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Lost Regnum
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NCS
Game Synopsis
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When monsters and other ungainly creatures invade
the holy city of Antinopolis in the year 165, the
Roman Emperor Hadrian calls upon heroes to cleanse
it of the unwanted invaders. Venture deep into the
catacombs and dungeons beneath Antinopolis and use
slashing action to dispatch the beasts.
At the outset of the adventure, players may select a hero from four
archetypes (as shown on the game cover) and edit
colors accordingly. There's a character called High Lander who's muscular
and carries a magnificent sword, a red-headed
Amazoness who hefts bow and arrow, a
Gladiator who looks like an Onimusha hero, and
an almost naked and full-bosomed Dark
Sercher who fights with a sword and carries a
big shield. Once the character choice has been
selected and given a name, head over to the dungeon
to the southwest of your current position and battle
rodents who bite and leap like Mexican jumping
beans... with teeth.
The action runs fast and vicious with enemies approaching in steady
waves and collaborating with each other to gang up
on the player. When attacking a group of monsters
that attempt a swarming tactic, the hero can move
around like a whirling dervish swinging a weapon.
Low-to-the-ground creatures which look like rodents
are called Chumps, muscle-bound bruisers are called
Skull Maniacs, insect-like creatures are Dark
Rustle, zombie look-alikes are Residents
(interesting), and there's a red-skinned fighter
called a Minotaur which is exactly that - a
minotaur.
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NCS
Game Notes
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In the first scene of the game, the chosen hero
enters a town and meets Aldora, a supporting
character who introduces the player to the rudiments
of Lost Regnum and shows off some items that may be
of use to an adventurer. Some other town members in
the early going include a maiden named Rieta, and a
merchant named Vlado
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Movement is controlled only through the analog nub.
The d-pad moves the camera around.
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To exit the first town, simply roam towards the
right and a dialogue box appears which allows exit.
Once out of the town, an overhead view of the city
is shown. The first area that you may travel to is a
dungeon located to the southwest and is marked by a
red X. The available locations to visit are marked
with red Xs but there's isn't much else to explore
at the outset.
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The first vermin met inside the dungeon is a Chump
or a rodent. Attack by pressing either the SQUARE or
TRIANGLE button and jump by hitting X. The action is
fast and the moves are fluid as the hero smacks and
spins against unfriendly creatures. To guard against
attacks, press and hold the R trigger. The R-trigger
serves a dual purposes as a camera shifter since the
D-pad control of the camera is non-intuitive
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After defeating the Chumps on the first level of the
dungeon, head downstairs where you'll meet a man
named Bonzo who's seated against a wall and gives
some more information on the background of the game. He
looks like Luffy, all grown up.
If you head to the left, you will come across some
crates that may be dropped to the floor and broken
open for some bonus items.
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Continue downwards to the third level and you'll get
to fight some Residents who try to attack en masse
but since they move fairly slowly, it's easy to do a
round robin attack and defeat them without much
pain. Before the level opens, a screen appears which
instructs the following moves: Press and hold the
R-Trigger + Press SQUARE to do a shield wallop. Hold
R and press X to crouch. When an enemy is down, it's
possible to continue beating while it's in a
helpless state.
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On the fourth level, you'll learn to hold the L-trigger
and press SQUARE or TRIANGLE to activate magic
attacks. There's a Speed Down (L+SQUARE) attack
that'll lower the movement speed of an an enemy. On the fourth level, you'll
level up while fighting the Residents there and upon
leveling up, your HP is restored entirely.
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After that, head on down to the fifth level and
you'll meet a white-haired, white robed deity of
sorts named Labirius who floats above the ground and
dispenses advice. At this juncture, you'll learn to
activate items by holding R and pressing Triangle.
The active item is shown on a vertical slotted bar
on the left side of the screen. To return to the
town, highlight the circular object on the left slot
and then press and hold R and triangle. You'll then
teleport back into town where Aldora greets you once
again.
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Leave the town and eight new locations open up on
the map to explore.
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If you are defeated by creatures, "You Failed!"
appears on the screen and you regenerate at the
first town.
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There are dungeons where ridiculous amounts of
formidable enemies attack and swarm like their lives
depended on it. It's fairly imposing to face off against 10
Dark Rustle attackers at once or a gang of armored SkullManiacs but a combination of fast swinging attacks
and magic blasts can get you out of hairy 10-on-1
situations. Just don't get caught in the middle of a
crowd since they will all attack at once and cause
major HP loss.
» Some dungeon levels feature spikes that poke out
of the ground or out of columns as well as swinging
pendulums. These "traps" provide a great strategic
advantage because
they'll damage enemies who walk into them. There was one level
where a gang of bruisers
chased our hero around a platform of spikes and decimated themselves by taking
continuous hits from the spikes. Think of the traps
as great equalizers when facing mass enemies.
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Different species of monsters will attack each
other and see each other as threats. Dark Rustlers
and Residents seem to have a special enmity against
each other. If you stay a safe distance away, you can
watch two groups of creatures massacre each other
without lifting a finger.
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