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Here a little something that I've just gotten into playing here in Japan. I will admit, it's a bit hard to get into when starting but once you get established, it's very fun.
Aquarian Age Alternative
iRO Chaos Characters:
IdyotAko - 99/67 Lord Knight.............................Aima Lichu - 75/45 Sage
Aeag Sedah - 73/39 High Wizard................................Aima Taikdat - 81/50 Gank Rogue
Vendi Productus - 95/44 Forge Blacksmith.............Aima Bardu - 57/26 MS Bard
I_R_teh_1337!!! - 90/46 FS Priest.......................Aima Whupyah - 61/46 Battle Acolyte (Monk)
mAnUnUmPiT - 73/45 Hunter..............................Aima Alchy - 99/50 Battle Alchemist
Aquarian Age Alternative
iRO Chaos Characters:
IdyotAko - 99/67 Lord Knight.............................Aima Lichu - 75/45 Sage
Aeag Sedah - 73/39 High Wizard................................Aima Taikdat - 81/50 Gank Rogue
Vendi Productus - 95/44 Forge Blacksmith.............Aima Bardu - 57/26 MS Bard
I_R_teh_1337!!! - 90/46 FS Priest.......................Aima Whupyah - 61/46 Battle Acolyte (Monk)
mAnUnUmPiT - 73/45 Hunter..............................Aima Alchy - 99/50 Battle Alchemist
OMG!!! Thats so friggin sweet! I loved the manga juvenile orion wich takes place in the aquarian age i suppose. I loved it and im sure id love the game as well. Sadly tho, you said its in japan, heh chanced of it coming to the US are slim to none. Guess i wont be able to play....Oh well, mind telling me a bit more about, its really peaking my interest.
Uh sinner all games come from japan
well most of 'em... with out japan... there wouldn't be no mario even
well most of 'em... with out japan... there wouldn't be no mario even
card based huh? This one will have little or even no probability of going to from Japanese shores
Hopefully though since Philippines is quite close...maybe...
Hopefully though since Philippines is quite close...maybe...
Reminds me of Touhou: Immaterial and Missing Power.
The secret? Faust!
(Had to delete the ghost post... but here's the re-review... 
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I have gotten some extensive playtime with this thing, and I think I have the general concept of the mechanics.
To begin, you'll have to purchase a starter deck for 500 yen (about a little less than $5). The starter pack will contain a NESYS card, a Mind Breaker Card (technically, your character card for gameplay purposes whic I will explain in a bit), 5 Play cards (a combination of characters and Alteration cards), 10 protector sleeves and the play instructions (in Japanese, of course).
The NESYS card is pretty much your ID card. When you play the first time, you register your name and create your character and this profile will be saved on your NESYS card. Character customization is very limited, but I will explain it more later.
Character cards are your main tools you fight with. Each Character card has stats, particular strengths and weaknesses and special abilities. There are 6 type of Character cards: E.G.O., Arayashiki, Wiz-Dom, Dark Lore, Kyokusei, Eraser. Each type has their own strengths and weaknesses and some cards actually work better with other cards. They also have 3 main stats: Energy, Power and Speed. Energy dictates how long it takes summon the card, but it also dictates how strong the cards energy-based attack is (although, some cards do not have Energy-based attacks). Power is how strong your character cards physical attack is. Speed is how quickly your character moves on the play field (and from playing the game, this is actually something that's key). Also, on every card, there is a small white square that shows what type of energy effect each character has. Some has an energy shot, some summon up a protective shield, some even heals. Activating their energy attack is as simple as flipping the card over.
Alteration cards when played gives random effects that normally affects the whole playfield. There are cards that give your characters a power or speed boost, disables your opponent's characters, etc. These cards can only be used once per round.
All the arcade machines are networked all over Japan, so someone from lets say Hokkaido can play someone in Tokyo and such. You can also play against NPCs to help you get cards to power up your deck. Normal gameplay will cost about 300 Yen, but NPC battles will cost 300, the 200 Yen to continue. You can only continue once. I've still not seen if there is some sort of a story mode, but I don't think there is.
