Topic: Arc Rise Fantasia...Bento Box?!

[TheYoungerPlumber]

I didn't receive a copy of the game, but I got this nifty food box!

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/blog/23603

Yesterday evening I was greeted home by a mid-sized box shipped overnight from a video game Press Relations company, OnePR Studio. Somewhat perplexed as to what could be in an unexpected box too large for a Wii or DS game, I opened it up and was greeted with no game at all. Instead, cushioned by packing material was a traditional Japanese bento box and a letter.

Sometimes video game companies send weird stuff to promote their games. As a teaser for Arc Rise Fantasia, being released this month for Wii, Ignition Entertainment and its PR team apparently thought it would be cute to provide a "Japanese RPG Bento Box," useful for "picnics under cherry blossoms, or lunch atop Mt. Fuji." Its paper seal sported the game's logo.

Likely inspired by a trip to the hyaku-yen shop, accessories inside included a (predictably bland) little sweet bean-filled wafer snack, a half-dozen surprisingly good wasabi-coated pistachio nuts, two genaltin shot candies (that tasted like jolly ranchers), and a sweet plum candy left uneaten. Also included were a few small, rubber sushi models (huh?) and a little bracelet that probably boosts my magic.

I guess all that's left is for me to make or find a three-course meal appropriate for this vessel!

[Crimm]

When I saw this game at E3 I know the first thing I thought of was "but what will I carry my lunch in?"  I'm glad they understand.

[xcwarrior]

That's kind of cool and different. I hope this game turns out to be good. We need more RPGs on the system of high quality.

[broodwars]

That's kind of cool and different. I hope this game turns out to be good. We need more RPGs on the system of high quality.

I suggest you do a search for gameplay videos, because "high quality" this game certainly is not, at least the localization.  Everything else looks pretty average.

[Crimm]

The voice acting, what I could hear in the hall, was amazing.