Dopeness. How does this one fare against the other Vita DRPGs in terms of gameplay/difficulty/storyline?
The main reason why this game is considered difficult is more just due to the lifepoint system as when a character runs out of LP they become lost (permadeath) basically. So unless you load your previous save said character is lost forever.
Characters with lower LP mean they get more bonus starting points and also the general rate of their stats when they level up is better I think? But as you progress in the game more enemies that can do insta-kill or insane damage show up so starts to be more of an issue for your supporting characters. Some bosses can 1 shot the knight too depending.
Story is fairly interesting and there are multiple endings depending on the choices you make with who you give the crystals gained from the monsters to.
Overall its my favorite title by Exp Inc outside of Students of Round. The main thing about it too is the freedom to a certain extent with the character customization in the sense of you can change classes up to 5 times and there are specific skills from said class you can keep and equip on your skill slots. So you can make special tailored classes if you spend the time. But it will take a while as each time you class change your level will be cut in half.
Game has pretty varied dungeons too.
Though depending on the design / "difficulty" with the insta death stuff game might be hit or miss with some.
Folks who are used to the Exp Inc gameplay system should have no trouble for the most part with the game though. Game doesnt have any overly complex systems to remember either. Outside of just understanding that you can only class change 5 times. and if you are really into stats crunching the whole age / LP tradeoff etc. Though that doesnt really matter as much since if said character gets 1 shotted all those stats points doesnt really mean much.
You will have to march your ass into / out of dungeons a lot also. Granted there are some warp points, things like a warp specific spell is non existent and warp items are highly limited unless you attempt to farm them which takes a good amount of time also.
There is a way to change the difficulty level of the game, but its through limited stock items in the shop. Never bothered to pay attention if you can harvest those, but the stock has 3 at start for 5000 each. Never used them either so not sure what is available for when you actually use the item. Butterfly Magic Stone or something was the name of the item.
