Eternal Sonata, the beautiful Tri-Crescendo RPG that transports dying composer Chopin into a magical world, now has a demo available via Xbox Live in Japan. The nifty thing is that if you have a Japanese live account you can download the demo and play it under your US account in full English. Witness what it is like to play Eternal Sonata in my living room, complete with commentary and mid-game kitten attack.

The demo goes on, but I figured I'd leave the rest up to surprise, and my camera was running out of room. Now you know why people don't hang around when I play video games. I never stop talking.

I went back and checked with the battle trainer guy, who explained that you have different powers depending on whether you are in a light or dark part of the battlefield., which explains why I was taking pictures I suppose. Oh, and there are also birds in the demo, assuaging my onion fears. Michael Fahey

Thanks for the tip, Cody!

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