Avalon Code is a fantasy role playing title for the Nintendo DS platform that allows players to literally shape the world around them by altering the elemental code of everything around you. Playing as your choice of a female or male protagonist you’ll dive into a fantasy world of colourful graphics and innovative core gameplay across a directed storyline. Released in North America in 2009 after success from a 2008 release in the Japan video game market Avalon Code is a Nintendo DS exclusive title.
Your story in Avalon Code revolves around a peasant who has been experiencing a large number of apocalyptic style nightmares for the past month that paint a grim picture for the future of the fame world. Avalon Code takes place after one particular dream where a mysterious entity reveals that the current world that the player lives in is simple a reincarnation of previous worlds and that this is a constant process of purging the world and starting again in the pursuit of enlightenment. As if this news wasn’t already bad enough the player has been contacted because it is up to them to deem who and what is worthy of inclusion in the next world.
Shortly thereafter the voice is revealed to belong the sentient magical book record of everything known as the Book of Prophecy which in hand provides you the necessary tools you need to begin your task. Along the way players will touch base with four elemental book spirits to help guide your decisions while also teaching the player more about the history that has played out countless times before.
Within this Book of Prophecy players are able to record details about people and things in the fantasy game world that you encounter during the story. Through this scanning of items players are able to access the code of items (similar to DNA in the real world) which allows them to combine and alter objects as they see fit to help them advance through the story plot towards your ultimate goal. Items can be living or inanimate objects which have their essential information stored on a page in the Book of Prophecy which can then be manipulated as necessary.
To complete your Book of Prophecy Avalon Code obviously has a large focus on exploration and incorporates dungeons and romance into this exploration journey. Dungeons offer a linear experience that generally has a puzzle related to altering Code that players must complete along with most dungeons also featuring a boss battle which increases the number of pages and chapters available in the Book of Prophecy to progress. A simple example of such a puzzle may be removing a property from an item that turns it into a powerful form or something entirely new that is sufficient enough for the required task.
On the romance side of gameplay players have over a dozen NPCs that they can pursue by giving them gifts or completing quests on their behalf. Each of them has their own tastes, dreams and personal story so they all feel like a different person.
Summary:
- Unique game mechanics that are based on combining code (DNA) to solve puzzles by altering items.
- Explore the game world, tackle dungeons and romance NPCs as you complete your Book of Prophecy.
- Choose from a female or male protagonist as you take on a pivotal role in reshaping the game world.
- Dive into dungeons with their mechanics and boss challenges to overcome in between exploring the diverse over world.
- Exclusive for the Nintendo DS console.
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Review Platform: DS