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Spectral Gene Limited Edition
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NCS
Game Synopsis
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An
isolated island kingdom located at the end of the
world has resisted outside influence for 2000 years.
Content to look inward instead of interacting with the
world around them, the ruling family of Emunit has created a
sheltered paradise for its denizens. That's about to
change.
A military nation on the warpath has begun a campaign to usurp the
power of its neighbors and rule the world under one
crest. The warmongers encounter unexpected
resistance when they reach the shores of Emunit. To
repel the impending invasion, Prince Kain and a
loyal warrior named Enjyu marshal a party of
adventurers to travel outside of Emunit and conquer
the kingdoms around them.
Spectral Gene fits into the strategy-rpg
genre where movement and attacks are handled through
a simple menu-based system. For example, the first
battle in the game pits Enjyu against two slime
creatures. Move her to the side or behind a slime
and gain a tactical advantage by blind-siding the
beast. Special attacks are also available where
multiple strikes are ignited against an enemy to
destroy it within one turn.
Jan Code: 4995857071128
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NCS
Game Notes
» The intro to the game features hard rocking
music with muted vocal distortions. The characters
are introduced by way of beautiful artwork panels
and character cut-outs.
» The title screen features the game logo pasted on
top of a blue tinted screen which features a slow
rotating disc in the background that spans the
entire sky. The selections on the title screen are:
NEW GAME
CONTINUE
OPTION
» Start a new game and clanging sounds may be heard
above the din of a crowd. A helmeted warrior in red
appears followed by a helmeted warrior wearing blue.
They're fighting for the crowd which roars in
approval. The blue-haired Prince Kain appears
followed by Enjyu. In the next scene, the sky turns
red and a shaft of light pierces through the
heavens. Things are about to change for the land of
Emunit.
» Voice acting accompanies the dialogue in the game.
» If you wish to fast forward through the dialogue
sequences, press the "TRIANGLE" button and you'll
breeze through them. To simply automate the
forwarding of the interaction sequences, press the
"SQUARE" button and you wont have to press the "O"
button when prompted.
» After the lengthy introductory sequence, players
take control of a silver-haired lassie named Enjyu
and her mission is to defeat two purple slime-type
creatures. Use either the D-pad or L-Analog pad to
move the cursor and press the "O" button when its
over the heroine. A menu containing six options will
appear. They translate to:
1) Move
2) Attack and Special Attack
3) Special Skill
4) Use Item
5) View Stats
6) Change the order of battle
» To adjust the camera, move the R-Analog pad to
zoom in/out and rotate the game world to your
liking. Pressing the R2-Trigger changes the camera
angle. Pressing L2 overlays a grid over the
battlefield and pressing either L1 or L2 targets the
next enemy.
» After each move, you'll select the direction that
the character faces. Battles are fought in the same
fashion as FFTactics and its ilk where movement and
attacks are coordinated in turn-based fashion.
Attacking an enemy from the side (+15% advantage) or
the back (+30% advantage) increases the amount of
damage. The purple slimes attack by throwing energy
spheres and jumping on top of their targets.
» In our first battle, it started raining in the
game world which doesn't seem to affect the attack
strength of our heroine although rain does appear to
limit mobility and range of movement. An umbrella
will also appear on the status circle located in the
upper right corner of the screen.
» The date at the outset of the game is January 1,
1023 and the hero starts off with 10,000G and earns
another 1730 which is added to the coffers.
» The 29 other kingdoms and principalities on the
world map are indicated by red discs, three of which
are linked to the player's island by way of reddish
ley lines of sorts. The player's own nation is on a
blue disc to distinguish it from the others. The
island sits to the leftmost portion of the world,
isolated from the others
» The next battle pits five of your party members
against three land goldfish, three green canine-like
creatures, and two purple orcs of some kind. This
battle demonstrates the combo attacks that the
monsters can perform to triple the amount of damage
impacted in each strike.
» To conquer the kingdom immediately to the right of
Emunit, send the party of five and take them out.
The force isn't strong and are easily beaten.
» The order of movement is shown on the top of the
screen where character and monster portraits are
queued up.
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