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Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure

1998 63 / 100 Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Strategy
Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure, released in Japan as The Puppet Princess of Marl Kingdom is a tactical role-playing game for the PlayStation from Atlus USA and Nippon Ichi Software, the creators of Disgaea, and is part of the Marl Kingdom series. Rhapsody, along with its sequels, are considered musical RPGs, meaning in place of FMV cutscenes, there are musical numbers, complete with vocals. The game is also known for Show full summary

Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure, released in Japan as The Puppet Princess of Marl Kingdom is a tactical role-playing game for the PlayStation from Atlus USA and Nippon Ichi Software, the creators of Disgaea, and is part of the Marl Kingdom series. Rhapsody, along with its sequels, are considered musical RPGs, meaning in place of FMV cutscenes, there are musical numbers, complete with vocals. The game is also known for its "overwhelming cuteness" and low level of difficulty. Although this may make the game seem geared towards a younger audience, in Japan, the game and series in general has seen much success.

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayCombat-focused GameplayRole-playing

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Everything about Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure: story and gameplay

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Story & context

The game centers around the adventures of Cornet, a girl who can talk to puppets and has a magical horn that grants wishes, and Kururu, a puppet that has the heart and soul of a human. The majority of the game is about Cornet and Kururu trying to save Prince Ferdinand (whom Cornet is in love with) after he has been turned to stone by the self-proclaimed "most beautiful witch in the world." The witch, Marjoly, also has a crush on the prince and had meant to put him to sleep, but messed up the spell and accidentally turned him to stone.

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Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure: release, platforms, and facts

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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Nippon Ichi Software
Publisher
Atlus USA, NIS America, Nippon Ichi Software
Franchise
Standalone
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Comedy, Fantasy
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Aug 30, 2022
  • PlayStation Mar 30, 2000
  • PlayStation Dec 17, 1998
  • PlayStation 3 Dec 21, 2006
  • PlayStation Portable Dec 21, 2006
  • Nintendo Switch Oct 27, 2022

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