Alvastia Chronicles

Hello friends, Today i will write about the game Alvastia Chronicles. A ported mobile rpg game that has been put on steam. I never played the mobile phone version, so i will only review this version. The story is ok for a rpg, but don't be expected to be blown away by it. It also reminds me of older rpg's and retro games. The game has 100 recruitiable characters, where each one requires you a to do something to unlock, either kill xxx monsters, find a item, or find someone specific to get items from. Now, here are my pro/con list: PROS: - The story is ok, but do not expect anything groundbreaking. - Retro style graphics type of game. - 100 plus characters to recruit. - 2 endings, depending on how long you play the game for. - Controller worked fine..using logitech F310. CONS: - No fullscreen mode. You need to play it in windowed mode. Just increase the window to the size of your monitor and it should feel like full sized window. - No achievments on game. - Some dungeons have same music in them. - In game store can be a bit confusing, but if you buy certain things in it, it can make the game easier and able to get past certain obstacles in the game. - Some grinding is required …

Alvastia Chronicles could have easily been part of the Dragon series. In fact, it has more in common with Dragon Sinker than even Lapis or Prana, thanks to the greatly expanded team mechanics. This also feels like the best showcase of what makes Exe Create Inc such a criminally underrated developer of neo-retro JRPGs. A hero's journey with endearing characters that hook you from the start, consistently entertaining dialogue, addictive fast paced action, creative character and item enhancements, and fun mini game side activities. The post-game content is larger here than in any of the Dragon games, as well. All of these things are refined here, and implemented smoothly. Nothing even remotely approaching the clunky Job Plate system in Lapis, or the limited store and hyperactive reward system of Prana. You can combine weapons, and transfer effects from one to another. You can enhance your warriors, use burst attacks and more, but as usual, you'll be a living cuisinart long before you've explored every option. There are even tables to set under-used fighters to, to level them outside of battle. Gathering fighters from all over the world becomes an obsession, and sometimes re…

Don't wonder, I finished the game offline with every archivement. So, after seeing the true end this are my thoughts about this game: first: some of the reviews are fundamentally wrong. You don't need to farm for the currency needed in the special shop. With just playing through the game you'll get enough money to buy everything you need. And hey, I used simple weapons....there is absolut no need to buy high class weapons from that shop....if you have enough cash your weapons are far better than those you can buy. So lets talk about game mechanics: You can recruit 106 members and put them into groups. There are 3 main groups (consist of a leader and 3 members)....and later on you get the possible to put members into 2 tactical rooms (6 members each)...they will give you boosts in magic and melee. There are 3 main parts for your characters: a) you get exp. during fights...till level cap 99. b) you get hope gems during fights and if a new member joins you. Those gems you can freely distribute on your members (again cap is 99) they boost their stats significant. c) you can merge your weapons....the most interesting part of the game!!! Each weapon has the possibility to become a SU…

I've never met a game before that tries so hard to make me overpowered to completely ignore it's own difficulty settings You start the game, and do 6 damage a hit to monsters with 10 health. As long as you kill them before they kill you, your HP will come back Then you realise you have 12/12 ability usages of a triple hit skill, all 12 will return after each combat, so now enemies die in one hit Then you get met with what would've been the mobile gacha cash shop, now 'points' in this PC version Just a single weapon from that shop can double your attack There's options to go straight to results screen for fighting weaker enemies, and double xp etc in gacha shop The game tries its absolute best to force you to become so overpowered it just becomes a virtual novel with a meh storyline Fantastic idea, Sasuga-Kemcosama!

This was a fun JRPG with a straightforward classic crystal focused story. The turn based combat features sub-characters with skills and attacks of their own that add a lot of options to your skill selections from battle to battle. There's some mobile port weirdness with UI and mechanics that don't match up, but the world is great to explore and there are loads of delightful pixel art characters to recruit. If you like retro JRPGs you'll like this one!

i'v played the game in the hardest difficulty and i was some times ez but the boos fight it was a real fun i did't try any other difficulty but the game was to much fun and the story is epic and the game play is epic and if you like the art style it will be the best experience and when the story end thir is a second chapter (i am playing it now) overall it is Worth buying