I already covered this game once before, but now there's a new development, it's coming to Steam to be playable on your PC as well as your mobile device. The awesome thing is both versions can play off the same account so you can play the game on top quality at home and then catch up a little on the road too, the bad part is that you need a wi-fi connection so you won't be playing this in the middle of nowhere, it's just basically if you couldn't drag your laptop around you might be able to fit in a few battles on your phone. Still, this game has exceptional graphics for a mobile game and I'm looking forward to trying it on my laptop to see how good it looks on a full screen.
As for the story, you are an amnesiac who remembers only his name, problem is, many others seem to answer to the same name, but only one will fulfill the prophecy to be the Warrior of Light, defeat Chaos and save Palamecia. The wierd thing is, it doesn't seem like there are many inhabitants in Palamecia, as you go through your adventure the only people are Princess Sarah, Garland, Mera the summoner of Sicari, moogles, and other blanks(aliens like you) and a few women that must also be natives given that blanks are all male.If you ignore the fact that you're saving a world where nobody really lives, the story plays out pretty well. So far the released material takes you from a wilderness plagued by basic dust fiends, lesser dragons and a Cockatrice to a desert that has more advanced dust fiends, mind flayers and a Lich, then to a battlefield where you face Chaos for the first time after proving yourself against a horde of recurring series monsters, and most recently a trial of elements before rejoining Sarah.
To fight your battles you use a deck of four cards, plus a fifth rental card from a friend, which are named for various monsters, both the ones you defeat and summons that are even more powerful that you get from an ability shop but actually represent traditional abilities such as Fira, Cure, Ultima, Cross Slash and Diamond Dust. The Sicarius represent actual summons, but unfortunately the ability is activated without a full manifestation so they all get pretty lame. There is still some strategy because of the elements system, Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Light and Dark. Every monster has one of these elements and so do your attack skills, they are paired off so they are strong against themselves and can sometimes even absorb their own element, but are also weak against the opposite element. Also, you only get three elements based on your job so you have a fifty percent chance of having an advantage. Jobs are again recycled from old games, but Light and Dark are new elements just recently added which can make the game harder because it complicates the simple element system and reduces your chances you are prepared to handle any particular enemy.
In addition to the main story, there are also challenge events including cactuar bonus rounds and the battle tower which most recently hosted a visit from Gilgamesh, who was hilarious breaking the fourth wall like never before. The Sicarius summons are in a special multiplayer arena where you have to collect the parts to craft the cards, so it's a pain, but can be worth it. There's also exploration areas where you get daily bonuses to skillseeds that enhance your job and the Pleiades Islands where you can collect components that augment your cards. There's always something to do and beautiful graphics to do it in and the voiceovers make the cast come alive on this surreal existential adventure. Try it February 6 on Steam.
One last thing, while your at Steam, check out the RPG Maker workshop and pick up the beta version of my game, 7th Moon.
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