Considering Getting Mana Khemia 1 And 2

[Dhraiauvessillus]

I am seriously considering getting Mana Khemia 1 and 2.

Not wasting my time or money on any of the Arland series, because theyre total and utter, broken, pointless, storyless s**t.

So I decided to get some games I wanted for a while.
I have AI1, 2 and 3. They are awesome.

So should I get MK 1 and 2, they look like they have good, got proper stories.
They look like actual games with proper alchemy, as opposed to broken, storyless time and money wasters with no plot, villains or point, as in the Arland series.
Are they timed at all? If they are, is it reasonable? Because timed requests like in AI3, are reasonable.
Timed every, as in Atelier Rorona the most pointless game I have ever seen, is game brekaing.

So, what are they like? They look good.
And nasty secrets they're hiding? Something reviewers won't mention?

[vampko]

You're lucky I love the MK games...


Anyways, they do have a time system. Though, it's SUPER easy to not really worry about.

What takes up time on the game, is going to a dungeon. Now, time will technically pass while you're in the dungeon, but quite literally that has zero effect on the actual time. It's just there to diversify what you can find in a dungeon. Yes, both games have overarching plots, and villains. Though, I am still pretty far behind on MK 2, I know all about MK 1. The villain is not what you would expect probably.

The alchemy system is directly related to your stats/abilities. It's more refined in 2, but basically, synthesizing an item lets you then go on your 'book' and put points you get from battle, into an entry on the book to give your characters stats/abilities. There are NO levels on this game. Your stats/abilities are purely gotten from synthesizing stuff.

Both games have character endings, that are gotten depending on who you spend your free time with the most.

Also, how you get free time, is that you have i think it was a week? Each day you have a class, which is basically like a quest. Depending on how well you fulfill the requirements (go above and beyond when possible) you get graded on it. Your grade puts so many stars in this evaluation thing. When you've gotten enough stars, you then don't have classes for the rest of the week(?), and can enjoy free time.

At the end of every week(?) is the story. Here you will usually fight a boss after traveling through a dungeon.

That's just a small overview of things in the game. It's really fun ~

[LAMV]

Not wasting my time or money on any of the Arland series, because theyre total and utter, broken, pointless, storyless s**t.

You know, people are more likely to respond nicely to you if you aren't having conniptions and shitting over other games every single post.

[Dhraiauvessillus]

Thank you Vamko.

They sound good.
And the time limits don't sound intrusive. I will definately get them, when I can.

I used Atelier Rorona as a example of a bad game. If any game is like that, I won't be getting it.

[vampko]

Thank you Vamko.

They sound good.
And the time limits don't sound intrusive. I will definately get them, when I can.

I used Atelier Rorona as a example of a bad game. If any game is like that, I won't be getting it.

Ah, one last thing. There's no time limit when you're on a story section. You can freely do whatever. And, since this is all off of memory, expect some things to be slightly different than what I said, though I'm sure you'll enjoy it regardless. It is QUITE different from the Arland series.