Written by: Patrick Orquia
Title: Crystareino: The Awakening Hero together with the Crystal Kingdom
Developer: Hit-Point
Publisher: KEMCO
Genre: RPG
Release Date: Sept 07, 2017 (exclusive to Nintendo eShop)
No. of Players: 1 player
Price: $9.99
Platform: Nintendo 3DS
KEMCO is dorsum in ane trial to a greater extent than alongside to a greater extent than or less other port of to a greater extent than or less other of their iOS/Android RPGs. Here comes Crystareino, developed past times Hit-Point together with originally released on mobile phones dorsum inwards 2014, together with it is close a nameless protagonist together with he is preparation to acquire a warrior similar his manful somebody nurture earlier him, to protect the kingdom. He is beingness trained past times a magical monster named Eppol. One day, they are all of a abrupt summoned to to a greater extent than or less other world, to relieve the kingdom of Rodwaal from the demon manful somebody monarch Geist. They are informed past times the manful somebody monarch that inwards social club to provide to their domicile world, they guide maintain to defeat the said antagonist. After to a greater extent than or less fourth dimension of protesting together with refusing to do together with therefore together with finding out that the magical crystal that could provide them to their domicile Blue Planet is sealed past times a powerful barrier, they relent together with concur to expire across the nation to defeat Geist. Along the way, they run into many unlike characters to aid them inwards their adventures. Now it’s upwards to him to relieve the kingdom of Rodwaal together with provide his ain world.
While the get-go 2 KEMCO games that I reviewed expect together with play similar Final Fantasy games, Cystareino looks together with plays similar a Dragon Quest game. Like Dragon Quest, the political party consists at whatever given fourth dimension iv characters, the protagonist mandatory included, together with they guide maintain to move from town to town to achieve their quest. The game form of forces a graphic symbol or 2 into the political party at every town they see every bit a novel request gets introduced, merely that’s non actually much of a bother. The master copy protagonist together with other supporting characters tin modify into twenty available classes that tin live on mastered quite easily, together with the graphic symbol inherits learned skills from a mastered jobs into to a greater extent than or less other (like inwards KEMCO’s other game, Dragon Sinker).
Random battles against monsters are encountered inwards each expanse visited together with inwards the overworld, together with the battle enshroud looks similar the ones inwards Dragon Quest games, alongside the monsters facing y'all instead of facing sideways. The characters inwards battle tin either struggle or flee, every bit usual, alongside to a greater extent than or less other option, “Auto”, to guide maintain the characters perform moves automatically. The “fight” ascendence allows the graphic symbol to either perform a normal attack, perform a special attack, defend, or role an item. Unique to the master copy protagonist is a battle estimate that fills upwards over fourth dimension inwards battles, together with when completely filled up, he tin unleash a powerful special attack, the “Brave Burst”, that striking all enemies hard. This is really useful against to a greater extent than powerful monsters together with bosses.
Like inwards most RPGs, grinding is a must to degree upwards inwards this game. Unfortunately, this game doesn’t allow to modify the difficulty or the charge per unit of measurement of random battles together with therefore it could guide maintain to a greater extent than or less walking to together with fro across the map to grind, merely the game allows the battles to live on played at thrice the speed together with therefore each battle tin live on won faster to acquire laid for the side past times side one.
Speaking of the map, the game map is shown constantly at the bottom touchscreen of the 3DS, together with it shows everything: all available paths AND all the treasures together with pots together with drawers that comprise items together with whatnot inwards it. This makes y'all no longer guide maintain to depository fiscal establishment agree every nook together with cranny every bit the game literally shows y'all what to check. This could live on a bummer to those who prefer to uncovering treasures on their own, merely for the likes of me who don’t guide maintain much fourth dimension to play video games, this is a welcome feature. You no longer guide maintain to live on where y'all don’t guide maintain to be, merely y'all all the same tin depository fiscal establishment agree whatever expanse that the map shows if y'all desire merely y'all actually don’t guide maintain to. Maybe a rigid monster tin live on encountered there, merely there’s no guarantee.
Aside from the map, the touchscreen too shows other options alongside the affect of the X push that pauses the game together with shows the menu. The game interface is pretty neat, alongside each options represented past times an icon. The electrical current master copy request information is readily available whenever y'all interruption the game together with therefore y'all actually don’t acquire lost e'er since the game tells y'all just what to do side past times side together with where to go, in ane trial to a greater extent than similar inwards the previous KEMCO games. Aside from the master copy quest, several subquests tin too live on accomplished given past times NPCs from the towns that the political party visits. These subquests are commonly pretty tardily to accomplish, together with the game tells y'all when the subquest is already consummate together with therefore y'all don’t forget close it.
Genre: RPG
Release Date: Sept 07, 2017 (exclusive to Nintendo eShop)
No. of Players: 1 player
Price: $9.99
Platform: Nintendo 3DS
KEMCO is dorsum in ane trial to a greater extent than alongside to a greater extent than or less other port of to a greater extent than or less other of their iOS/Android RPGs. Here comes Crystareino, developed past times Hit-Point together with originally released on mobile phones dorsum inwards 2014, together with it is close a nameless protagonist together with he is preparation to acquire a warrior similar his manful somebody nurture earlier him, to protect the kingdom. He is beingness trained past times a magical monster named Eppol. One day, they are all of a abrupt summoned to to a greater extent than or less other world, to relieve the kingdom of Rodwaal from the demon manful somebody monarch Geist. They are informed past times the manful somebody monarch that inwards social club to provide to their domicile world, they guide maintain to defeat the said antagonist. After to a greater extent than or less fourth dimension of protesting together with refusing to do together with therefore together with finding out that the magical crystal that could provide them to their domicile Blue Planet is sealed past times a powerful barrier, they relent together with concur to expire across the nation to defeat Geist. Along the way, they run into many unlike characters to aid them inwards their adventures. Now it’s upwards to him to relieve the kingdom of Rodwaal together with provide his ain world.
