Chantelise: A Tale of Two Sisters

Chantelise: A Tale of Two Sisters

Easy Game Station may not be a household name, but the independent developer Japan scored a coup last year with a unique blend of simulation and role-playing games Recettear. In the wake of the success of the game comes Chantelise. One of the previous efforts of the development team, Chantelise offers a more traditional style of gameplay action / RPG games that are released Recettear and recalling almost a decade. Regardless, despite a few glitches here and there, Chantelise manages to challenge and entertain with his own particular brand of charm.

Chantelise about two sisters who were the mysterious curse of a witch. The oldest couple, Chante, has changed people in a small fairy. Chante younger sister, the Elise, must help him find a way to bring a curse and go home, and with the support of the local inhabitants in the village, they get a few leads on what to do. But these stories are never simple as they seem, and the sisters soon find themselves involved in an effort to stop the much larger forces of evil creeping north-west across the country.

The game is decorated in a classical vein action RPG. Elise is a talented sword fighter can make simple but effective clearing combos, and jump from place to place and make a quick Dodge, rescue / close in maneuvers. Chante is to fly, the boards of orders companion fairy, but she often engaged in combat as well, doing powerful magic spells using colored beads found in the area and dropped by enemies. Central control and combat mechanics are easy to pick up, and after the initial combat tutorial, Sing and swords and magic fling Elise as professionals.

Good thing the controls are easy to master, because outside is cute Chantelise contradicts a difficult game. The sisters must explore multiple dungeons throughout the adventure, each with a big bad boss at the end. The dungeons are divided into several sections, each with enemies, obstacles and a hidden treasure, an artifact that has generally expensive or high quality gear. In fact, one of the most entertaining search for hidden treasures in each section. While some safes are relatively easy to find with a little rotation of the camera investigation, others will not work until you perform a certain action or solve a puzzle. If you need help finding a coffin in a particular area, the pastor at the church give you a hint in exchange for a fraction of the maximum health Elise.

But health is a very valuable asset, because the combat can be a challenge. Getting through the Dungeons and involves the removal of the large crowd of enemies to open doors to new areas. While many of the most brain-dead enemies are quite easy to take, is more difficult monsters, ugly attacks. Some monsters can be overcome only in certain ways, like using the spell or attack them from behind, so both sword skills Elise, and Chante magical powers, and often must rely on skills successfully put down your enemies. It is also possible to store entries of healing - an immediate restoration of objects of use are very rare and are found only in defeating the enemy - so that all the health is lost can be difficult to recover, if you're lucky. The bosses are particularly hard, with malicious attacks, and tricks that require thought and dodge the victory.

Although the game is hard, is anything but cruel. Even after beating the dungeon, and return to the city and steal all the money you deserve, making it easier to buy better equipment. Chantelise Gear is a vital because the Elise is not horizontal like a typical RPG - most of his stat increases from the equipment and the purchase of up to HP-promoting drugs. Since seats are limited exchanges, sometimes you have to make sacrifices for a temporary stat to add another - for example, removing the gloves per attack with a magic talisman that increases defense when fighting a powerful enemy spellcaster. When you get the hang of this strategy, the game becomes easier. You can also easily get your feet back to the dungeon after the loss, even if you must restart the entrance, all you do is open the doors opened, so you run past the enemies to get back where you were.

You also have the opportunity to make a practice run in any field that you were (although you have not done) and you get to keep all the money and the spoils that you will find, although you will not promote any story. Unfortunately many of the mechanisms involved are not well explained, so you can discover for yourself, provided you do not get frustrated and give up the first (of probably many) game overs. The continual review of certain sectors and the relatively limited selection of attacks can also make it feel like a repeat version.

Chantelise is not particularly attractive to the game, either. Game 2006 vintage and the development of low-budget shows a simple graphic, which is the 2D layer of 3D characters in the background. Although the portrait of the game and the nature of art is attractive sprites, backgrounds, and enemies often seem less returns, low-poly models and textures muddy. Background music also uneven: some of the songs sound great, while others are too loud. On the plus side, there Chantelise high system requirements, so it is easy to perform, less powerful PCs.

Despite the dated presentation, Chantelise game is a lot of charm. The location of the North American publisher of Carpe Fulgurate is an excellent effort, with bits of funny dialogue and clever jokes that make the game more interesting and the cast of memorable heroes like typical teenage grumpy. The story is sweet, and the dynamics of the relationship and discussions between Chante and Elise are constantly funny. There are a number of aggravating circumstances, such as lack of explanation for a number of quirks, the game, but manages to overcome the shortcomings Chantelise many of the more pleasant thanks to a combination of characters, hard but fair challenge and fun loot-hoarding , a scavenger hunt activity. It is very likely to encounter some of the moments of frustration as you play, but it's hard to stay mad at these two beautiful sisters for a long time.