A new RPG has just hit Japanese retailers called Trusty Bell, and it’s looking far more exciting than its dandified title might lead you to believe. The XBox 360 game, developed by Tri-Ace offspring Tri-Crescendo, will debut in English-speaking regions as Eternal Sonata. The soundtrack includes music by Chopin and Motoi Sakuraba, the least likely musical duo since the announcement last April that the Black Mages had teamed up with Bowie.

There’s reason to believe Eternal Sonata may well rise above standard gaming fare. It received a stellar 35/40 Famitsu score today and was praised by the Japanese gaming magazine for its original story concept. The world of Eternal Sonata is populated by people like Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin–wimpy and terminally ill, but possessing stunning magical powers.

The in-game anime surrogate for the composer actually stars in the game, and inside the feverish dreams brought on by the musician’s fatal case of tuberculosis, he discovers the village of Tuneto and meets a sickly maiden named Polka. Chopin shares with Polka a romantic passion and whooping cough: It turns out that among the game’s protagonists, everyone is gifted and dying, and the adventure revolves around the search for a cure. The game is scheduled to be published by Bandai Namco and will go on sale in North America this September.