Demon Gaze - review

Over the past years, Kadokawa Games develops many JRPGs, or have NIS America published it to the west. Over the numerous years, NIS publishes their JRPGs to the west. So far, their games are nighttime-evident.

The whole company can publish dungeon crawlers. In the past years, NIS America has finally taken a step forward to the nightly publishing. Because of that hard working, time to read the review about this dungeon crawler.

Demon Gaze is a dungeon crawler RPG game that is a follow up to the Japan-only release "Students of the Round" and can mimic the Etrian Odyssey series, as well as other dungeon crawlers.

The Story:

Demon Gaze is about a young boy named Oz. He is a warrior who is the one and only Demon Gazer. He has a tool that can capture demons and bring them to good. The game uses a nighttime-evident storyline that can provide players.

Living in the Princess Inn:

The Princess Inn is a beautiful inn where you can hang out with friends. It's a 3-story inn that is so big, that it can't hold as many people. The pictures display on each room. The "!" mark is something important while the "?" mark is a quest or optional.

Paying the Rent:

After coming back to the inn, Fran Pendoll, the manager needs you to pay the rent. If you don't have enough money to pay the rent, then you will stay outside until you have enough money. You can earn money by winning battles and selling unneeded items. The rent will be high depending on your party and the difficulty.

Customizing a Character:

When you have enough money, you can hire another person to join you in your party. To do that, talk to Fran and select "Register." After registering a person, you see the character customization screen. You can select a type of person, give him/her a voice, a name and done! You can have up to 5 people on your team.

The Gameplay:

The gameplay mimics Etrian Odyssey and other dungeon crawlers. The battle system allows you to pay attention on what you're doing and get through the battle system well. There are 6 choices, Attack, Defend, Skill, Item, Flee and Demon. The Demon choice is for Oz only, which can be talked about later. The danger level indicates at the top middle of the screen. Green means low, yellow means medium and red means high. When it reaches red, that means you're in trouble until you escape. As you level up, the danger level will decrease.

After reaching a certain level, you can learn a skill. The more skills you learned, the better. The Special skills doesn't require SP, but others do. You need to use them wisely.

Forming a Pact with the Demons:

When you get all circles across the areas, you can fight a demon to forge a pact with him/her. When you get strong enough, you can try your luck in fighting a demon. Once the demon is finished, you can bring him/her to Fran to get a Demon Key.

When Demons Accompany:

When you have the Demon Key, you can bring at least one demon with you via your room or the circle you control. You can carry up to three demons at a time. A demon can come out on his/her own sometimes. You can call the demon out by selecting Open Demon under Demon. The Demon Gauge that is located on the top left corner depletes slowly when the Demon is out. When it reaches 0, the demon enrages and will attack you. Which is why you need to quickly select Close Demon under Demon. However, you can fill up the gauge by fighting.

At the end of a battle, your demon can increase points to rank up your demon. When the demon's rank is up, the Demon Gauge's max increases.

The Moment Before the Situation Rises:

As the game progresses, the situation happens, like sickness, dangers, clamoring, etc. As stated, you need to look on what are they talking about. The moment takes place right before the situation happens and rises. There might be some tough things such as the banned from any place part. It's very clear that this may be the good time to experience it.

The Conclusion:

Demon Gaze is a bombshell that Etrian Odyssey fans will not hate on. The gameplay looks awesome and everything. Also, this game is coming out perfectly, but apart from the fact that you pay the rent, which is a stupid move. Besides, if you don't want to play this, they you can quit anytime if possible.

Pros:

+Awesome gameplay experience
+Demons are great

Cons:

-Paying the rent is a pain

Although I can say Demon Gaze is an exciting game. However, there's a minor flaw to this game and there's a good chance that it can rip players off. That doesn't matter because I'm loving it very much! I'm giving Demon Gaze a perfect 10 and all I can say is, good luck!