Once you complete a battle (either story or random) you will get the option to speak with one of the characters you used in battle. When your unit gains enough experience, it will level up like in an RPG, becoming stronger and sometimes learning a new skill or spell. The amount of experience is determined by your level compared to the enemy’s, and whether or not it is a finishing blow. Each character’s statistics (both your units and the enemy’s) will determine how much damage a certain enemy receives, and your unit will receive experience for attacking and using support spells. To attack, most units will have to be next to an enemy unit, however long range weapons and magic spells or skills will allows you to attack from a distance. After you have chosen, you will move each units on a grid-like battlefield. I believe the maximum amount of units you can bring with you is 6. Sometimes, due to story circumstances, you will be forced to bring certain units along. After the back story for the battle is set up, you will be allowed to choose the units (characters) you wish to bring with you for the battle. Luminous arc is notorious all over the internet for it’s lengthy dialogue, but I for one, quite enjoy the dialogued scenes, some of which have partial voice overs. You will then read a bit of dialogue between the characters (much like in a interactive novel) which sets up the next story related fight. Random battles happen randomly when you passover the location, but story battles only happen when you are at the location of the next story battle and you click on the menu option to progress the story. The overworld map is broken down into locations that contain either random battles or story battles. For those of you unfamiliar with SRPGs, Luminous Arc gives you a handful a characters that become your units. That’s not to say I don’t like experimental SRPGs, but only that I welcome returns to the basic formula as well as diversions from it. For me, it was a much welcomed return to the solid foundations of all SRPGs. There is nothing in Luminous that has not been seen in another SRPG this may be either something you welcome or something you disdain. If you have ever played a SRPG (Strategy RPG), then you will know how the gameplay in Luminous Arc works. Something isn’t quite right, and the Garden Children are determined to go after the witches to figure out just what is mere tale and what is truth. Meanwhile another witch has been spotted terrorizing a village. But the group runs into a strange girl by the name of Lucia, who appears to be a witch herself, but unlike the tales, she isn’t interested in harming humans. The Luminous Church has called on a special group of youths called the Garden Children to help aid in the fight against the fiends. Something sinister has began to stir monstrous fiends plague the countryside and witches, the harbingers of destruction, have began to appear. Originally posted: Tuesday, Novemon Blogger
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