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Dragon Shadow Spell
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NCS
Game Synopsis
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Sometime in the near future, ancient ruins are
discovered in Tokyo. Despite taking place in a
modern city, there are magic users afoot known as
"Variants" who utilize a magic
known as "Matrix." Enter a 17 year-old
Variant-in-training named Kaito Amane who was
orphaned when he was a child. He would have lost his
life too if it weren't for a creature named Suihi
who saved him and his sister from certain death.
Since he was young, Kaito has been raised by his
sister Tatsuki Amane who is 22 years old.
As the story begins, Kaito meets a comrade named Shizui who gifts
him with a weapon known as a Matrix Gear which is
what Variants use in battle. Soon afterwards, Kaito
and Shizui are exploring the ancient ruins and find
a wounded person on the floor. Two demons appear and
subsequently attack. Despite the odds, Kaito uses
the Matrix Gear to defeat the demons but four enemy
reinforcements arrive. Things are looking bleak but
Kaito is emboldened when Tatsuki and a fellow
Variant named Raika Kiriyama appear to help beat the
demons away.
Played in standard strategy-rpg fashion, DSS plays like many other
similar games where movement, attacks, magic use, and item
use are entirely controlled through a simple menu
system.
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NCS
Game Notes
» In the intro to the game, a Japanese gal
provides a voice over while a tattered book is shown
on screen. She sets up the background story of
Dragon Shadow Spell while the camera moves across
dark clouds until a sparkling city may be seen
below. An airship floats above the city and the
scene shifts to a lad named Kaito who's walking and
eating something. He turns around and feeds some of
the food to a dragon-like creature named Suihi who's
perched on his shoulder. The scene shifts to images
and animations of the other characters in the game
as they engage in mundane situations, running
action, and somber reflection.
» On the title screen, press START and the following
selections drop:
NEW GAME..... Begin a new adventure
CONTINUE...... Resume a game from memory card save
data
OPTION.......... Set Message Speed, BGM Volume,
Voice Volume, SE Volume, Sound Mode, and Vibration
» Press start and the whine of an engine may be
heard as the camera checks out a stormy sky high
above with driving rain, dark clouds, and lightning.
An airship courses through the cloud cover and a
lightning bolt strikes the ship but it continues
through the clouds until it breaks through the
clouds. A brightly lit city may be seen below. The
airship changes course and heads towards the city.
The words Dragon Shadowspell appear.
» First chapter: Variant
A city street at night and a park may be seen. Kaito
appears with goggles atop his red hair. His dragon
friend Suihi appears and they have a conversation.
Sirens sound in the background and they're startled
so they vamoose. In the next scene, a guy with
orange hair and glasses and a feathery mess on his
shoulders named Onihara interacts with Kaito. A
gunshot is heard and Kaito runs away from Onihara.
The next scene takes place in a Variant facility of
some sort and a lad named Shizui is accepting orders
from an unseen male director.
» Next scene, Kaito and Suihi are in another part of
town commiserating when someone yells out "Kaitou!".
Suihi disappears and Shizui enters. Shizui opens a
case that looks like it holds a violin but something
sinister is shown on top of the opened case. It's a
black barbed sword known as a Matrix Gear which
looks gnarly. Shizui gives Kaitou the sword and it
glows and makes a growling sound. Kaito makes a
pained sound and seemingly gargles and screams. A
single heartbeat may be heard followed by blackness.
» In the next scene, a gal named Tatsuki appears in
the park from earlier and is joined by a guy named
Raika with purple hair and a weird jacket that might
have been designed by Gaultier. Tatsuki is Kaito's
older sister and she goes looking for him.
» As the intro continues, two purple colored
demon-creatures are standing near a fallen body.
Kaitou and Shizui run up and confront the two
creatures. A battle starts and the text "Spread of
Demons" kicks off the battle.
» The control menu on the left side of the screen
translates as follows:
1) Entry (Choose characters will fight in battle)
2) Order of Battle
3) Battlefield Info
4) Save Game
5) Load Game
6) Option
7) Start Battle
» Once you start the Battle, you can use the D-pad
or L-Analog to move the cursor and highlight Kaito.
Once highlighted, press the "O-button" to select
him. Another menu will appear. Select the top option
to move Kaitou the on the highlighted squares that
show his range of movement. Mosey on next to a demon
and attack. After defeating the two dragons, text
appears which reads, "Fortune favors the bold." A
screen follows which shows the experience earned and
the spoils of war. Kaitou will also level up from
Level 2 to Level 3 after the firste battle and his
HP increases from 198 to 214 among other attribute
improvements. When in battle, the menu options are:
1) Move
2) Attack
3) Use Magic
4) Use Item
5) View Stats
6) Party Mode
7) End Turn
» After the battle, four more dragons rush into view
but by this time, Tatsuki and Raika join the battle
and fight alongside Kaito. One of the dragons has in
excess of 600HP while the other three are a little
under 200HP. After the battle, Kaitou levels up
again with HP ramping to 230. Shizui didn't help
with the battle but he's the first one to talk to
Kaitou.
» All of the dialogue in the game is accompanied by
speech.
» In the Now Loading screen, Suihi runs like the
wind on the lower right corner of the screen.
» Standard tactical warfare conventions apply where
attacking an enemy from the side or from behind will
cause more damage than if you attack from the front.
» Battles are tied together by conversation
sequences between the party members and new
characters that they meet along their travels.
» The third battle takes place deeper in the ruins
and is titled "Little Creature." The party battles
spirited rocks and wispy flames. The flames can
multiply by splitting themselves up but we only
watched this happen once. After the battle, the crew
meet a masked man named Painkiller. After some drama
and theatrics, the fourth battle pits the party
against Uranos the Alchemist and his crew.
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