granorg and the eastern country of Alistel over the remaining green land.
- in the midst of this great war, the protagonist Stocke, by awakening a magical book called the ''White Chronicle,'' acquires the special power to redo the past
- a number of parallel worlds, including ''Standard History,'' ''Alternate History,'' and ''Sub-History''
- in order to change possible tragedy and save the fate of a world on its way to ruin, choose the path with a ray of hope
- characters from Nintendo DS version will appear with refined illustrations from character designer Masaki Hirooka
- voice acting has been added, which make the story even more dramatic
- new character named Nemesia will make her appearance
- she is a historian that doesn’t belong to either the ''Standard History'' or ''Alternate History''
- appears in the new ''Sub-History''', both her purpose and origin are truly a mystery
- seems to be taking various travels in seeking a material known as ''Artifact''

Voices
- characters and voice actors:
Stocke (voiced by Katsuyuki Konishi)
Nemesia (voiced by Mikako Komatsu)
Eruca (voiced by Rie Takahashi)
Aht (voiced by Tomoyo Kurosawa)
Raynie (voiced by Ayane Sakura)
Marco (voiced by Yoshitaka Yamaya)
Rosch (voiced by Wataru Hatano)
Gafka (voiced by Takaya Kuroda)

- voice cast:
Chinatsu Akasaki
Satomi Arai
Marina Inoue
Ken Uo
Maaya Uchida
Yuma Uchida
Akio Otsuka
Mitsuru Ogata
Tokuyoshi Kawashima
Tomoyo Kurosawa
Takaya Kuroda
Katsuyuki Konishi
Mikako Komatsu
Ayane Sakura
Ayaka Suwa
Rie Takahashi
Satoshi Taki
Tomohiro Tsuboi
Nobuo Tobita
Miyu Tomita
Daisuke Namikawa
Wataru Hatano
Kenji Hamada
Kenichiro Matsuda
Itaru Yamamoto
Yoshitaka Yamaya
Yukana and more (50 total)

Gameplay elements
- Stocke, the protagonist, will traverse the timeline with the power of the ''White Chronicle'' and confront a number of destinies
- own decisions will significantly influence the story, travel the timeline and change your destiny
- at the first crossroads, the story branches into two paths
- you can ''continue as a spy for the Special Intelligence agents'' (Standard History) or ''join the army and fight alongside your close friend'' (Alternate History)
- can proceed on either path, but with the power of the White Chronicle you can traverse the timeline and save the ruined world
- branching destinies are recorded as ''Time Seals,'' which you can return to later
- Stocke can use field actions such as blowing up rocks, moving heavy objects, and moving stealthily to sneak into enemy territory
- game uses a friendly command battle system that also has depth
- can thrust away at enemies, gather them in one place to annihilate them all at once, swap turn orders to connect the turn of an ally and drive in a combo, and aim to deal great to the enemy
- new elements that weren’t in the DS version will be detailed in the future

World of Historia and modes
- History, the world between time, is a place that is a starting point for changing history
- Stocke, the protagonist, can travel the timeline and move between the past and futures of the two parallel worlds of ''Standard History'' and ''Alternate History''
- as the result of something happening, Stocke can travel to another potential world that is not Standard History or Alternate History, but rather ''Sub-History''
- Lippti (voiced by Maaya Uchida) and Teo (voiced by Miyu Tomita) are the guides of Historia that show the way to the owner of the White Chronicle
- two modes available in Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology
- for users who have played the DS version, ''Perfect Mode'' lets you play the new ''Sub-History'' from the beginning in addition to the stories from the original game
- for users who have yet to play Radiant Historia and want the story to gradually unfold, ''Append Mode'' starts from the stories of the previous game
- unlocks the new ''Sub-History'' after those have been cleared
- difficulty selection, which was not in the Nintendo DS version, has been added to the Nintendo 3DS remake
- three difficulties: Friendly, Normal and Hard
- can be selected based on your play style
- with the “Friendly” difficulty, you can also defeat enemies on the field with a ''Hyper Smash'' attack
- even when you use a Hyper Smash to defeat enemies, you can earn experience points and money, allowing you to play with a peace of mind