My favorite of these mechanics is Enlightenment, a mix of Awakening and Madness caused by Resonance that gives a huge stat buff in all areas and free use of Arts and Authorities for three turns. There are many other battle mechanics such as Resonance, which entails sharing status ailments with a nearby unit, and Awakening, which buffs all stats after taking a set amount of damage or using a set amount of resolve. After three turns of Madness, the affected unit will be K.O’d. Special Arts cost characters health upon use and Authorities raise the MAD Gauge which results in a loss of control, defense decrease, and all other stats being buffed. However, each of these options comes at a cost. These are abilities used by Pactbearers (those who can summon Daemons) and Daemons. The lack of a grid also fits the game’s chaotic tone.Ĭharacters have standard battle options with attacks and spells, dubbed Arts or Authority. This free-roam nature gives a bit of a different flavor to the tactics one will experiment with in Monark, as players are unshackled from a grid and may use every piece of field possible to their advantage. I’d compare it more to a game like Sakura Wars 5: So Long My Love. This isn’t a grid-based tactical RPG that Fire Emblem fans are used to.
Players are put in control of their party on a field where they are free to roam a set amount of space within a circle. It’s a huge game of risk versus reward at all times and I absolutely love it. This time constraining mechanic isn’t just present in exploratory segments, but in battle as well. If left unchecked by items that lower the gauge or with visits to the infirmary, it’ll result in an instant game over. At times players are tasked with exploring areas covered with Mist, a mysterious substance that raises the “MAD” meter of the main character. That partly comes into play during the exploration sections of the game. While Shin Megami Tensei has stepped into tactical JRPGs territory before with the Devil Survivor spin-off series, Monark takes a more original approach to the formula. Where the game differs from the standard Atlus affair is the combat. If we’re continuing this trend of being “Shin Megami Tensei but not,” then there may be a true ending as well, but that hasn’t been confirmed just yet. In layman’s terms, whoever you agree with philosophically will affect the world in the story. As with the Shin Megami Tensei series, players come in contact with various characters who represent different beliefs.
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