The Magna Carta is a pretty important historical document.  It’s also a Japanese RPG.  A sequel is being released for the Xbox 360 and still has me asking the question.  What does this game have to do with the Magna Carta?

Magna Carta, from what I understand, is an RPG based in a fantasy world that has nothing to do with the real English Magna Carta of 1215.   I have never played the game, but it has a rhythm based combat system, which will return in this sequel.  The graphics for the new game will be updated from the original and from what screenshots over at Famitsu, it should at least be pretty to look at.

The basic rundown of the story is that society is slowly rebuilding itself to its former glory one-thousand years after a huge war. However, new wars are popping up after the assassination of a queen. The game also seems to feature a wolf man of sorts, and of course as is standard in Japanese RPGs, there’s lots of pretty girl characters who’s armor rating is inverse to the amount of armor they’re actually wearing.

Apparently the first game did really well in Korea, and they are probably trying to market to that demographic again.  Magna Carta is scheduled to release around August 2009, so keep your eyes open in Korea…

Source: Famitsu

Tags: 360, Carta, Magna, RPG

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