#wizard's harmony

Arc System Works has released new information and screenshots for dungeon RPG Wizard’s Symphony introducing the game’s dungeon exploration, quests, and growth.

If you missed our previous coverage, read up on the game here, here, here, and here.

Get the new details below.

■ Dungeon Exploration

Dungeon Exploration

There are numerous ruins and dungeons in the vicinity of the trade city Kazan. Although they are inhabited by dangerous monsters, you can obtain “Remnants” of ancient artifacts and the materials necessary to forge them by exploring.

Dungeon Talk

Characters will sometimes start conversations while you are exploring a dungeon. This system is called “Dungeon Talk” and will include a great variety of topics that liven up the adventure, including hobbies, tastes, arguments, and even certain characters’ secrets. Characters will react in various ways depending on your progress in the story and dungeon.

Useful Exploration Features

“Automatic Movement” is a handy feature for moving to places you have already been in a dungeon. It quickly and automatically moves the player to the intended destination via the fastest route.

There are also “Safe Areas” on each dungeon floor, where you can save your game, teleport to other floors’ Safe Areas, or return to Kazan.

■ Quests

Quests

There are three types of quests:

Main Quest: Automatically accepted based on your progress in the story.

Sub Quest: Various requests from the people of the city.

Character Quests: Unlocked based on character Affinity and your progress in the story.

By clearing quests, you can earn rewards such as items and money.

Character Quests

Through Character Quests, you can enjoy special stories for each of the 10 characters, excluding protagonist Alto. Character Quests will be added based on your progress through the main story and Alto’s Affinity with that character. By clearing a Character Quest, you will unlock that character’s “After Story.”

■ Growth and Evolution

Skill Customization

Through Skill Customization, you can spend skill points earned through leveling up and other means to acquire unique new skills for each character. Which skills you acquire or strengthen is up to you. You can also mix and match certain skills to try to create synergy between characters.

Remnants

Remnants are ancient artifacts that lie in wait in dungeons that can be equipped to Remnant Slots on weapons and armor, which exhibit effects such as increasing stats, resistance, and more. Remnants can be obtained from dungeon treasure chests, monster drops, or through Remnant Forging.

Remnant Forging

You can acquire new Remnants through Remnant Forging at Yildiz’ Magical Shop. When forging, random effects will be given to the Remnant, and its effect will change based on your Forge Rank.

Upgrading Weapons and Armor

You can strengthen your weapons and armor to increase their stats by using materials obtained in the dungeon at the Blacksmith Sunbel shop. Additionally, when you strengthen a weapon or armor to a certain level, its number of Remnant Slots will increase.

Wizard’s Symphony is due out for PlayStation 4 and Switch in Japan on February 28, 2019.

Why yes!  I’m glad someone asked!

Wizard’s Harmony was a Visual Novel Adventure game originally for Sega Saturn, and as far as I’m aware, it got two sequels on the PlayStation called Wizard’s Harmony 2 and Wizard’s Harmony R.

The games were released from 1995 to 1998.  You can find more info on the games from the Japanese Wikipedia: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ウィザーズハーモニーThe music is quite something!

Prismaticallization was a 1999 simultaneous release Visual Novel on both the PlayStation and Dreamcast.

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prismaticallization

Lastly, and more significantly is EXECTOR which came out back in 1995 on the PlayStation!

I say “significantly” because it’s the first videogame Daisuke Ishiwatari was officially credited with doing design work for!  (Destroying a few myths!)

It certainly has one heck of an Intro as well (Engrish fans take note!).

Download Link

It’s another DemoDemo PlayStation disc filled with a lot of Japan-only games you likely haven’t heard of, with a handful of exceptions here and there. I guess if you wanted to play Crazy Climber on something outside of MAME, you can do that with the Nichibutsu Arcade Classics demo? Well, it is what it is. Here’s your full listing of everything you can expect to find on this disc:

DemoDemo PlayStation Volume 13, 1995 December PCPX-96019

Demo PlayStation:   Playable Demos (Silver disc icons, left to right, top to bottom):   -Beyond the Beyond   -Two-Tenkaku   -PD Ultraman Invader   -Robo Pit   -Tecmo Stackers/Deron Dero Dero   -Wizard's Harmony   -Project: Horned Owl   -Nichibutsu Arcade Classics   -Tadaima Wakusei Kaitakuchuu   -Metamoru Panic: Doki Doki Youma Busters   -Othello World II: Yume to Michi he no Chousen

