I was a little surprised not to find a thread about this game using a Search.
Currently on special in the PSN (cheaper than buying a boxed version online - not the first time PSN has amanaged this with games).
So, what do you get... A cute looking JRPG. Now, this is not a game for the faint-hearted. I am still not convinced it is my type of game, though I keep returning to it!
You have to do a lot of Dungeon crawling. After the first (I suppose) tutorial mission you get a pet to join you on your quest to make a legendary curry (seriously!). You get special ingredients from the Dungeons you visit.
Your characer has four slots. One for a weapon, one for a shield and two other apparel slots.
You can see chests (you attack them to open them). items and monsters (who can drop items) on the maps. Combat is fairly basic you can do a basic sword type attack or use spells (if you have any equipped). Spells have a limited number of uses for each Dungeon). Your Pet is basically on Auto-Pilot and will attack enemies when they are near. Your character will automatically regain health. Your pet on the other hand will lose healthe. You can restore it by throwing items at it (not sure the game actually told me how to do this - hold square and turn to face your pet, select an item and throw it). Some weapons or armour will cause your pet to level up. Useful for your continued well-being! You of course level up by gaining EXP from the monsters. Your Pet also has special abilities which you can access once per floor (as far as I know). It gains an ability for every 3 levels it gets. Face your Pet to use these. The first is Crafting which can enable you to upgrade your weapon or shield using items you have found. I have yet to try any of its other abilities.
When you are in a Dungeon you have two basic options. Continue to the bottom or Give Up! If you give up, or for that matter die in a dungeon, you are returned to town without your items or money. You do get to keep your weapon (I didn't take too much notice when that happened as I left the game at that point). Not sure about your shield then. You also have a limited capacity, though "feeding" your pet helps keep some usable slots. You can use items on your self as well (unless there are restrictions on specific floors of the Dungeons).
I did find something called a Transport Book which allows you to return to town with all your items. So, if you find anything good, it may be worth returning to town.
From my experiences in the first main Dungeon, the game sometimes sends ridiculously strong enemies out (it does warn you) , at which time it is best to progress to the next floor of the Dungeon.
Now, I have read that the game can freeze in the deeper Dungeons. If you are in a large Dungeon, you can suspend the game and return to the title screen with the game doing a Temporary Save (probably best to take a backup copy of these... just in case, assuming you can). On resuming, the save is deleted. The only place you can do a normal save is in town. In town you can store items and money (so you don't lose them next time you die!).
Another interesting spanner in the works is the fact that you return to Lv 1 when you get back to town, ready for your next Dungeon crawl!
If you get any of the DLC you need to be online to use it (why... it is a handheld game?). Not that you are missing much as it is only voices (the free DLC that you can use when you have completed the game), and some cosmetic items (from what I have read as I am not keen on downloading them for a price just to find out).
For those that like such things, the voicing in the game is Japanese with English subtitles. There is a nice line in humour with the dialogue.
Currently on special in the PSN (cheaper than buying a boxed version online - not the first time PSN has amanaged this with games).
So, what do you get... A cute looking JRPG. Now, this is not a game for the faint-hearted. I am still not convinced it is my type of game, though I keep returning to it!
You have to do a lot of Dungeon crawling. After the first (I suppose) tutorial mission you get a pet to join you on your quest to make a legendary curry (seriously!). You get special ingredients from the Dungeons you visit.
Your characer has four slots. One for a weapon, one for a shield and two other apparel slots.
You can see chests (you attack them to open them). items and monsters (who can drop items) on the maps. Combat is fairly basic you can do a basic sword type attack or use spells (if you have any equipped). Spells have a limited number of uses for each Dungeon). Your Pet is basically on Auto-Pilot and will attack enemies when they are near. Your character will automatically regain health. Your pet on the other hand will lose healthe. You can restore it by throwing items at it (not sure the game actually told me how to do this - hold square and turn to face your pet, select an item and throw it). Some weapons or armour will cause your pet to level up. Useful for your continued well-being! You of course level up by gaining EXP from the monsters. Your Pet also has special abilities which you can access once per floor (as far as I know). It gains an ability for every 3 levels it gets. Face your Pet to use these. The first is Crafting which can enable you to upgrade your weapon or shield using items you have found. I have yet to try any of its other abilities.
When you are in a Dungeon you have two basic options. Continue to the bottom or Give Up! If you give up, or for that matter die in a dungeon, you are returned to town without your items or money. You do get to keep your weapon (I didn't take too much notice when that happened as I left the game at that point). Not sure about your shield then. You also have a limited capacity, though "feeding" your pet helps keep some usable slots. You can use items on your self as well (unless there are restrictions on specific floors of the Dungeons).
I did find something called a Transport Book which allows you to return to town with all your items. So, if you find anything good, it may be worth returning to town.
From my experiences in the first main Dungeon, the game sometimes sends ridiculously strong enemies out (it does warn you) , at which time it is best to progress to the next floor of the Dungeon.
Now, I have read that the game can freeze in the deeper Dungeons. If you are in a large Dungeon, you can suspend the game and return to the title screen with the game doing a Temporary Save (probably best to take a backup copy of these... just in case, assuming you can). On resuming, the save is deleted. The only place you can do a normal save is in town. In town you can store items and money (so you don't lose them next time you die!).
Another interesting spanner in the works is the fact that you return to Lv 1 when you get back to town, ready for your next Dungeon crawl!
If you get any of the DLC you need to be online to use it (why... it is a handheld game?). Not that you are missing much as it is only voices (the free DLC that you can use when you have completed the game), and some cosmetic items (from what I have read as I am not keen on downloading them for a price just to find out).
For those that like such things, the voicing in the game is Japanese with English subtitles. There is a nice line in humour with the dialogue.
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