There are also some awkward grammar and phrasing throughout the game, probably due to translation issues.
In typical Korean RPG style, there's plenty of humor interspersed with dialog, and emotive speech bubbles exclaim character reactions. The music suits the game: a fairytale score with twinkles mixed with almost industrial synth pop tracks for the darker zones.īut it's not all grim saving-the-world stuff here. The art is made up of SNES-like sprites in a world that could have been made in RPG Maker, complete with game commands you're probably not supposed to see that pop up from time to time (like "Luxferre Talk" when you begin a conversation with him). The graphics and UI have been upped for this iteration of the series, allowing the on-screen shortcut bar to use less screen real estate when quick-accessing skills and items.īut when jumping from one to the other, "Zenonia 3" feels like "Zenonia 2" wearing a new dress to a new restaurant, though it works here. You'll level up your character, unlocking skill points to put toward the passive and offensive skills and attribute points to strengthen your character. This is a nice touch: a subtle game mechanic that greatly reduces potential battle frustration. Fighting consists of virtual button mashing to perform combos, combined with on-screen special move shortcuts you can tap to use a skill and deplete SP (stamina points), and Chael will automatically turn toward his foe while attacking so you can get the most hits in during a combo regardless of how your enemy moves. The in-menu quest log will track your next main quest goal and your side quests as you use the virtual D-Pad to move Chael, though he may spin around a little if you tap too many directions too quickly.
#ZENONIA 3 SWORD KNIGHT SERIES#
Thus begins the series of questing that is "Zenonia 3." You'll fight your way screen-by-screen to defeat the Devil Tribe and find a way home, meeting all flavors of characters who will ask for assistance along the way. While Luxferre, the strongest warrior of the Divine Tribe, detests Chael for being of a wingless breed, Celine accepts that he can aid them. Chael is continuously mistaken for a member of the Degenerated Tribe, which was once part of the Divine Tribe but lost its wings (fall from Grace, anyone?), but seem to be separate from humans.
Regret from the first "Zenonia" and a decent warrior by this point in his training, is able to save the winged Divine Tribe's shaman, Celine, from danger. Inevitably, they are absorbed into an inter-realm portal while Chael is out picking flowers for the girl he's interested in, and end up in the middle realm, Midgard, located between Heaven and the Ground - a place overrun by Unique Monsters (a name that is, unfortunately, not very unique).Ĭhael, who is the adopted son of Mr. Eventually, the war zone crumbles and the whole lot crashes into Midgard, the war seemingly over.Ĭhael, the game's protagonist and Sword Knight, Shadow Hunter, Mechanic Launcher, or Nature Shaman (depending on your opening choice) and his fairy companion Runa begin their journey on Earth as the often-bullied Chael trains under his father to become stronger. Unfortunately, this is told only through cutscenes and you never get to play the scenario yourself. The story is set after a long, long war between the Divine and Devil tribes, with gods defeating gods.
#ZENONIA 3 SWORD KNIGHT ANDROID#
How could it, with the high rate in which iPhone and Android gamers try and discard even paid games? But from the disposable rubble of your discarded apps comes an action/RPG that can be played from anywhere between two hours and 100 hours depending on how much you love item/XP farming. Puzzle games and three-hour adventure games are fun enough while you wait for a friend to show up, but if you want to sit down on your next month of subway rides with a nice, long RPG, Gamevil's "Zenonia 3: The Midgard Story" has you covered on your iPhone or Android phone.īut this threequel doesn't penalize you for not having played the first two of the series. Video Game Review: 'Zenonia 3: The Midgard Story'
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