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| ファントム・ブレイブ Rufuran no Chika Meikyū to Majo no Ryodan | |
| Developer(s) | Nippon Ichi Software |
| Publisher(s) | Nippon Ichi Software |
| Designer(s) | Takehito Harada |
| Platform | PlayStation Vita PlayStation 4 Nintendo Switch |
| Genre | SRPG, Dungeon Crawler |
| Release Date | PlayStation Vita JP June 23, 2016 PlayStation 4 JP September 28, 2017 |
| Ratings | PlayStation Vita CERO: C PlayStation 4 CERO: C ESRB: M USK: 15+ Nintendo Switch CERO: C ESRB: M |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| “ | In a far-off land, deep beneath the mysterious town of Refrain, lies an unexplored underground labyrinth. One day, a witch arrived at the town with the intention of exploring this labyrinth... | „ |
| ~ Website description |
Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk is a dungeon crawler role playing video game developed and published by Nippon Ichi Software. It was released in Japan in June 2016 for the PlayStation Vita and was released in September 2017 for the PlayStation 4. The game was released for an international release on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Microsoft Windows in September 2018.
Gameplay[]
The player character navigates a 3D dungeon in the first-person view. Monsters are at first, encountered randomly but can be viewed and avoided later in the game. Battles are conducted with the player's party members fighting 2D-animated monsters in the format of a turn-based battle system. As the player character is a book, part of the plot involves utilizing puppets created in varying classes that will assist the player in exploration and battle. Completing battles yields continuous Mana and Silver, currencies which will allow the player to access pivotal features throughout the course of the game.
The playable classes consist of the Aster Knight, a melee-based class; the Shinobushi, a thief-centric class; the Theatrical Star, a support-like class; the Peer Fortress, a tank-centric class; the Marginal Maze, a mage-like class; and the Mad Raptor, a ranged class. The puppets can be created using souls and can have their names, likenesses, voices, stats and origin, much to the player's liking.
The player is able to access a Market with items varying from those that heal HP, ailments and death to items that are needed to create puppets or synthesize puppets with varying traits. Items obtained from exploration can also be sold to the Market for a varying amount of silver. As the story progresses, the selection in the Market will increase in variety and usefulness.
The Alchemy Pot feature allows players to synthesize weapons, disassemble weapons or unseal sealed equipment. Synthesizing weapons consists of setting a base weapon to enhance and then adding several weapons to sacrifice in order to increase the stats of the base weapon. Unsealing a sealed equipment requires a portion of collected Mana and may yield an equipment with strong stats.
Synopsis[]
Setting[]
| “ | Our story begins in this forsaken place. The quiet town of Refrain is located due west of the royal capital. One must cross three separate mountain ranges to reach it. For this reason, the town rarely receives outsiders. In the past, visitors would travel far and wide to Refrain, having heard rumors of its underground labyrinth. But as the labyrinth continued to prove too daunting to be conquered, visitors to the town became more scarce, until they stopped coming altogether. | „ |
| ~ Website description on "Refrain—The Town Atop the Ancient Labyrinth"[1] |
Refrain is a town located on an average plot of land. The town has a church, a bakery, a marketplace and it has a well in the town square known as the Well of Khalaza. Dronya and Luca set their caravan near the well and also set up a puppet theater.
| “ | The labyrinth is situated at the bottom of a well in the town square in Refrain's west district. Rumor has it that the labyrinth is overflowing with treasure, but no one knows for certain. A deadly miasma permeates the ground beneath Refrain, and 568 people are confirmed to have died while exploring the labyrinth. Even the labyrinth's sole survivor eventually succumbed to the effects of miasma exposure. | „ |
| ~ Website description on "The Underground Labyrinth"[1] |
The well emits a miasma which is fatal to humans. It extends deep below the town and contains monsters and several dimension planes. It is rumored that the only person to successfully descend the well and climb back up had written the Tractactus de Monstrum.
Characters[]
Main cast of Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk.
