Switching between weapons outside of battle to interact with the environment is also done without difficulty. Shops are clean and simple to navigate also, though the language barrier makes them a little more difficult to decipher. The crafting process is intuitive, and every weapon that has been forged along with the effects of items previously incorporated into those armaments can be viewed easily. Outside of combat, interaction is simple enough. The ability to fight with the Guardian Beast is also interesting, and lends even more variety to the combat. The aforementioned different weapon tactics help to keep the battles interesting, and the enemies are a varied menagerie. Because magic takes a moment to charge before the Guardian Beast pops in, it can be difficult to get away from enemy attacks in order to use a spell. Getting surrounded is a common occurrence that will bring pain to the player. The protagonist will often be pitted against up to four adversaries at once, and even in boss battles there will often be two opponents. Those irritating enemies like to move around so that one of them isn't in the screen to be fried.Ĭombat remains the same mixed bag it was in the first two Swordcraft Story games, however. If the protagonist is defeated in battle the Guardian Beast will automatically jump in to continue the fight, again subject to a time limit. Unlike the earlier Swordcraft Story games, a spell will be learned to summon the Guardian Beast into combat directly, though subject to a time limit before the main character is automatically returned to the field. The B button multitasks to cast spells when the player toggles using the R button to switch its function, and after a moment spent charging the incantation, the Guardian Beast will appear to administer magical aid. The Guardian Beast learns magic as the game progresses, and a total of four spells can be assigned for use in combat from the plethora of options that will become available. All six weapon types perform differently in combat and require different tactics from the player, which is a good method of breaking up the potential monotony.Īgain like its two predecessors, this Summon Night has the player choose one of four possible Guardian Beasts at the beginning. New to this third installment is a bow & arrow, which joins the sword, drill, fist, spear, and axe options already established in the series. The A button uses the currently equipped weapon, the B button blocks attacks, pressing Up jumps, and pressing L cycles through the three weapons that can be simultaneously equipped. At its core the game's combat resembles a 2D fighting game, with the player's character running around on a field similar to that in almost any fighting game and attacking enemies.
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The combat system these weapons are used in is interesting enough, and veterans of the Swordcraft Story series will find no surprises, making an import easy. Creating new weapons is an engrossing activity and this aspect of the game is definitely a highlight. As the player continues the craft, the ability to fuse items onto weapons in order to tinker with their innate capabilities becomes available. Using the same stone to craft weapons slowly increases the capability of it, which is added to the inherent ability of whatever weapon was just created. Each ore creates a different weapon, often with unique qualities and always with varied statistics. To craft a weapon, both a shape stone for that weapon type and an ore are required. This is actually the greatest positive the game possesses, since weapon crafting is entertaining and simple. The defining central component to this game is the same as its predecessors', the need for the player to craft every weapon. If Atlus had released it in English the title would no doubt have been Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 3, and that would have been a completely appropriate moniker for a game that follows in its forbears' footsteps at every turn. The first two were brought to the English speaking masses courtesy of Atlus as Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 1 and 2, but the third remained in Japan as Summon Night Craft Sword: Hajimari no Ishi. On the Game Boy Advance, the Summon Night series deviated from its tactical roots to deliver a trilogy of action RPGs.
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+ Weapon crafting is enjoyable and addictive Summon Night Swordcraft Story: Hajimari no Ishi - Staff Retroview
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