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Time and Eternity

October 18, 2023

This article is about the video game. For the philosophy of religion book, see Time and Eternity (philosophy book).

Time and Eternity (Japanese: Toki to Eien ~Toki Towa~ (時と永遠〜トキトワ〜), sometimes called Toki to Towa) is an animated role-playing video game for the PlayStation 3. It uses 3D models for backgrounds and hand-drawn 2D sprites for characters and enemies. The story is centered on a princess, Toki, and her alter ego, Towa. The theme of "time" plays an important role, and is also utilized in the game's action-oriented battle system.[3][4][5]

Time and Eternity
North American cover art
Developer(s)Imageepoch
Publisher(s)
Producer(s)Kei Hirono
Composer(s)Yuzo Koshiro
Takeshi Yanagawa
Platform(s)PlayStation 3
Release
  • JP: October 11, 2012[2]
  • EU: June 28, 2013[1]
  • NA: July 16, 2013
  • AU: July 18, 2013
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Plot Edit

Gameplay Edit

Battle is based on use of different skills, which the player character learns as she progresses through the game. Enemies use skills to fight as well. Throughout the game, the player switches between controlling Toki and her alter ego Towa. The switch happens on each level-up or upon using certain items. Toki and Towa have different skills: Toki is skilled at long-ranged attacks, while Towa is better at close-range fighting.[6] The battles take place in real-time.[7]

Development and release Edit

In January 2012, the game was announced in the Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu. At that time, it had been in the planning stage for two years, and was 45 percent complete.[8] Toki to Eien ~Toki Towa~ differs somewhat from many Japanese role-playing game by having a female protagonist, and by only having one playable character instead of a party. Producer Kei Hirono said that "We wanted to break the mold and step away from the current trend of male hero... to have a female hero playable character who is strong." As for only having one player character, Kei said that this is both to highlight the uniqueness of the character switching mechanic, as well as to reduce animation work.[9] Another key difference from usual JRPG fare is that Toki to Eien ~Toki Towa~ eschews the epic "save the world" type storyline for the more personally relatable experience of marriage. Kei himself was getting married at the same time that the game was in development.[10]

In May 2012, Imageepoch's CEO, Ryoei Mikage, held a meeting to determine whether Toki to Towa would be released in English.[11]

A standard edition and a limited edition were released in Japan on October 11, 2012. The limited edition includes a 48-page artwork booklet, a soundtrack and drama CD, eleven custom PlayStation 3 themes, and a special storage box.

Speaking at the 2012 Taiwan Comic convention, Namco Bandai's Kei Hirono confirmed plans to release the game in English.[12] In late December, a trademark application confirmed the English version's title to be Time and Eternity.[13]

On February 21, 2013, NIS America revealed that they would release Time and Eternity in Europe on June 28, in North America on July 16, and in Australia on July 18 in regular and limited edition.[14][15] While some English versions of JRPGs alter the content, such as changing character names or plot details, Kei Hirono has said that "Aside from the language, it's going to be the same as the Japanese version." The English version also gives players the option of either Japanese or English voices.[9]

Soundtrack Edit

The game's theme song, "Rewind", is performed by Japanese R&B and J-pop singer May J.[2] The music score is by Yuzo Koshiro and Takeshi Yanagawa.[16][17]

Reception Edit

Time and Eternity received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[18] Elliot Gay, associate editor of Japanator, gave the game a very negative review, heavily criticizing the characters, animation, plot, and gameplay.[16] IGN praised the game's unique combat system and character progression, but criticized its dating simulator elements, technical issues, and repetition.[26]

