{{Short description|2012 video game}} {{Infobox video game | title = Generation of Chaos: Pandora's Reflection | image = Generation of Chaos 6 JP Boxart.jpg | caption = Japanese box art | developer = Sting<br />Idea Factory<ref name="siliconeravi">{{cite web|author=Spencer . March 26, 2012 . 8:06pm |url=https://www.siliconera.com/2012/03/26/sting-and-idea-factory-team-up-for-generation-of-chaos-vi/ |title=Sting And Idea Factory Team Up For Generation Of Chaos VI [Update |publisher=Siliconera |date=2012-03-26 |accessdate=2012-09-21}}</ref> | publisher = {{vgrelease|JP|Idea Factory|NA|NIS America<ref name="siliconera1">{{cite web|author=Ishaan . September 20, 2012 . 9:01pm |url=https://www.siliconera.com/2012/09/20/generation-of-chaos-pandoras-reflection-coming-to-north-america-and-europe/ |title=Generation of Chaos: Pandora's Reflection Coming To North America And Europe |publisher=Siliconera |date= 21 September 2012|accessdate=2012-09-21}}</ref>|EU|NIS Europe}} | producer = | director = | designer = | artist = | writer= | composer = | engine = | released = {{vgrelease|JP|June 28, 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/2012/06/11/stings-real-time-take-on-generation-of-chaos/ |title=Sting's Real Time Take On ''Generation Of Chaos'' |website=Siliconera|date=June 11, 2012|accessdate=September 21, 2012}}</ref>|NA|February 19, 2013<ref name="siliconera">{{cite web |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2012/10/23/generation-of-chaos-pandoras-reflection-release-date-announced/ |title=''Generation of Chaos: Pandora's Reflection'' Release Date Announced|date=October 23, 2012|website=Siliconera |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026033932/http://www.siliconera.com/2012/10/23/generation-of-chaos-pandoras-reflection-release-date-announced/ |archive-date=October 26, 2012}}</ref>|EU|February 20, 2013<ref name="siliconera"/>}} | genre = Tactical role-playing | modes = Single-player | platforms = PlayStation Portable | series = ''Generation of Chaos'' }}
{{nihongo foot|'''''Generation of Chaos: Pandora’s Reflection'''''|ジェネレーション オブ カオス6|''Generation of Chaos 6''|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a strategy role-playing video game for the PlayStation Portable. The game was released in Japan on June 28, 2012, and an English language release for North America and Europe was released on February 19 and 20, 2013, in North America and Europe respectively.
==Gameplay== The game plays very differently from past games in the ''Generation of Chaos'' series, which contained large scale battles in the vein of ''Dragon Force''.<ref name="siliconera2">{{cite web|author=Spencer . April 17, 2012 . 2:25am |url=https://www.siliconera.com/2012/04/17/stings-generation-of-chaos-wont-be-the-generation-of-chaos-you-played-before/ |title=Sting's Generation Of Chaos Won't Be The Generation Of Chaos You Played Before |publisher=Siliconera |date=2012-04-17 |accessdate=2012-09-21}}</ref> Instead, the game's controls and art style resembles former titles of developer Sting Entertainment, namely ''Yggdra Union'' and ''Knights in the Nightmare''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Spencer . May 11, 2012 . 3:02pm |url=https://www.siliconera.com/2012/05/11/trace-a-path-to-victory-in-generation-of-chaos-6/ |title=Trace A Path To Victory In Generation Of Chaos 6 |publisher=Siliconera |date=2012-05-11 |accessdate=2012-09-21}}</ref> The player controls a small number of characters, which move in real time on a battlefield to occupy strategic locations. When they encounter an enemy character en route, a battle will occur.<ref name="siliconera2"/>
The game has a battle system called the "Attack Chance", where bonus damage could be given upon hitting buttons in time with on-screen cues,<ref>{{cite web|author=Chris Tang |url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/1205/game120520f.shtml |title=Generation of Chaos 6 Preview (Page 1 of 5) |publisher=The Magic Box |date=2012-06-28 |accessdate=2012-09-21}}</ref> similar to games in the music/rhythm genre.<ref>{{cite web|author=Spencer . April 27, 2012 . 2:02am |url=https://www.siliconera.com/2012/04/27/generation-of-chaos-6-from-sting-could-be-mistaken-for-a-music-game/ |title=Generation Of Chaos 6 From Sting Could Be Mistaken For A Music Game |publisher=Siliconera |date=2012-04-27 |accessdate=2012-09-21}}</ref> Good timing with the button presses also allows party members in vicinity initiating additional "team attacks".<ref name="siliconeravi"/> The battle system also employs a rock paper scissors type weapon system,<ref name="siliconera2"/> and the ability to summon powerful creatures to help with their magic abilities.<ref name="siliconeravi"/>
