Update: February 14, 2008
«©NCSX» Flight-Plan's Poison Pink strategy-RPG for the Playstation 2 borrows ideas from the famous MegaTen series. The game features a demon collection system where monsters are defeated and then inducted into your party. At the proper outset of the game, one of three heroes may be selected - a girl named Tage, a knight known as Orifen, and a priestess named Hersh who are all accompanied by their respective partners. As the intro to the game explains, a leader of knights named Orifen is set to be wed to Princess Runarshe of the Saint Baldamian empire. However, on the day of their marriage, she disappears. At the same time, a hellish stone structure known as Besek appears at the outskirts of the kingdom. It's suspected that the Princess has been spirited away by demons so Orifen lurks into Besek "The Hell Prison" in an effort to rescue his betrothed. The King of Saint Baldamian also invites others to investigate Besek and perhaps discover the mysteries within. Along with Orifen, a magic user named Tage and her pet wolf answer the call as well as a cleric named Hersh who's been sent by the Church to spelunk the depths of Besek. Bonus Schwag
All preorders for Poison Pink will ship with an Official Visual Book which features character artwork and illustrations. While supplies last, we'll include the bonus with new orders. Jan Code: 4983164735994 View the back cover and screenshots on the main NCSX website.
NCS Game Notes
» Somber piano music starts once the game boots up. The operatic wailing comes soon afterwards. » Press START on the title screen and the following selections pop up: PROLOGUE / Begin a new game which starts off with a CG rendered introduction
OPTION / Adjust general volume level as well as the volume levels for BGM, SE, and Voice. The voice acting in the game may also be toggled ON or OFF to improve loading times. » Start a new game and Tage (pronounded Tay-gee) who's riding atop a white wolf with reindeer antlers disembarks and walks up to a rocky wall. She pulses her hand but in the distance, a woman screams. Tage homes in on the disturbance and walks in on a demonic monster that's about to grab a princess named Runarshe. One of the demons leaps and is about to strike Tage when wolfy jumps in from the side and knocks it to the ground. Another demon appears ready to attack but Tage opens up her magic tome. Fade out. » An isometric playfield opens up with Tage and Lucky the Wolf positioned on the lower portion of the screen. To the northwest is the demon from earlier who stands prone with three of its compatriots to the northeast. A short tutorial teaches players the movement and attack scheme used in Poison Pink. Use the d-pad or L-Analog to choose either Tage or wolf and press "O" to select the character. Next, a menu pops up which shows the available options such as move, attack, use item, view stats, etc. The range of movement is demarcated by blue squares which fan outwards once the movement command is selected. To end turn, choose the last selection on the menu and then choose the orientation of the character. » When an attack or magic blast is chosen, a short cinematic sequence boots up where the action is shown in full animated glory along with the usual battle cries and chortles. » When a demon is defeated, the word "Overkill" appears on screen and the demon is bound by chains and then held down by something that looks like a purple shaft which pierces it. Once it's bound, the demon can be captured and brought into your party by way of Tage's tome. The capture option on the menu is the fifth selection from the top. When the capturing process is selected, it's accompanied by an animation where Tage opens her book which brims with eldritch sparkles and the demon is lifted up into the air and inducted. If you don't want to capture the demon, striking it once it has been bound will destroy it. » To defeat the last demon in the first level, you'll first have to break its guard. To do this, use Tage to perform a physical attack on him with the magic tome. She'll swing the book like slicer and break the demon's protection. Once broken, magic attacks will be able to hurt it. The final demon can't be captured and it'll disintegrate after being defeated. The demon's dust will then flow onto Tage's tome and form a sigil on one of the pages. After the battle, a very short cinematic sequence plays which is accompanied by heavy music. Afterwards, you'll be prompted to save your progress to memory card. * Once the save is completed, the title screen appears again with the following selections: New Game / Begin a proper adventure with the choice of three heroes
Load Game / Resume a game from memory card
Option / Same option selection screen from the Prologue menu
Gallery / View 103 pieces of artwork spread out over 9 pages but all are blocked by a purple mandala at the outset. When changing pages with the L or R trigger, you can catch a glimpse of the works before they're blocked. » After choosing the play a NEW GAME, much of the introductory cinema that plays is dictated in English until it's time for the King to speak which is entirely in Japanese. » After the intro, you'll be able to play as Tage, Orifen the Knight, or Hersh the Cleric. » Whenever Lucky is adjacent to Tage and she's attacked, Lucky will rush in front of her to take the blow in her stead. » Voice acting accompanies the written dialogue in the game. Lucky speaks with a deep male voice. » The movements of the main character are jittery when traveling. For example, Tage looks like she's flitting around the screen instead of running.
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