  Movies (Green disc icons, left to right, top to bottom):   -Ridge Racer Revolution   -Kileak: The DNA Imperative   -Theme Park   -Yaku: Yuujou Dangi   -Kuma no Puu Tarou: Sora Wa Pink Da! Zenin Shuugou! (Sore Damessu)   -Matsukata Hiroki no World Fishing   -Gunbird   -Battle Arena Toshinden 2   -Dai 4-ji Super Robot Taisen S   -Welcome House   -Bogey: Dead 6/Sidewinder   -Tetsudou Ou '96: Iku Ze Okuman Chouja   -Reverthion   -Gionbana   -LifeScape: Seimei 40 Oku Nen Haruka Na Tabi

Request PlayStation:   -In-engine cutscne viewer for Sentou Kokka   -Rock & Mun DemoDemo Promotional Manga

Arc System Works has released a series of “Status” and “Affinity” gameplay videos for its upcoming dungeon RPG Wizard’s Symphony.

Previous gameplay videos have focused on “Battle System,” “Dungeon Exploration,” “Battle Introduction” and “Dungeon Talk.”

If you missed our previous coverage, read up on the game here, here, here, here, here, and here.

Wizard’s Symphony is due out for PlayStation 4 and Switch in Japan on February 28.

Watch the footage below.

Status Gameplay

1. Status

https://youtu.be/KrlcrKWBnaw

2. Skill Customization

https://youtu.be/_rD7qin2_lQ

3. Skill Reset

https://youtu.be/jwLWnTzaFJI

4. Remnants

https://youtu.be/eGkU2Rfzo-M

5. How to Obtain Remnants

https://youtu.be/8Bgz65iGqiY

6. Upgrading Weapons and Armor

https://youtu.be/uZm3xEC_i4U

Affinity

1. About Affinity

https://youtu.be/oOuflWCNRsQ

2. Character Quests

Arc System Works has released a series of “Battle System” gameplay videos for its upcoming dungeon RPG Wizard’s Symphony.

Previous gameplay videos have focused on “Dungeon Exploration,” “Battle Introduction” and “Dungeon Talk.”

If you missed our previous coverage, read up on the game here, here, here, here, here, and here.

Wizard’s Symphony is due out for PlayStation 4 and Switch in Japan on February 28.

Watch the footage below.

Battle System

1. Command Selection

https://youtu.be/4qcHH17e4TI

2. Surprise Attack

https://youtu.be/yE0rcykAtBk

3. Enhance Link

https://youtu.be/fIz9ctGqJz4

4. Link Burst

https://youtu.be/Fn43ZC0NbQ0

5. Chain Assist

https://youtu.be/93UN2zwWSAE

6. Reserve Members

https://youtu.be/JsoKvtyEINw

7. Weaknesses and Resistances

https://youtu.be/tknNw9YAI0k

8. Attributes

https://youtu.be/lN7Gxp-jgTM

9. Front Row and Back Row

https://youtu.be/9JCWgvsn9FE

10. Status Changes via Skill Effects

Following last week’s “Battle Introduction” and “Dungeon Talk” gameplay videos, Arc System Works has released a series of “Dungeon Exploration” videos for its upcoming dungeon RPG Wizard’s Symphony.

If you missed our previous coverage, read up on the game here, here, here, here, here, and here.

Wizard’s Symphony is due out for PlayStation 4 and Switch in Japan on February 28, 2019.

Watch the footage below.

Dungeon Exploration

01. Mini-Map

https://youtu.be/QVJRqHIXEws

02. Mechanics

https://youtu.be/yTtEod-4m-U

03. Dungeon Talk

https://youtu.be/0KqLtv3UiKA

04. Encountering a Monster

https://youtu.be/oZY9UGmxvXc

05. Safe Area

https://youtu.be/g1DVATfmweI

06. Full Map

https://youtu.be/mzJxiUh00oE

07. Elite Monsters

https://youtu.be/pMAdtUFjdPU

08. Escape

https://youtu.be/ddgCNPuLZEM

09. Heal Bottle

https://youtu.be/sHKrdPM5ic0

10. Getting Stuck