- Main article: List of Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk characters
- Dronya - The Dusk Witch. A beautiful raven-haired witch, cloaked in black robes. Dronya serves the king as a court witch, and is called the Dusk Witch due to her brilliant red-and-blue eyes. She is also known by another name: Baba Yaga.[1]
- Luca - The Witch's Apprentice. Dronya's young apprentice and traveling companion. An upbeat, excitable child who is easily moved to tears and laughter, often alternating between the two. Despite her young age, Luca can perform a variety of household tasks, such as cooking, cleaning, shopping, and doing laundry.[1]
- Tractatus de Monstrum - The Fabled Cursed Tome. A legendary book, scribed by the only man to uncover the secrets of the labyrinth and survive. As the player, your soul has been sealed in this book.[1]
- Neldo - The Mysterious Youth From the Labyrinth. A silver-haired young man who keeps a sword at his waist. Neldo is a trained warrior who specializes in sword techniques. He disapproves of Dronya's exploration and eventually emerges from the labyrinth to confront her about it.[1]
- Petrone - Acting governor of Refrain and chairman of the Petrone Company, the largest market in town. It was Petrone who sent for the Great Witch, Baba Yaga, to investigate the Labyrinth.[1]
- Klaus - A butler in service to the Petrone Company. Polite, professional, and respectful in all his interactions with others. For this reason, he is perhaps too accommodating when demands are made of him.[1]
- Juliet - Wealthy heiress of the Flandre Company, the second-largest business in Refrain. The people of Refrain hold her in high esteem and address her Lady Juliet as a sign of respect. She is never seen without her signature blue-and-white parasol.[1]
- Maylee - A chipper, outspoken young woman who works at the bakery. Her passon for bread is second to none, and she wakes up bright and early every morning to prepare fresh loaves for the day. It bothers her when people think she's older than she really is.[1]
- Nemto - A master craftsman whose dextrous hands belie his enormous frame. As a man of few words, his apprentice Fritz does all the talking for him. Despite his appearance, he is actually quite fond of children.[1]
- Fritz - A young boy, not much older than Luca, who works at the craftwork shop. He can be a little bratty, but he works day and night under his mentor, Nemto, so that he can become a proud craftsman himself one day.[1]
- Marietta - A one-eyed nun who resides in the town abbey. She lives a modest life of frugality, with potatoes serving as her main food source. Despite being a servant of God she will indulge in some vices, such as eating meat and drinking wine, should the opportunity present itself.[1]
- Pecorino - The Dawn Witch. A witch located in the Kingdom of Astrom.
Story[]
| “ | This is the story of a faraway world, where faint traces of magic still linger. A world called Tanis. The mysterious town of Refrain resides there.
Deep beneath that isolated and forsaken town lies an unexplored underground labyrinth. Nobody knows who built it, or when it was built. Some say it holds treasures that could control the world, treasures that could make one immortal, and a slumbering demon king whose awakening could end the world. But no one knows for certain. What is known is that the labyrinth is filled with cursed miasma, a substance that brings death to any human it touches. One day, a witch arrived at Refrain with the intention of exploring this labyrinth. Her name was Dusk Witch Dronya. She had in her possession a legendary book, said to have been written by the only man to explore the labyrinth and survive. The Tractatus de Monstrum... |
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| ~ Official website description |
Production credits[]
Staff[]
| Game Designer | Tatsuya Izumi |
| Character Designer | Takehito Harada |
| Music Composer | Tenpei Sato |
| Programmers | Shin-ichi Muramatsu Ken-ichiro Ueda Masanori Esumi Yuta Tanabe Kazuya Ogawa Yusuke Touge |
| Planners | Tatsuya Izumi Kota Suzuki Taku Kyoya |
| Designers | Hiroshi Oonishi Tomo Yamane Kota Suzuki Yuting Hung |
| Directors | Tatsuya Izumi Yoshiyuki Akasaka |
