A blog outlining the creation of a fan-made strategy guide for Ar Tonelico 2.

Not Quite As Planned…

After playing with some saved games in the PCSX2 emulator, I don’t think I can do what I had previously planned to.  While the numerous graphical issues using a DX9 renderer are fixed in DX10, there is still the black line of shame that ruins any screenshot I take.  I thought I could accept the [...]

The Method

So making a guide for Ar Tonelico 2 is probably going to be hard.  Especially because there are so many variables — the entire game splits in two paths in the first act, and it has four endings, which you are usually locked into very early.  Add into that a bunch of unknowns — I.P.D. [...]