

Each companion can learn different spells to support you in battle. Early in the game you will be asked several questions, the answers to which will determine which of four monsters you get.

What has more of an impact is which guardian beast you get paired up with. This doesn’t change your stats, but it does affect the plot subtly and your relationships with other characters. You have the option of being a boy or a girl at the start of the game. Even your guildmates who support you as a friend will seek their own glory at the top of the craftknight order.

Rival guilds that’d rather see one of their own become craftlord may resort to foul play to do so. Foreign powers seek to capitalize on the disorder caused by the missing craftlord, and there seems to be conspiracy even within the ranks of the craftlords themselves. But there are more things at work than a simple tournament here. As an apprentice craftknight, the honor of your name and your guild are on the line as you fight to take your father’s place. To fill the gap, a tournament must be held to determine a replacement. Recently, a vacancy has opened up in the craftlord ranks the one previously held by your father.
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At the pinnacle of the craftknight hierarchy lie the craftlords, protectors of their homeland and leaders of all craftknights. Craftknights not only temper cold steel into fierce weapons, they wield it themselves alongside guardian beasts who support the craftknight with magic. As the name implies, the city is famous for its weapons that and its strange caste of warrior/weapon smiths known as craftknights. Let me be the first to introduce you to Wystern, The City of Swords built on a steel tower that juts straight out of the ocean and reaches miles beneath it. And the best part is I don’t have to wait more than a month for the sequel. Boasting a unique setting, quick action and several customizable options, Summon Night could be an RPG even action gamers will want to try. The team that made the Tales series have put their action-oriented style of RPGs to work in this new series. Despite its age I’ve found great games for the GBA one after the other and Summon Night: Swordcraft Story tops them all. This surprising little system hasn’t been threatened at all by the new kids on Portable Street. It’s been a good season to own a GBA (or the backwards compatible DS).
