
Magic Chains are effectively when chaining your parties’ skills one after another, while Extreme Magic is a finisher that has a low chance of happening.Īnother issue with combat is how weirdly balanced some of the encounters can be. It’s great to see old Makarov show up and showcase his muscles, but that’s only on rare cases when your HP is super low or when using a Magic Chain. For instance, Extreme Magic is only usable in very specific occasions when you find yourself in danger, and ultimately means it rarely gets used, even in boss battles.
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One notably unique aspect is that unlike most RPGs, running out of MP will also knock out the character, so you have to keep that in mind.Įven though the combat system is probably one of the game's stronger features, it still leaves much to be desired as the game doesn't offer many unique battle encounters to actually take full advantage of the systems in place.

Things remain pretty simple throughout, as Fairy Tail will never try to overwhelm the player by throwing in too many different mechanics as the player goes on. Combat begins with four basic commands for each of the playable cast, and new functions will develop as you progress further in the game. Coming from the developers of the Atelier games, you can definitely see how the game is heavily inspired by their common battle system components. Like most RPGs, a large portion of the game is related to combat. Newcomers probably should look into the manga or the anime if they want to fill in that void.

This method of storytelling doesn't always transition well, and Fairy Tail - the game - is not really the best place to get introduced to this world. Although the game tries its best to cover a large chunk of the manga lore for the player, there are far too many gaps that are unexplained, and you are left with an in-game encyclopedia to clarify missing details.Īdditionally, the story is told at an accelerated pace, and it often displays a static image while hastily summarizing certain events, because the game doesn't have either the budget or time to explain all the details.

It picks up just at the end of the Tenrou Island Arc, just in time where the guild is effectively penniless. For people that are curious where the game takes place within the larger storyline, it actually begins after the time skip, so people that aren't well-versed in the Fairy Tail world might end up a little lost. For those unfamiliar, the setting of Fairy Tail is a vast world with guilds that take on various requests, as if they are bounty hunters.