The Digital Fix gave it a score of four out of ten, saying, "Rather than the suave, impressive chat-up line it could so easily have been, Time and Eternity instead sashays up to feminism and blurts 'I like your boobs' like Seth Rogen's menacing delivery in Donnie Darko. It could be a misjudged line but it's not attractive and it's not funny. It's just plain creepy."[35] Slant Magazine gave it a score of one star out of five, saying, "This clumsy attempt at RPG matchmaking throws together a super-casual dating simulation with a sluggish battle system, framing the whole thing with a story that never stops wobbling between the serious and lecherous."[34] Anime News Network gave it a D−, saying, "Time and Eternity's attempt at playing anime falls to ruin at every possible juncture. Hoping to fuse games and animation into a revolutionary RPG, it instead picks terrible ingredients from both worlds. It adopts the random-battle drudgery and routine questing of a mediocre RPG, plus the juvenile storyline from a low-budget TV series that only the most ardent fans would watch beyond the first commercial jump. It's anime, sure enough, but in the worst way."[33]

Not all reviews of the game were negative; Famitsu gave it a score of one nine, two eights, and one seven for a total of 32 out of 40.[21] Richard Eisenbeis of Kotaku highly praised it, saying, "if you like JRPGs, this one is a must-play", though he did note the animation's "lack of polish".[36]

References Edit

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This article is about the video game For the philosophy of religion book see Time and Eternity philosophy book Time and Eternity Japanese Toki to Eien Toki Towa 時と永遠 トキトワ sometimes called Toki to Towa is an animated role playing video game for the PlayStation 3 It uses 3D models for backgrounds and hand drawn 2D sprites for characters and enemies The story is centered on a princess Toki and her alter ego Towa The theme of time plays an important role and is also utilized in the game s action oriented battle system 3 4 5 Time and EternityNorth American cover artDeveloper s ImageepochPublisher s JP Bandai Namco GamesWW NIS AmericaProducer s Kei HironoComposer s Yuzo KoshiroTakeshi YanagawaPlatform s PlayStation 3ReleaseJP October 11 2012 2 EU June 28 2013 1 NA July 16 2013AU July 18 2013Genre s Role playingMode s Single player Contents 1 Plot 2 Gameplay 3 Development and release 3 1 Soundtrack 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot EditThis article needs a plot summary Please add one in your own words August 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Gameplay EditBattle is based on use of different skills which the player character learns as she progresses through the game Enemies use skills to fight as well Throughout the game the player switches between controlling Toki and her alter ego Towa The switch happens on each level up or upon using certain items Toki and Towa have different skills Toki is skilled at long ranged attacks while Towa is better at close range fighting 6 The battles take place in real time 7 Development and release EditIn January 2012 the game was announced in the Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu At that time it had been in the planning stage for two years and was 45 percent complete 8 Toki to Eien Toki Towa differs somewhat from many Japanese role playing game by having a female protagonist and by only having one playable character instead of a party Producer Kei Hirono said that We wanted to break the mold and step away from the current trend of male hero to have a female hero playable character who is strong As for only having one player character Kei said that this is both to highlight the uniqueness of the character switching mechanic as well as to reduce animation work 9 Another key difference from usual JRPG fare is that Toki to Eien Toki Towa eschews the epic save the world type storyline for the more personally relatable experience of marriage Kei himself was getting married at the same time that the game was in development 10 In May 2012 Imageepoch s CEO Ryoei Mikage held a meeting to determine whether Toki to Towa would be released in English 11 A standard edition and a limited edition were released in Japan on October 11 2012 The limited edition includes a 48 page artwork booklet a soundtrack and drama CD eleven custom PlayStation 3 themes and a special storage box Speaking at the 2012 Taiwan Comic convention Namco Bandai s Kei Hirono confirmed plans to release the game in English 12 In late December a trademark application confirmed the English version s title to be Time and Eternity 13 On February 21 2013 NIS America revealed that they would release Time and Eternity in Europe on June 28 in North America on July 16 and in Australia on July 18 in regular and limited edition 14 15 While some English versions of JRPGs alter the content such as changing character names or plot details Kei Hirono has said that Aside from the language it s going to be the same as the Japanese version The English version also gives players the option of either Japanese or English voices 9 Soundtrack Edit The game s theme song Rewind is performed by Japanese R amp B and J pop singer May J 2 The music score is by Yuzo Koshiro and Takeshi Yanagawa 16 17 Reception EditReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreMetacritic42 100 18 Review scoresPublicationScoreDestructoid3 5 10 19 Electronic Gaming Monthly5 5 10 20 Famitsu32 40 21 GameSpot3 5 10 22 GamesRadar nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 23 GameZone6 5 10 24 Hardcore Gamer1 5 5 25 IGN5 6 10 26 PlayStation Official Magazine UK5 10 27 Polygon3 10 28 Push Square nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 29 RPGamer1 5 30 RPGFan38 31 USgamer3 5 32 Anime News NetworkD 33 Slant Magazine nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 34 Time and Eternity received generally unfavorable reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic 18 Elliot Gay associate editor of Japanator gave the game a very negative review heavily criticizing the characters animation plot and gameplay 16 IGN praised the game s unique combat system and character progression but criticized its dating simulator elements technical issues and repetition 26 The Digital Fix gave it a score of four out of ten saying Rather than the suave impressive chat up line it could so easily have been Time and Eternity instead sashays up to feminism and blurts I like your boobs like Seth Rogen s menacing delivery in Donnie Darko It could be a misjudged line but it s not attractive and it s not funny It s just plain creepy 35 Slant Magazine gave it a score of one star out of five saying This clumsy attempt at RPG matchmaking throws together a super casual dating simulation with a sluggish battle system framing the whole thing with a story that never stops wobbling between the serious and lecherous 34 Anime News Network gave it a D saying Time and Eternity s attempt at playing anime falls to ruin at every possible juncture Hoping to fuse games and animation into a revolutionary RPG it instead picks terrible ingredients from both worlds It adopts the random battle drudgery and routine questing of a mediocre RPG plus the juvenile storyline from a low budget TV series that only the most ardent fans would watch beyond the first commercial jump It s anime sure enough but in the worst way 33 Not all reviews of the game were negative Famitsu gave it a score of one nine two eights and one seven for a total of 32 out of 40 21 Richard Eisenbeis of Kotaku highly praised it saying if you like JRPGs this one is a must play though he did note the animation s lack of polish 36 References Edit Time and Eternity PS3 Amazon UK Archived from the original on 2013 04 09 Retrieved 2013 04 10 a b Sal Romano 2012 07 17 Toki to Towa Japanese release date set Gematsu Archived from the original on 2023 04 28 Retrieved 2023 04 28 Sal Romano 2012 01 18 Toki to Towa detailed in Famitsu Gematsu Archived from the original on 2023 04 28 Retrieved 2023 04 28 Emily Balistrieri 2012 01 18 Control Hand Drawn Anime Characters in Toki to Towa RPG Crunchyroll Crunchyroll LLC Archived from the original on 2012 01 21 Retrieved 2012 01 25 Egan Loo 2012 01 25 Imageepoch Satelight s Tokitowa RPG Trailer Streamed Anime News Network Archived from the original on 2014 10 08 Retrieved 2012 01 25 Sal Romano 2012 05 11 Toki to Towa Meet Towa Toki s other half Gematsu Archived from the original on 2023 04 28 Retrieved 2023 04 28 Sal Romano 2012 02 22 Time and Eternity arrives overseas this summer Gematsu Archived from the original on 2023 04 28 Retrieved 2023 04 28 Sal Romano 2012 01 17 Imageepoch announces new PS3 RPG Gematsu Archived from the original on 2023 04 28 Retrieved 2023 04 28 a b Spencer Yip 2013 03 08 Talking About Time And Eternity Blue Dragons And Marriage Siliconera Gamurs Archived from the original on 2018 07 25 Retrieved 2023 04 28 Giancarlo Valdes 2013 02 24 Forget saving the world In Time and Eternity you have to save your marriage preview VentureBeat Archived from the original on 2023 04 28 Retrieved April 28 2023 Sal Romano 2012 03 31 Imageepoch holding Toki to Towa localization meeting Gematsu Archived from the original on 2023 04 28 Retrieved 2023 04 28 Sal Romano 2012 08 12 Toki to Towa set for English release Gematsu Archived from the original on 2023 04 28 Retrieved 2023 04 28 Spencer Yip 2012 12 31 Time And Eternity Imageepoch s HD Anime RPG s English Name Probably Is Siliconera Gamurs Archived from the original on 2019 01 19 Retrieved 2023 04 28 NIS America staff 2013 02 21 Time and Eternity Hits North America and Europe This Summer PDF NIS America Archived PDF from the original on 2013 02 28 Retrieved 2013 03 06 Spencer Yip 2013 05 22 Time And Eternity Limited Edition Package Includes Hardcover Art Book Siliconera Gamurs Archived from the original on 2018 07 25 Retrieved 2023 04 28 a b Elliot Gay 2012 01 22 Import Review Tokitowa Japanator Archived from the original on 2013 01 24 Retrieved 2023 04 28 SRIN 1112 Toki to Towa Tokitowa Original Soundtrack VGMdb Archived from the original on 2023 04 28 Retrieved 2023 04 28 a b Time and Eternity for PlayStation 3 Reviews Metacritic Fandom Archived from the original on 2021 04 15 Retrieved 2021 05 10 Kyle MacGregor Burleson 2013 07 15 Review Time and Eternity Destructoid Gamurs Archived from the original on 2023 04 29 Retrieved 2023 04 29 Mollie L Patterson 2013 07 16 EGM Review Time and Eternity EGMNow EGM Media LLC Archived from the original on 2019 04 29 Retrieved 2023 04 29 a b Sal Romano 2012 10 02 Famitsu Review Scores Issue 1243 Gematsu Archived from the original on 2023 04 28 Retrieved 2023 04 28 Heidi Kemps 2013 07 19 Time and Eternity Review GameSpot Fandom Archived from the original on 2023 04 28 Retrieved 2023 04 28 Miguel Concepcion 2013 07 16 Time and Eternity review GamesRadar Future plc Archived from the original on 2023 04 29 Retrieved 2023 04 29 Mike Splechta 2013 07 09 Review Time amp Eternity like its protagonist suffers a case of split personality GameZone Archived from the original on 2013 07 14 Retrieved 2023 04 29 Bradly Halestorm 2013 07 11 Review Time and Eternity Hardcore Gamer Retrieved 2023 04 29 a b Vince Ingenito 2013 07 10 Time and Eternity Review IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on 2023 04 28 Retrieved 2023 04 28 Emma Davies September 2013 Time And Eternity PS3 review Two heads not necessarily better than one PlayStation Official Magazine UK Future plc p 89 Archived from the original on 2013 09 26 Retrieved 2023 04 29 Alexa Ray Correia 2013 07 19 Time and Eternity review forever alone Polgon Vox Media Archived from the original on 2023 04 29 Retrieved 2023 04 29 Katy Ellis 2013 08 17 Time and Eternity Review Push Square Gamer Network Archived from the original on 2023 04 29 Retrieved 2023 04 29 Sam Marchello 2013 06 24 Time and Eternity Staff Review JP Import RPGamer CraveOnline Archived from the original on 2023 04 29 Retrieved 2023 04 29 Derek Heemsbergen 2013 06 26 Time and Eternity RPGFan Emerald Shield Media LLC Archived from the original on 2023 04 29 Retrieved 2023 04 29 Pete Davison 2013 07 10 Time and Eternity Review USgamer Gamer Network Archived from the original on 2022 07 29 Retrieved 2023 04 28 a b Todd Ciolek 2013 07 17 Time and Eternity Anime News Network Archived from the original on 2023 04 29 Retrieved 2023 04 29 a b Aaron Riccio 2013 07 10 Review Time and Eternity Slant Magazine Slant Magazine LLC Archived from the original on 2023 04 29 Retrieved 2023 04 29 James Marshall 2013 07 30 Time and Eternity The Digital Fix Poisonous Monkey Archived from the original on 2016 03 18 Retrieved 2023 04 29 Richard Eisenbeis 2012 10 19 Grind What Grind Tokitowa s Just Fun to Play Kotaku G O Media Archived from the original on 2023 04 28 Retrieved 2023 04 28 External links EditNIS America s official Time and Eternity site Time and Eternity at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Time and Eternity amp oldid 1177910901, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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