While the get-go 2 KEMCO games that I reviewed expect together with play similar Final Fantasy games, Cystareino looks together with plays similar a Dragon Quest game. Like Dragon Quest, the political party consists at whatever given fourth dimension iv characters, the protagonist mandatory included, together with they guide maintain to move from town to town to achieve their quest. The game form of forces a graphic symbol or 2 into the political party at every town they see every bit a novel request gets introduced, merely that’s non actually much of a bother. The master copy protagonist together with other supporting characters tin modify into twenty available classes that tin live on mastered quite easily, together with the graphic symbol inherits learned skills from a mastered jobs into to a greater extent than or less other (like inwards KEMCO’s other game, Dragon Sinker).
Random battles against monsters are encountered inwards each expanse visited together with inwards the overworld, together with the battle enshroud looks similar the ones inwards Dragon Quest games, alongside the monsters facing y'all instead of facing sideways. The characters inwards battle tin either struggle or flee, every bit usual, alongside to a greater extent than or less other option, “Auto”, to guide maintain the characters perform moves automatically. The “fight” ascendence allows the graphic symbol to either perform a normal attack, perform a special attack, defend, or role an item. Unique to the master copy protagonist is a battle estimate that fills upwards over fourth dimension inwards battles, together with when completely filled up, he tin unleash a powerful special attack, the “Brave Burst”, that striking all enemies hard. This is really useful against to a greater extent than powerful monsters together with bosses.
Like inwards most RPGs, grinding is a must to degree upwards inwards this game. Unfortunately, this game doesn’t allow to modify the difficulty or the charge per unit of measurement of random battles together with therefore it could guide maintain to a greater extent than or less walking to together with fro across the map to grind, merely the game allows the battles to live on played at thrice the speed together with therefore each battle tin live on won faster to acquire laid for the side past times side one.
Speaking of the map, the game map is shown constantly at the bottom touchscreen of the 3DS, together with it shows everything: all available paths AND all the treasures together with pots together with drawers that comprise items together with whatnot inwards it. This makes y'all no longer guide maintain to depository fiscal establishment agree every nook together with cranny every bit the game literally shows y'all what to check. This could live on a bummer to those who prefer to uncovering treasures on their own, merely for the likes of me who don’t guide maintain much fourth dimension to play video games, this is a welcome feature. You no longer guide maintain to live on where y'all don’t guide maintain to be, merely y'all all the same tin depository fiscal establishment agree whatever expanse that the map shows if y'all desire merely y'all actually don’t guide maintain to. Maybe a rigid monster tin live on encountered there, merely there’s no guarantee.
Aside from the map, the touchscreen too shows other options alongside the affect of the X push that pauses the game together with shows the menu. The game interface is pretty neat, alongside each options represented past times an icon. The electrical current master copy request information is readily available whenever y'all interruption the game together with therefore y'all actually don’t acquire lost e'er since the game tells y'all just what to do side past times side together with where to go, in ane trial to a greater extent than similar inwards the previous KEMCO games. Aside from the master copy quest, several subquests tin too live on accomplished given past times NPCs from the towns that the political party visits. These subquests are commonly pretty tardily to accomplish, together with the game tells y'all when the subquest is already consummate together with therefore y'all don’t forget close it.
Overall, Crystareino is a run-of-the-mill RPG alongside a generic story, typical of a KEMCO release. Despite that, the game is pretty decent. I did relish playing it together with had a practiced fourth dimension alongside it. I liked how the characters tin live on customized alongside the many labor classes available together with gears to use. The narrative, though direct frontward together with predictable at times, is too ok, plenty to expire along y'all moving across the world. All these, summation the practiced game interface, makes this game a practiced purchase, though at $10, is a flake pricey, inwards my opinion. Nonetheless, if y'all guide maintain to a greater extent than or less extra eShop credits to spare together with wants a practiced game to breeze through, Crystareino could live on worth your fourth dimension together with money, specially if y'all are a fan of Dragon Quest games.
REPLAY VALUE: low
PROS:
- Good narrative, soundtrack, graphic symbol design, together with game interface
- You tin relieve anywhere, anytime (except during cutting scenes)
- Has a broad hit of labor classes to guide from together with master
- Has a lot of characters to invite to your party, together with if y'all don’t similar to a greater extent than or less of them, y'all tin withdraw them together with modify to unlike ones at taverns
- Has a practiced diversity of monsters to fight
- Very direct forward, alongside the map showing everything on the map together with the game telling y'all what to do together with where to expire next, ideal for those who don’t guide maintain much fourth dimension to play
CONS:
- Not inwards stereoscopic 3D
- The floor is quite bland together with predictable
- Character animations expect bad, specially when they are walking
- Random battle encounter charge per unit of measurement together with game difficulty cannot live on changed
- Cut scenes cannot live on skipped
- Dungeons are quite short
- The game inwards general, though it plays pretty good, doesn’t expect really polished
- Quite pricey at $10, considering that the original from three years agone is priced at less than one-half that
RATING: 3/5 otherworldly Brave Bursts
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