Once you select the play type, you will then register your cards for the current game. You are allowed to register 5 Character cards and 2 Alteration cards. Whichever card combinations you use determine what level you are for that particular battle. After that, you will select what type of special attack you will have. There are 3 types: ATTACK, TRAP and SHOOTING. ATTACK basically summons your characters in play in front of you and charge forward to whichever direction you're facing. TRAP creates a chain between you and your characters within a given distance that is made up of orbs that when touched by enemies slow their actions down. SHOOTING basically fires an energy beam at the direction your facing with the size of the beam determined by how many of your characters was near you during activation. Unlike ATTACK, your characters are not summoned to you when you activate TRAP and SHOOTING.
There are 2 screens that you will be dealing with. The main screen and the play screen. The main screen pretty much shows what is going on in the game and shows the characters and player avatars. The play screen is touch-sensitive, so this is where you will be manipulating your avatar and characters. On the play surface, you and your opponent is symbolized as crowns. Place your Mind Breaker card on top of this and you will be able to move your avatar around.
Once play begins, you summon a character by placing its card on the play screen. Be sure that the card is flat on the screen or it will not come up. Depending on the Energy, the summon may be quick or take some time (this is part of the strategy in the game). The energy used to summon is taken from an indicator at the bottom of the main screen. If it takes one bar to summon your character, it immediately comes out for the most part. If it has more, then it make take a little longer to summon. Your avatar needs to be standing still to gather energy and summon the characters. Once the character is in play, you can move them around by moving the card itself on the play field. Your opponent's card will also show up on the play field as well. Attacking is as simple as moving your card to your desired target. If you have a long range attack, a Line of Sight indicator will show and you can aim your character. Every character card has a set HP bar. when this bar is depleted, they are RETIRED or DEFEATED and are taken out of the field. They can be resummoned after a few seconds if need be. Even if you registered 5 Character cards, you can only summon 3 on the field at one time. If one of your characters get taken out, then you can summon another one. The round ends when time expires or when one of the avatar is defeated. Whoever wins 2 of the 3 rounds wins the battle. You then get points based on your performance (more points if you win) and gain levels. These points can then be used on the main station where you purchased your starter deck and purchase different items and hairstyles to customize your avatar. You always will start of as Leader rank and goes up the more you play and the more points you gain (So far, the highest rank I've see was Tyrant). After the game, you will get a new card to add to your deck. Simply put, you get stronger by playing more and more and building your deck.
Also, since this is a collectible card game, you can actually trade the cards physically with other players. Like any collectible card, there are also cards that are harder to come by. The cards are divided into Common, Uncommon, Rare and Super Rare. An indicator on the bottom of the card (little stars) signify the card's rarity from no stars to 3 stars. Rare and Super Rare cards can also be identified by the card being all sparkly and stuff. Super Rares go even further on where the numbers on the stats are gold.
So yeah... that's the jiss of the game. And yeah, I don't see this going to US shores either. There are a lot of card-based arcade games here in Japan, but this one is the more unique one I've seen and played.
iRO Chaos Characters:
IdyotAko - 99/67 Lord Knight.............................Aima Lichu - 75/45 Sage
Aeag Sedah - 73/39 High Wizard................................Aima Taikdat - 81/50 Gank Rogue
Vendi Productus - 95/44 Forge Blacksmith.............Aima Bardu - 57/26 MS Bard
I_R_teh_1337!!! - 90/46 FS Priest.......................Aima Whupyah - 61/46 Battle Acolyte (Monk)
mAnUnUmPiT - 73/45 Hunter..............................Aima Alchy - 99/50 Battle Alchemist
)I have gotten some extensive playtime with this thing, and I think I have the general concept of the mechanics.
To begin, you'll have to purchase a starter deck for 500 yen (about a little less than $5). The starter pack will contain a NESYS card, a Mind Breaker Card (technically, your character card for gameplay purposes whic I will explain in a bit), 5 Play cards (a combination of characters and Alteration cards), 10 protector sleeves and the play instructions (in Japanese, of course).
The NESYS card is pretty much your ID card. When you play the first time, you register your name and create your character and this profile will be saved on your NESYS card. Character customization is very limited, but I will explain it more later.
Character cards are your main tools you fight with. Each Character card has stats, particular strengths and weaknesses and special abilities. There are 6 type of Character cards: E.G.O., Arayashiki, Wiz-Dom, Dark Lore, Kyokusei, Eraser. Each type has their own strengths and weaknesses and some cards actually work better with other cards. They also have 3 main stats: Energy, Power and Speed. Energy dictates how long it takes summon the card, but it also dictates how strong the cards energy-based attack is (although, some cards do not have Energy-based attacks). Power is how strong your character cards physical attack is. Speed is how quickly your character moves on the play field (and from playing the game, this is actually something that's key). Also, on every card, there is a small white square that shows what type of energy effect each character has. Some has an energy shot, some summon up a protective shield, some even heals. Activating their energy attack is as simple as flipping the card over.
Alteration cards when played gives random effects that normally affects the whole playfield. There are cards that give your characters a power or speed boost, disables your opponent's characters, etc. These cards can only be used once per round.
All the arcade machines are networked all over Japan, so someone from lets say Hokkaido can play someone in Tokyo and such. You can also play against NPCs to help you get cards to power up your deck. Normal gameplay will cost about 300 Yen, but NPC battles will cost 300, the 200 Yen to continue. You can only continue once. I've still not seen if there is some sort of a story mode, but I don't think there is.
Once you select the play type, you will then register your cards for the current game. You are allowed to register 5 Character cards and 2 Alteration cards. Whichever card combinations you use determine what level you are for that particular battle. After that, you will select what type of special attack you will have. There are 3 types: ATTACK, TRAP and SHOOTING. ATTACK basically summons your characters in play in front of you and charge forward to whichever direction you're facing. TRAP creates a chain between you and your characters within a given distance that is made up of orbs that when touched by enemies slow their actions down. SHOOTING basically fires an energy beam at the direction your facing with the size of the beam determined by how many of your characters was near you during activation. Unlike ATTACK, your characters are not summoned to you when you activate TRAP and SHOOTING.
There are 2 screens that you will be dealing with. The main screen and the play screen. The main screen pretty much shows what is going on in the game and shows the characters and player avatars. The play screen is touch-sensitive, so this is where you will be manipulating your avatar and characters. On the play surface, you and your opponent is symbolized as crowns. Place your Mind Breaker card on top of this and you will be able to move your avatar around.
Once play begins, you summon a character by placing its card on the play screen. Be sure that the card is flat on the screen or it will not come up. Depending on the Energy, the summon may be quick or take some time (this is part of the strategy in the game). The energy used to summon is taken from an indicator at the bottom of the main screen. If it takes one bar to summon your character, it immediately comes out for the most part. If it has more, then it make take a little longer to summon. Your avatar needs to be standing still to gather energy and summon the characters. Once the character is in play, you can move them around by moving the card itself on the play field. Your opponent's card will also show up on the play field as well. Attacking is as simple as moving your card to your desired target. If you have a long range attack, a Line of Sight indicator will show and you can aim your character. Every character card has a set HP bar. when this bar is depleted, they are RETIRED or DEFEATED and are taken out of the field. They can be resummoned after a few seconds if need be. Even if you registered 5 Character cards, you can only summon 3 on the field at one time. If one of your characters get taken out, then you can summon another one. The round ends when time expires or when one of the avatar is defeated. Whoever wins 2 of the 3 rounds wins the battle. You then get points based on your performance (more points if you win) and gain levels. These points can then be used on the main station where you purchased your starter deck and purchase different items and hairstyles to customize your avatar. You always will start of as Leader rank and goes up the more you play and the more points you gain (So far, the highest rank I've see was Tyrant). After the game, you will get a new card to add to your deck. Simply put, you get stronger by playing more and more and building your deck.
Also, since this is a collectible card game, you can actually trade the cards physically with other players. Like any collectible card, there are also cards that are harder to come by. The cards are divided into Common, Uncommon, Rare and Super Rare. An indicator on the bottom of the card (little stars) signify the card's rarity from no stars to 3 stars. Rare and Super Rare cards can also be identified by the card being all sparkly and stuff. Super Rares go even further on where the numbers on the stats are gold.
So yeah... that's the jiss of the game. And yeah, I don't see this going to US shores either. There are a lot of card-based arcade games here in Japan, but this one is the more unique one I've seen and played.
iRO Chaos Characters:
IdyotAko - 99/67 Lord Knight.............................Aima Lichu - 75/45 Sage
Aeag Sedah - 73/39 High Wizard................................Aima Taikdat - 81/50 Gank Rogue
Vendi Productus - 95/44 Forge Blacksmith.............Aima Bardu - 57/26 MS Bard
I_R_teh_1337!!! - 90/46 FS Priest.......................Aima Whupyah - 61/46 Battle Acolyte (Monk)
mAnUnUmPiT - 73/45 Hunter..............................Aima Alchy - 99/50 Battle Alchemist
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