Castle Fantasia 2: Seima Taisen
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is the second in the three-part Japan
ese tactical RPG game, , created by Studio E-Go! and saturated with even better illustrations by E-Go! artist Yamamoto Kazue. It was rereleased on December 22, 2000 as Castle Fantasia 2: The Sacred War Renewal as a prequel to the first game.
The Castle Fantasia 2: Renewal re-release includes high-resolution CG images, voice acting for all text spoken by the characters in-game and CD audio music.
The tactical RPG portions of the game are in the standard "All player units do their actions, then all enemy units do their actions" format. Units are laid out on a grid of squares. At most one unit may occupy a square, and each unit faces one of the four sides. Each unit may move and change facing once per turn, and may also do an action: either attack, defend, cast a magic spell, perform a limit attack or perform an "Ougi(Special)" attack. The units may move and do actions in any order, and may interleave their moves and actions. Each units have a certain amount of HP and LP. Attacks reduce the enemy's HP, and attacking the side or the back of enemies causes extra damage. Attacking, defending and being attacked increases the LP. When the LP meter is full, the unit can perform a Limit attack, which does extra damage, or an "Ougi" attack, which does extra damage and can target multiple enemies. A unit also gains experience when attacking and eliminating enemy units. With sufficient experience, a unit will gain a level, increasing attack and defense. Spellcasters may learn new spells at each level, and characters can also learn their "Ougi" attack.
During the intermission scenes, the player controls the actions of Hewie, and is given choices for Hewie's actions. The consequences of these actions affect Hewie's relationship with the other characters, potentially unlocking a romantic relationship with some characters.
Official Chinese version of this game for all ages was published through authorized distributor Symbio in Taiwan, including the first version in 1998 and renewal version in 2000.
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ese tactical RPG game, , created by Studio E-Go! and saturated with even better illustrations by E-Go! artist Yamamoto Kazue. It was rereleased on December 22, 2000 as Castle Fantasia 2: The Sacred War Renewal as a prequel to the first game.
Description
Castle Fantasia 2 is a turn-based tactical RPG, with extensive visual novel-like story intermission scenes.The Castle Fantasia 2: Renewal re-release includes high-resolution CG images, voice acting for all text spoken by the characters in-game and CD audio music.
The tactical RPG portions of the game are in the standard "All player units do their actions, then all enemy units do their actions" format. Units are laid out on a grid of squares. At most one unit may occupy a square, and each unit faces one of the four sides. Each unit may move and change facing once per turn, and may also do an action: either attack, defend, cast a magic spell, perform a limit attack or perform an "Ougi(Special)" attack. The units may move and do actions in any order, and may interleave their moves and actions. Each units have a certain amount of HP and LP. Attacks reduce the enemy's HP, and attacking the side or the back of enemies causes extra damage. Attacking, defending and being attacked increases the LP. When the LP meter is full, the unit can perform a Limit attack, which does extra damage, or an "Ougi" attack, which does extra damage and can target multiple enemies. A unit also gains experience when attacking and eliminating enemy units. With sufficient experience, a unit will gain a level, increasing attack and defense. Spellcasters may learn new spells at each level, and characters can also learn their "Ougi" attack.
During the intermission scenes, the player controls the actions of Hewie, and is given choices for Hewie's actions. The consequences of these actions affect Hewie's relationship with the other characters, potentially unlocking a romantic relationship with some characters.
Hewie
The main character, he is a soldier, following in the footsteps of his parents. He has a keen mind for strategy and tactics, seeing through and predicting enemy plans. However, his laid-back attitude results in a demotion. He is the commander of the Seventh Holy Knight Corps. His weapon is a swordGurou Estoban
He is romantically involved with Seria. He is the commander of the Fourth Holy Knights CorpsDucis
A friend and mentor/guardian to Hewie. He is the commander of the First Holy Knights Corps.Somia
Inherited the leadership of a group of shinobi. Rumor has it she is a homicidal maniac. She becomes a holy knight. She dies later on in the story. When the Renewal version was released, players are able to save her.Aria
One of the Seventh Holy Knights Corps' first members. She takes being a soldier seriously, often taking Hewie and others to task for their relaxed unmilitary attitude. She is often found studying books on strategy and tactics, but is bad at cooking. Her weapon is a sword.Hannah Hamilton
The other of the Seventh Holy Knights Corps' first members. She is the head of the Ducis fan club, and is good at cooking. Her weapon is a hammer, and she also knows a variety of healing, status-enhancing and attack magic.Cecile Forward
A witch from the borderlands, she initially meets Hewie while defending a group of orphaned children in an abandoned town from monster attacks.Tia
Hewie and the Seventh Holy Knights Corps rescue her from a monster attack only to find out that she is a new member of the seventh holy knight corps. She speaks and acts a bit slowly. Her weapon is a poleaxe.Ciruela
Initially one of the holy knights and commander of the Sixth Holy Knights Corps. After the loss of her unit, she is reassigned to the Seventh Holy Knights Corps. Her weapon is a naginata.Renoir
The head of a band of thieves that captures the Seventh Holy Knights Corps. After her hideout is discovered, she joins the Seventh Holy Knights Corps. She is seen in the bath naked by Hewie, and decides that they will be married. She calls Cecile "lobster", and Hewie "Hew-pon" ("Hewie-pewie" in the translation).Translation
An English translation patch for Castle Fantasia 2: The Sacred War Renewal was released by BTAxis. The patch requires a copy of the original game to work, and translates the entirety of the original Japanese text to English. The version 2 patch was released on March 1, 2005.Official Chinese version of this game for all ages was published through authorized distributor Symbio in Taiwan, including the first version in 1998 and renewal version in 2000.
External links
- Castle Fantasia 2 Renewal at Studio e.Go! official website
- Castle Fantasia 2 Renewal page at GameFAQsGameFAQsGameFAQs is a website that hosts FAQs and walkthroughs for video games. It was created in November 1995 by Jeff "CJayC" Veasey and was bought by CNET Networks in May 2003. It is currently owned by CBS Interactive. The site has a database of video game information, cheat codes, reviews, game saves,...