Summon Night: Swordcraft Story
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| Developer(s) | Flight-Plan |
| Publisher(s) |  Banpresto  Atlus |
| Release date(s) | April 25, 2003 July 26, 2006 |
| Genre(s) | Action role-playing game |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | CERO: All Ages (A) ESRB: Everyone 10 and older (E10+) |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Advance |
| Media | Cartridge |
| Input | Control pad |
Summon Night: Swordcraft Story (known in Japan as Summon Night: Craft Sword Story) is an action role-playing game by Banpresto for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance system. Atlus handled the english translation of the game.
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[edit] Story
Three years ago, Shintetsu, the Craftlord of Iron, gave up his life to protect his wife, a girl/boy (Dependant on which you choose), and the whole of Wystern. He was recognized as a hero. Three years have passed and the remaining Craftlords have organized a tournament to replace him. In this tournament joins the child of Shintetsu. However, there are foreign nations who have plans of their own, as well as a thousand-year-old forbidden secret that was the truth behind the tournament.
[edit] Main Characters
Cleru (クリュウ): The main male character of the game. A good boy but always moving ahead. He has a dream of becoming a Craftlord like his father, who died 3 years ago. Now he trains with his master, the Craftknight Bron. His father was one of the 7 Craftlords, the Craftlord of Iron - Shintetsu. Due to his title, he had great pressure on him but that was also the source of his strength. Following his father's footsteps, he realizes how he must protect those precious to him.
Pratty (プラティ): Main female character of the story. A cheerful, yet kind normal girl. She has a dream of becoming a wonderful Craftlord like her father, who died 3 years ago. Her father was one of the 7 Craftlords, the Craftlord of Iron - Shintetsu. Not remembering what her father was like, she follows in his footsteps to find out the meaning of becoming a Craftlord.
The player chooses to play as either Cleru or Pratty at the beginning of the game. The other character is not seen or heard of at all: Shintetsu has only one child, and depending on who the player picked that child was either Cleru or Pratty.
[edit] Guardian Beasts
Summon Night: Swordcraft Story features one of four "Guardian Beasts" that assist the hero with magic and items during battle. A Guardian Beast is acquired at the beginning of the game, where the player answers a series of questions that determine which beast they get. The beast is identified as the same one your father had, no matter which you get. The four beasts are:
Sugar (シュガレット) is a fairy type creature who is intent on marrying her master, regardless of gender. Her full name is Sugarette, and she is the princess of the "Spirit World" Sapureth. She falls in love easily, and can be very jealous of others. She specializes in water type spells, and has a bonus in healing.
Rasho (ラショウ) is an oni type. He is the "demon prince" of the "Oni World" Silturn. He is very respectful of the hero's mom, and has a bad mouth, though that is just to hide his shyness. He specializes in fire spells.
Zantek (ザンテック) is a mechanoid type who originally came from the "Machina World" Loreilal. Zantek speaks in stars, literally (think R2-D2). His master can understand him despite this. Being a machine, he specializes in electric spells.
Kutty (クッティ) is a beast type, who makes his home in the "Phantom Beast World" Maetropa. He has a hard time being with humans other than his master. He specializes in wind spells.
[edit] Special Characters
The game allows you to have a special ending with characters that you encounter along the way and your Guardian Beast.
Sanary (サナレ): Sanary belongs to the Silver Guild which many of the other characters as well as the heroes belong to. She cares very much for her sister. She has a dream of becoming the best woman in the City of Swords. However, she becomes jealous once she sees the main characters ascending faster than she ever could. Sanary likes using swords. She also is known in underground boards for having nice legs.
Razzy (ラジィ): Razzy is the child of Bron's younger sister. Early on the main character is given the task of finding Razzy once said person became lost in the Labyrinth. Razzy hopes to become Craftlord for one thing and one thing only: to fill Wystern with flowers. While Razzy's gender is highly disputed among the english speaking fans (partially due to the intentional confusion of Razzy's gender by characters in the game), it later confirmed that Razzy is, in fact, a girl. Razzy likes to use Knuckles.
Varil (ヴァリラ): Varil is the heir of the Gold Guild. Although he is called a genius child and considers himself above most people, his arrogance hasn't reached the level where he refuses to admit he can make mistakes. His delusions of his superiority take a severe blow when he is beaten by either of the main characters. His preferred weapon is the spear.
Sakuro (サクロ): Sakuro was once Shintetsu's student, who fought alongside him in protecting Wystern. Sakuro also offered to train the main character in what is considered one of the most useless (yet funny) goose-hunting quests in ANY game.
[edit] References
- Summon Night Official Web Site (Japanese) - The official site for the entire Summon Night game series.
[edit] External links
- Flight-Plan's official SN:CSS site (Japanese)
- Summon Night: Swordcraft Story at GameFAQs
- City of Swords (English) - A fan made website for the Summon Night Swordcraft Story game series.
