Now what can I really say about this game...it's a game by Hudson Soft for the Game Boy Advance that wasn't released out in the west, however, much like certain other games that fail to come over, this is one of those hidden gems that you almost never hear about.
The story is about a your character (male or female), is a soldier who gets attacked by dark forces that escape from this seal that gets unplugged by an unknown evil group of people wanting to cause trouble.
This opens up a path to destiny where the ancient tribes of chaos and law once again are revealed to the world.
In gameplay terms, it's very much like any other JRPG, however, the magic system is something else entirely! You collect gems from fighting monsters. The basic ones are the equivalent of your beginning spells, apart from later rare kinds.
These gems can be combined to larger and more powerful gems that release all kinds of different spells depending on how you combine these elements and in what order. Making spells target all the enemies, adding status effects or even using said effects to boost yourself and your part of interesting character.
There's also violence in it and even though there's no graphic visuals, there are some dark elements that you would never see in a normal Nintendo game. For example, one of your earliest allies is a Oni child who you find hanging upside down, surrounded by his dead friends that were murdered by these followers of chaos and the treasure, known as the oni horns were stolen from him.
It's a very long game, being a JRPG and it's not too obvious where to go next so you often need a walkthrough, however, it's certainly well worth checking it out if you have the time and enjoy JRPGs as much as I do.
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The story is about a your character (male or female), is a soldier who gets attacked by dark forces that escape from this seal that gets unplugged by an unknown evil group of people wanting to cause trouble.
This opens up a path to destiny where the ancient tribes of chaos and law once again are revealed to the world.
In gameplay terms, it's very much like any other JRPG, however, the magic system is something else entirely! You collect gems from fighting monsters. The basic ones are the equivalent of your beginning spells, apart from later rare kinds.
These gems can be combined to larger and more powerful gems that release all kinds of different spells depending on how you combine these elements and in what order. Making spells target all the enemies, adding status effects or even using said effects to boost yourself and your part of interesting character.
There's also violence in it and even though there's no graphic visuals, there are some dark elements that you would never see in a normal Nintendo game. For example, one of your earliest allies is a Oni child who you find hanging upside down, surrounded by his dead friends that were murdered by these followers of chaos and the treasure, known as the oni horns were stolen from him.
It's a very long game, being a JRPG and it's not too obvious where to go next so you often need a walkthrough, however, it's certainly well worth checking it out if you have the time and enjoy JRPGs as much as I do.
Gameplay + Stream