Mannikans come in your usual varieties, wizard, cleric, fighter, saboteur, etc. One of the first powers Gig grants you is the ability to summon Mannikans in battle, animate souls to fight for you. If you’re too embarrassed to invite a friend, hire a professional. Of course, if no units are killed and you don’t have more units there to mop up, then you effectively give them two free attacks to kill your own. It’s pretty similar to Ogre Battle 64 in this regard, though only one action is performed by each side per ‘encounter.’ It is important to note that the attacker gets to all swing before the defense counters, so if any units are killed in the initial attack, the counterattack could be greatly weakened. Each group will also have a leader, but if the leader is killed, the entire unit is torched. Within the unit is a formation, with a front, middle and back, and dependant on where a character is placed, they’ll act differently. Unlike the other N-1 games, each ‘unit’ is actually a squad of units. If you’re nervous, then do it with a friend. Naturally, you can expect a less than happy ending for the world by allowing Gig free access to your precious precious bodily fluids. Sure, most of it is stuff like “create new characters,” or “buy shit,” but you can also basically just say fuck it, and give yourself over to him wholly, gaining 2,000 levels in an instant, amongst other nasty things. Make sure you both know the safety word and the limits. That means giving up more and more of yourself to him for the power to do so. You are the chosen one though, so you’re still more or less in control, but Gig’s now got a toehold into your soul and you’re going to need to use Gig’s power if you want to have a chance in hell to defeat the World Eaters and restore something approaching peace to the countryside. Like all good heroes or heroines (you get to choose your sex… whoopie), the first thing that you manage to do is pick up the cursed sword containing Gig and basically blast away your own essence. On the other hand, 200 years later, the World Eaters are back and Layna, while mysteriously still alive, doesn’t quite have the same degree of power that she used to. It’s not so bad though, the Lady Layna managed to disembody Gig and seal him away, and with him, went the World Eaters. He even went so far as to create three giant, pissed off, planet devouring angry monsters, the World Eaters. Now then, on with the show!ĭon’t panic! Sure, 200 years ago, the insanely powerful dark lord Gig tried to conquer the world. They’re still no Civ 4, but they make up for it with a great sense of humor and some of the best localization work around. Since the days of Aerobiz and the like on consoles are long since dead and buried, they’re about the closest we’ll ever see to the kind of number crunching strategy games that are my meat and drink. I make no effort to hide my whoredom for N-1’s games. Â Everything you wanted to know about Soul Nomad… but were afraid to ask.
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