In one of the towns you visit, you will have the chance to buy an Enemy Scanner for $100. Since these are boss battles they will be more difficult than battles you would have with random small enemies, it will take some strategy to take them down. It is a nice change to be able to use Focus to refill your Magic Points instead of having to rely on special potions that you would have to buy. The top tile is to attack, the second tile is for special moves, the third is focus where you can briefly meditate and regain Magic Points and the fourth tile is to use items like potions. It uses a Tile Attack system that consists of four blocks. The battle system in The Legion of Maelstrom is very unique and different from any one I have come across. There will be a sign posted beside the boss showing when you challenged it last what class you were so you know what classes you can use to battle them again. To resurrect the fallen boss you will use a Life Rock. You learn that to level up you have to fight bosses to a max of twice for each job class. When you do take down an archfiend, it doesn’t mean he is completely defeated and you will never see him again. There aren’t any smaller battles at all to be precise, all you will be doing is fighting bosses. Each job has special equipment that will have to be purchased at the shop before you head out of town on your quest.įirst thing you will notice that no matter how much you walk outside of town, there are no random boss battles. These can be changed at any point in the game, all you have to do is go into a town and choose the corresponding outfit from the clothes-line that is hanging. The class system is made up of five different jobs Ninja, Soldier, Priest, Citizen and Wizard. Since your character survived this event you have proven that your character is strong enough to take down the entity that is causing the storms and all of this destruction.Įlder Milo takes you aside and teaches you about the class system. Your main character is hit by lighting and saved by Elder Milo and Logan who reside in the nearby town. The game starts off by showing the destruction caused by huge storms that have been hitting the towns and landmarks in the area every day at the same time. Then you start playing and realise that this title changes everything you have come accustomed to. With 8-bit graphics and music created using the same techniques used by developers for the NES, it feels like a retro title. This indie RPG feels like it belongs right on the NES or Famicom.

At least that was until I played The Legion of Maelstrom. If you are playing a turn-based RPG you have come to expect these things grinding, random encounters and parties of characters who join together to fight. For some people, these random encounters are incredibly frustrating, but for me, I enjoy grinding to raise my levels to become stronger and learn new attacks and spells. These smaller enemies would always randomly attack when you were walking around in areas that weren’t in towns. Titles like Final Fantasy and Dragon Warrior introduced me to incredible stories and characters that had their own special abilities to help take down any of the enemies that show up. Reviews // 10th Jul 2021 - 2 years ago // By Alana Dunitz The Legion of Maelstrom ReviewĮver since I was young, playing games on the Nintendo Entertainment System, I have loved turn-based role-playing games.

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