| Project Leader | Takuma Tatsumi |
| Executive Producers | Koichi Kitazumi Sohei Niikawa |
| Associate Producer | Ai Umeno |
Voice cast[]
| Character | Japanese | English |
| Dronya | Eri Sendai | Allegra Clark[2][3] |
| Luca | Atsumi Tanezaki | Ryan Bartley[4] |
| Neldo | Jun Fukushima | Billy Kametz |
| Marietta | Yuki Kuwahara | Brianna Knickerbocker[5] |
| Baba Yaga | Reiko Suzuki | |
| Petrone | Kenta Sasa | Brad Venable[6] |
| Klaus | Syuta Morishima | Chris Hackney[7] |
| Maylee | Izumi Kitta | |
| Juliet | Mikoi Sasaki | |
| Nemto | Syunsuke Takeuchi | Chris Tergliafera[8] |
| Fritz | Makoto Koichi | |
| Baltini III | Syunsuke Takeuchi | |
| Newton | Junichi Yanagita | |
| Bah-Bah | ? | |
| Isara | Chinatsu Akasaki | |
| Velnya | Eri Sendai | |
| Funa | Izumi Kitta | |
| Medinilla | Junichi Yanagita | Zach Aguilar |
| Mezzaluca | Jackie Lastra[9] |
- Others
Aina Aiba, Aimi, Yuta Aoki, Tomoki Atsuta, Daiki Abe, Ayasa Ito, Yuki Utami, Yuka Ozaki, Rika Katsumata, Rina Kadena, Atusko Kato, Teppei Kaneko, Hideki Sakao, Natsue Sasamoto, Rei Sato, Sonoka Tsukiyama, Hisako Tojo, Hiroshi Nakamura, Takashi Narumi, Kosaku Numao, Miduki Hamada, Mina Fujisawa, Masanori Matsuoka, Makiko Miura, Masamune Miyata, Rika Momokawa, Arisa Morishima, Mitsuru Watanabe
Packaging artwork[]
External Links[]
- Wikipedia article
- Official Japanese portal
- Official Japanese website (Playstation Vita)
- Official Japanese website (PS4)
- Official Japanese website (Nintendo Switch)
- Official English website
- Official English website (Nintendo Switch)
- Steam page
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 http://nisamerica.com/games/labyrinth-of-refrain/index.html
- ↑ http://www.allegraclark.com/text-resume.html
- ↑ https://twitter.com/simplyallegra/status/999464769013760001?lang=en
- ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=137736
- ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=135490
- ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=115170
- ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=135828
- ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=129474
- ↑ https://www.jackielastra.com/biography
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| Nippon Ichi Software games | ||
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1994-1999 |
Pieces - Jigsaw World - The Oni Taiji: Mezase! Nidaime Momotarō - Hanafuda Graffiti: Koikoi Monogatari - Jigsaw Island: Japan Graffiti - Sōryu: Logical Mahjong - Angel Blade: Neo Tokyo Guardians - Doki Doki Shutter Chance: Koi no Puzzle o Kumitatete - SatelliTV - Cooking Fighter Hao - Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure - Logic Mahjong Sōryu - Little Princess: Marl Ōkoku no Ningyō Hime 2 | |
2000-2005 |
Tenshi no Present: Marl Ōkoku Monogatari - Marl de Jigsaw - La Pucelle: Tactics - Jigsaw Madness - Disgaea: Hour of Darkness - Meth Ethereal: Seirei no Sumu Shima - Marl Jong!! - Phantom Brave - Mugen Keitai Disgaea - Hayarigami: Keishichō Kaii Jiken File - Marl Ōkoku no Ningyō Hime i - Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome - Eien no Aseria: The Spirit of Eternity Sword - Hayarigami Revenge: Keishichō Kaii Jiken File - Tristia of the Deep-Blue Sea - Rasetsu Alternative - Hayarigami Portable: Keishichō Kaii Jiken File | |
2006-2011 |
Duologue - Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories - Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness - Little Princess i - Soul Nomad & the World Eaters - Neosphere of the Deep-Blue Sky - Amagōshi no Yakata - GrimGrimoire - Hayarigami Mobile: Keishichō Kaii Jiken File - Dragoneer's Aria - Hayarigami 2: Keishichō Kaii Jiken File - Kuon no Kizuna Mobile - Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice - Tori no Hoshi: Aerial Planet - Naraku no Shiro: Ichiyanagi Nagomu, Nidome no Junan - Jigsaw World: Daigekitō! Jig-Battle Heroes - Disgaea DS - Makai Gakuen Disgaea - Dragonvein - Infinite Loop: Kojjō ga Miseta Yume - Hayarigami 2 Portable: Keishichō Kaii Jiken File - Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (DS) - Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? - The Conveni DS: Otona no Keiei Ryoku Training - Phantom Brave: We Meet Again - Musō Tōrō - Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days - Let's Full Power Hitchhike!!!!!!!!! - Deep Diver - Missing Parts Mobile: Naranai Orugōru - A Witch's Tale - Hayarigami DS: Toshi Densetsu Kaii Jiken - Maruhan Pachinko & Pachi-Slot Hisshō Guide Kanshū: The Pachinko Hall - Hayarigami 2 DS: Toshi Densetsu Kaii Jiken - Hayarigami 3: Keishichō Kaii Jiken File - Amagōshi no Yakata Portable: Ichiyanagi Nagomu, Saisho no Junan - Trinity Universe - Antiphona no Seikahime: Tenshi no Score Op.A - Disgaea Infinite - La Pucelle Ragnarok - Naraku no Shiro Portable: Ichiyanagi Nagomu, Nidome no Junan - Last Rebellion - Cladun: This is an RPG - Kōri no Haka: Ichiyanagi Nagomu, Sandome no Junan - Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger VS Darkdeath Evilman - Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood! - Uta no Prince-sama - Second Novel: Kanojo no Natsu, Jūgo-bun no Kioku - Gendai Ibun Hayarigami: Dai Rei-wa - Gendai Ibun Hayarigami: Dai Ichi-wa - Gendai Ibun Hayarigami: Dai Ni-wa - Blue Roses: Yōsei to Aoi Hitomi no Senshitachi - Gendai Ibun Hayarigami: Dai Saishū Banashi - Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle - Criminal Girls - Uta no Prince-sama: Amazing Aria - Uta no Prince-sama: Sweet Serenade - Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten - Cladun X2 - Disgaea: Netherworld Unbound - Bikkuriman Kanjuku Haoh: Sanmi Dōran Sensōki - Uta no Prince-sama Repeat - Makai Kingdom Portable - Uta no Prince-sama Music - Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention | |
2012-2017 |
Web Phantom Brave - Legasista - Uta no Prince-sama Debut - Special Report Division - Disgaea Makai Collection - Missing Parts: The Tantei Stories Complete - The Guided Fate Paradox - Uta no Prince-sama All Star - Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness - Disgaea Legion Battle - Z/X Zillions of Enemy X: Zekkai no Crusade - The Witch and the Hundred Knight - Uta no Prince-sama Music 2 - Battle Princess of Arcadias - Kamigami no Asobi: Ludere deorum - Criminal Girls: Invite Only - Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited - If You Thought It Was Harem Paradise, It Was Yandere Hell - Hotaru no Nikki: The Firefly Diary - Shin Hayarigami - The Awakened Fate Ultimatum - Great Edo Blacksmith - Criminal Girls: Busse - Fuuraiki 3 - Uta no Prince-sama All Star After Secret - Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance - The Witch and the Hundred Knight Revival Edition - Yomawari: Night Alone - Criminal Girls 2 - Hero Must Die - Disgaea PC - Kamigami no Asobi InFinite - A Rose in the Twilight - Hotaru no Nikki: The Firefly Diary (Steam) - Cladun Returns: This is Sengoku! Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk - Shin Hayarigami 2 - Phantom Brave PC - The Longest Five Minutes - Yomawari: Night Alone - Penny-Punching Princess - Criminal Girls: Invite Only (Steam) - Disgaea 2 PC - The Witch and the Hundred Knight 2 - Disgaea 2 PC - Disgaea 5 Complete - A Rose in the Twilight (Steam) - Exile Election - Cladun Returns: This is Sengoku! - Hakoniwa Company Works - Yomawari: Midnight Shadows - Iwaihime: Matsuri | |
2018-2023 |
Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk (PS4/Switch/Steam) - Yomawari: Midnight Shadows (Steam) - The Longest Five Minutes (Steam) - Makai Wars (Mobile) - The Princess Guide - The 25th Ward: The Silver Case - Penny-Punching Princess - Logic Mahjong Souryu: Yonin Uchi / Sannin Uchi - The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince - Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana - Closed Nightmare - Disgaea 1 Complete - Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk (Steam) - Disgaea 5 Complete - Yomawari: The Long Night Collection - Lapis x Labyrinth - Destiny Connect - Murderer Detective: Jack the Ripper - Void Terrarium - Bokuhime Project - Poison Control - Yoru, Tomosu - Mad Rat Dead - Labyrinth of Galleria: Coven of Dusk - Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny - Process of Elimination - The Cruel King and the Great Hero - Shin Hayarigami 3 - Asatsugutori - Monster Menu: The Scavenger's Cookbook - Yomawari: Lost in the Dark - Void Terrarium 2 - Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless | |