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A perfect example of "good idea, bad execution", ''Ephemeral Fantastia'' was one of the first fully-3D [[RPG|RPGs]] released for the [[
The game stars a wandering minstral and his sentient lute Pattimo. They have been invited to the island of Pandule to perform at the cornation of its new king, Xelpherpolis. During the five-day ceremony they meet the bride to be - a melancholy girl named Roleiyu - and witness all manner of strange and tragic incidents. But nothing as strange as what happens on the last day, when Xelpherpolis freezes time itself and proclaims that he will never let you leave the island...
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You wake up on the sixth day to discover that you're just arriving at the island: you've become trapped in a [[Groundhog Day Loop|five-day time loop]] which only you, Pattimo, Roleiyu and Xelpherpolis are aware of. The only way to stop it is to defeat Xelpherpolis, but to do that you need to gain strength and gather allies. To do this, you need to break characters out of the time loop by averting the fates they have lived through over and over, thus "proving" that time is looping: for example, in a moment of weakness one character tries to poison another out of romantic jealousy; by preventing her from carrying out the plot, you can break the time loop's hold on her.
The main weakness of the game comes in the clock system and its high [[Guide Dang It]] factor. The game uses a [[In
Compare ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]'', which had the same basic concept but was received far more favourably.
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* [[Action Girl]]: Rummy
* [[Aerith and Bob]]: The main character's "gang": {{spoiler|Beak, Fang}}, and Mouse.
* [[A God Am I]]: Xelpherpolis' ultimate goal.
** {{spoiler|Several of the games characters are already gods or KANNON as they're called in game.}}
* [[Affably Evil]]: Xelpherpolis
* [[Arbitrary Headcount Limit]]: Justified in that Mouse actually is only taking two party members and maybe a Death Chicken with him.
* [[Blind Idiot Translation]]: "tarinba"? I think you mean "tambourine".
* [[Bottle Fairy]]: Claire.
* [[Brainwashed]]: The time loop magic has also convinced everyone that Xelpherpolis marrying Roleiyu is a great idea.
* [[Cast
* [[Clock Roaches]]: The Time Monsters.
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: Roleiyu
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* [[Gotta Catch Em All]]: Potentially subverted. It is suggested that certain endings depend on who ''isn't'' in your party.
* [[Guide Dang It]]: Especially when you have to search outside the town.
* [[Gratuitous German]]: It's original Japanese release name was ''Reiselied'' which means "Traveller's Song". It makes sense since the main character is a travelling musician but all they really wanted it for was [https://web.archive.org/web/20130704224633/http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q4-2000/101800a.html to sound exotic]. German isn't so exotic in the West so the name was too sensible hence the current squadaliy.
* [[Groundhog Day Loop]]
* [[Hello, Insert Name Here]]: The default name for the minstrel is "Mouse".
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