The game spans seven chapters and over thirty battles.<ref>{{cite web|author=Spencer . May 17, 2012 . 2:30pm |url=https://www.siliconera.com/2012/05/17/generation-of-chaos-6-broken-into-seven-chapters-with-30-stages/ |title=Generation Of Chaos 6 Broken Into Seven Chapters With 30+ Stages |publisher=Siliconera |date=2012-05-17 |accessdate=2012-09-21}}</ref>
==Plot== The game takes place in the dark, barren world of Hades, revolving around a boy named Claude, and his sister named Yuri.<ref name="siliconera1"/> In the game, Yuri is cursed with a butterfly tattoo, leading Claude to vow to travel the world in order to find a way to break the curse.<ref>{{cite web|author=Spencer . March 30, 2012 . 2:17am |url=https://www.siliconera.com/2012/03/30/generation-of-chaos-vis-story-is-all-about-saving-your-sister/ |title=Generation Of Chaos VI's Story Is All About Saving Your Sister |publisher=Siliconera |date=2012-03-30 |accessdate=2012-09-21}}</ref> Along their travels, they also become entangled in a larger struggle that could decide the fate of the entire world.<ref name="siliconera1"/>
==Development== The game was first revealed by ''Dengeki PlayStation'', in March 2012.<ref name="siliconeravi"/> The game was announced as a joint venture between Idea Factory, the company that had made the previous games in the ''Generation of Chaos'' series, and Sting, developer of games such as ''Riviera: The Promised Land'', ''Knights in the Nightmare'', and ''Gungnir''.<ref name="siliconeravi"/><ref name="andriasang1">{{cite web |url=http://andriasang.com/con0fv/goc6_screens/ |title=First Look: Generation of Chaos 6 |publisher=Andriasang.com |date= |accessdate=2012-09-21 |archive-date=2012-06-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627051212/http://andriasang.com/con0fv/goc6_screens/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The collaboration would be named "Super Sting".<ref name="andriasang1"/>
The game was released on June 28, 2012, in Japan, and in September 2012, NIS America announced the English localization of the game for North American and European regions.<ref name="siliconera1"/> It was released in February 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-09-21/neptunia-v-generation-of-chaos-6-head-to-u.s-europe |title=Neptunia V, Generation of Chaos 6 Head to U.S., Europe - Interest |publisher=Anime News Network |date= |accessdate=2012-09-21}}</ref>
==Reception== {{Video game reviews | title = | subtitle = <!-- Formatting --> | state = <!-- blank/collapsed/collapsed/expanded --> | align = <!-- left/right/none/inherit --> <!-- Awards; note capital "P" --> | MC= 70/100<ref name="MCPSP">{{cite web |title=Generation of Chaos: Pandora's Reflection critic reviews - Metacritic (PSP) |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/generation-of-chaos-pandoras-reflection/ |website= Metacritic |language=en-US |access-date= December 14, 2024 }}</ref> | Fam = 32/40<ref name="Famitsu">{{cite web |url=http://andriasang.com/con1j4/famitsu_scores/ |title=Pokémon Black & White 2, Fatal Frame, Atelier Ayesha Score High Marks in Famitsu |publisher=Andriasang.com |date= |accessdate=2012-10-23 |archive-date=2012-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225082241/http://andriasang.com/con1j4/famitsu_scores/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | award1Pub = | award1 = | award2Pub = | award2 = }} The game received "mixed or average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.<ref name="MCPSP"/> ''Famitsu'' gave the game an 8, 8, 8, 8 (32/40) review score.<ref name="Famitsu"/>
==See also== * ''Aedis Eclipse: Generation of Chaos'' * ''Generation of Chaos''
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