
If you tap the “R” button during combat you can see the enemy’s chant meter which gradually fills over the course of a few turns until the spell is performed. Rather than being performed immediately, spells take time for the user to chant them.

These are just a few of the game’s staggering number of classes, and exploring the wealth of options afforded to the player to construct their ideal adventuring squad is extremely addicting.Īnother interesting approach to combat is the way magic is handled. If your Doll Master gets walloped you’ll lose control of this temporary ally until it’s summoned again. Additionally, the Doll Master class can enlist dolls with varying abilities to attacks foes. This seemingly inconsequential bonus actually serves to be a huge boon to the player, as it keeps you from the having to leave the dungeon frequently for rest and supplies like many genre contemporaries force you to do. Dungeon Travelers 2 features other interesting professions as well, such as the Maid Class, who is able to slightly increase your party’s HP and TP at zero cost to her own. As a Libra his worth lies in creating skill books out of defeated monsters which can grant the entire party a variety of abilities that have a direct affect on the game’s combat and exploration. Fried, for example, may be the hero of the game, but he never once raises his own hands in battle.

While the battles themselves are your typical turn-based affairs, the game’s overwhelming variety of classes – each of which can be upgraded to several intermediate and expert classes as your party’s levels increase – provides a plethora of strategies you can utilize in battle. The combat in Dungeon Travelers 2 is largely conventional, but it does a few exciting things that make it feel fresh throughout the game’s lengthy adventure. Battling baddies, grinding for experience and completing side quests all feel great, thanks in no small part to the game’s smooth mechanics and brisk yet engaging combat system. As you make your way through each labyrinthine dungeon you’ll come toe-to-toe with a wide variety of monsters – most of which depicted as racily as humanly possible – looking to turn your merry band of adventurers into mincemeat. If you’ve ever spent time with an Etrian Odyssey title, or any of the aforementioned releases from NIS, you’ll feel right at home here. The heart of Dungeon Travelers 2’s gameplay lies in exploring these familiar fantasy locales, avoiding traps, and finding treasure tucked deep within their recesses. Of course, things quickly escalate when the trio finds a shattered shrine, and the party begins a quest that takes them to a variety of locales including forgotten tombs, verdant forests and monolithic towers as they work to stop the resurrection of an ancient evil. Joined by his childhood friends, the fearsome fighter Alisia and the skilled magic user Melvy, Fried embarks on a simple mission to explore a nearby cave. More than just a repository of knowledge, the Royal Library works alongside The Order to beat back the monster menace outside of Rumulea’s borders while the populace go about their daily lives unaware of the looming threat. However, on a handheld already filled to the brim with labyrinths to explore and fleshy femme fatales to ogle, does Dungeon Travelers 2 do enough to stand out from the pack?ĭungeon Travelers 2: The Royal Library & the Monster Seal puts players in the adventurer’s boots of Fried, a young Libra kingdom of Romulea’s Royal Library.

Now, Atlus is the latest publisher to enter the fray with Dungeon Travelers 2: The Royal Library & the Monster Seal, developer Aquaplus’ hardcore dungeon-crawler that gained a name for itself in Japan for its deep mechanics and risque antics. Sony’s mighty black handled has become something of a refuge for these types of games, offering those on-the-go dungeon dwellers and fans of scantily-clad anime heroines a veritable smorgasbord to meet their particular gaming needs.

The PlayStation Vita certainly isn’t short on dungeon-crawling RPGs or games teeming with ludicrous amounts of fan service. Much more than cheeky fan service, Aquaplus’ latest adventure delivers the goods
