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Although plant people and scythe-wielding dinosaurs never gain experience, the mercs - like your main character - gain levels, gain strength, gain spells, and gain special attacks to show off during the close-up attack animations (which you will want to deactivate, since they take forever to load). Since it would be tough to win battles alone, each protagonist can summon captured beasts or enlist an entourage of mercenaries. The gameplay itself doesn't sound particularly special, either. One artist originally envisioned his creation as a swordswoman searching for an appropriate place to die, but somewhere along the way she turned into a bloodthirsty dominatrix. He travels with a child by his side, evoking memories of Blood Will Tell or Lone Wolf and Cub.īasically, the game is loaded with archetypes that are designed to appeal to gamers' fetishes. Another is a lone swordsman, similar to Berserk's Guts, whose gruff exterior hides a sensitive heart. One is a tormented priestess, similar to Berserk's Farnese, whose outfit and attitude were modeled after Japanese pop stars (I learned that from the artbook). Following the SRPG tradition set by Dark Wizard and Dragon Force, players are provided a choice of several protagonists, whose motives range from pure to selfish. Thage might be just a bit less confident if she realized that four other people in the world have magical books just like hers. Thage: "If you were me instead of you, you'd understand." Reasonable character in Eternal Poison: "How'd you get to be so confident?" If you find this to be ridiculous, you're not the only one. Using the power of her librum, this 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL summons her captives to aid her during each grid-based battle. She wanders the world - through both astral and physical planes - weakening diabolical monsters (known as majin) and trapping their spirits inside her magical book, the Librum Vespera. This 14-year-old seductress is a nearly omnipotent enchantress who knows more about the Valdian Kingdom's inner secrets than sages four times her age. As it turns out, the hot blonde - her name's Thage - is only fourteen. I later made the mistake of reading the character descriptions in the gorgeous artbook that had been unceremoniously "goo-glued" to the front of the case. She's young, but just old enough for me to admire her plunging neckline and thigh-high heeled black boots without feeling like a creepy perv. Open minds will find a lot more, including fresh takes on familar themes: religion, altruisim, selfishness, and the double-edged nature of justice."Īt the beginning of Flight Plan's strategy-RPG Eternal Poison, a hot blonde girl shows up at some ancient ruins on wolfback. "Closed minds will find Eternal Poison to be a finely-crafted strategy RPG.