PSP: Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology

[Harrison]

Back to the PSP game, Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology. I've now had chance to play it and it's very good. Nice 3D and some very good voice acting. The story follows similar ideas from other World Tree based games from the series, where you are playing a character born from the tree to help save the world from doom.

Another PSP RPG I've been playing is called Dungeon Maker: Hunting Ground. This one is quite unique and interesting to play. It reminds me a bit of the PS2 game Dark Cloud mixed with ideas from the PC game Dungeon Keeper.

You start off in a town and own a small cave just outside of the area. The game starts with you having some dungeon building blocks and some basic food and items. The main idea is that you build a dungeon to attract monsters, so that you can then go into the dungeon and kill them for treasure, items, money etc...

You build your dungeon by going into it. As you walk around the dungeon you can add corridors and rooms and connecting junctions, as long as you have building blocks for the type of part you wish to add. You can also add extra floors to the dungeon as you expand, so the initial size of each level isn't the restrictive as you can then start another floor.

Once you have started to add to your dungeon monsters are attracted to it and take up residence. You can only visit the dungeon once per day, and after sleeping to replenish your health, and to visit the shops in town to buy extra building blocks, food, potions etc... you can then visit your dungeon again the following day. New monsters since the last day will have taken up home in your dungeon, so you can then walk around your dungeon fighting them for money, items and treasure.

The main aim of the game is to attract bigger and stronger monsters, who will only come to your dungeon once it started to get larger. Also the way you design its layout affects the type of monsters you will get. And the more powerful ones won't appear until more levels start to be added to the dungeon.

The ultimate goal of the game is to attract this one very powerful monster, but to do that requires a lot of work building your dungeon. Quite a unique and interesting game. It might get boring after a while, but so far it's remained interesting.

[Submeg]

Hmm, sounds interesting. Sure it may become tedious, but it sounds quite cool

[v85rawdeal]

As a big fan of Dungeon Keeper, to the point where I have the theme as a ring tone on my phone, this certainly appeals to me. Slapping imps had better be a part of it though...

[Harrison]

It is a little different to Dungeon Keeper. Instead of just being the Dungeon Master, overseeing the dungeon and trying to create devious traps and dungeon layouts, and then watching adventurers trying to conquer your dungeon, in this game you are the adventurer developing your own dungeon as you adventure within it, and the point is to attract more monsters for you to personally kill for the rewards they drop.

It is an interesting twist on this idea of building your own dungeon. I've not played for long enough to see what becomes available later in the game (different dungeon building blocks, more weapons, greater treasure and drops, bigger monsters etc...) but it is definitely in interesting and unique game so far.

[Demon Cleaner]

Sounds interesting, have to take a look at a review with some screenshots.

[Demon Cleaner]

I just downloaded it Have to make a collection of PSP RPGs too. Has someone a list? I only have Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth so far, and of course all the PSX releases.

[Harrison]

Not sure. I could probably make you a list tomorrow from my collection.

[Demon Cleaner]

I mean only RPGs, there aren't much on the PSP yet, or am I wrong? I could just browse through Gamefaqs, PSP games and then click for the RPGs, I'm always doing that to find something I'm possibly missing.

[Harrison]

There are quite a few RPGs out if you look across all regions. Even some Japanese only RPGs are in English which is good.

[Demon Cleaner]

Even some Japanese only RPGs are in English which is good.

Oh, that is good.