Growlanser VI Precarious world

Growlanser VI Precarious world is the sixth non-stop dramatic RPG Growlanser series and a direct sequel to the previous work, Growlanser V Generations.

Set in the same world, but at the beginning, the continent to adventure is different, and the continent of the previous work will also appear later.

it uses the same engine and battle system is almost same with its predecessor. Likewise, graphics are 3D and there are anime movies throughout the story.

Table of Contents

Story

This is the continent of Esgrenz. In the southern part of the continent, there is a revolt in the kingdom of Hingistan by those who aimed to free themselves from the tyranny of the royal family.

Growlanser VI Precarious world
Developer	Career Soft
Publisher	Atlus
Release	JP: June 21, 2007 (PlayStation 2)
Genre	TRPG
Mode	Single Player
Prequel	Growlanser V Generations
Sequel	–

The anti-government organizations were unable to face the royal army and eventually spread out to carry out small scale rebellions that often occur in various places. The Kingdom of Hingistan falls furthermore into unstable conditions.

The country of Fomeros in the west send troops into Hingistan, This triggered three-way struggle between Hingistan, Fomeros, and the anti-government organizations.

And then, neighbouring country in the east, Jewarl continues to develop their foundation, the international company Monopolis, holding a powerful private army, seeks to extend its market to the battlefield.

There is a continent surrounded by a barrier of light, which is separated from the continent of Esgrenz by the ocean. At present, Monopolis’ interest is in the market that exists on the continent.

Gameplay

The system almost follows the previous work and has been improved so that it can be played more comfortably. In the previous work, the story was a role-based story and divided into multiple chapters, but this work proceeds from the beginning to the end as usual from the perspective of the protagonist.

The movement is speedy. There are significant changes in the Protagonist gameplay. In previous work, some commands are done through the controller. This time, some of these commands can be done through the menu.

This gameplay is exactly the same as the localized version of Growlanser V (Read Growlanser V Generations for details).

Because the story itself is a sequel to the story in the previous work, so it will be very difficult for players to understand the story of this work if they have not played the previous work.

Various mysteries that were not revealed in the previous work are finally revealed here.

This time, many items like weapon, armor, accessories that have been obtained can be brought to the next playthrough (new game+). So that it will make it easier for players when playing in the next playthrough.

Two Continents

As mentioned above, this game is set in the same world as the previous work. The game starts on a continent called Esgrenz, but after a while the player will be able to access the continent from the previous work.

And of course players will be able to meet some characters from previous works.

Players can feel nostalgic with places, BGM, and characters from previous works.

This is the first game in the series where the story takes place on 2 continents. So that the world feels wider.

Skill Plate System Improvement

Continuing the previous work, this work also uses the Skill Plate System, but with some improvisations that make it easier for players.

The skill plate system this time has 2 flows given from each weapon and armor. So more plates can be upgraded at one time.

Even if the plate is removed from the flow, the Lv of the plate is no longer halved, which is a good improvement. Thus, plates that are not included in the flow can still be fully functional.

New Gem System

Different from the previous work, this time the accessories have slots that can be filled with gems so that the abilities of the accessories can be upgraded and customized. The level of the gem itself can also be increased which adds to the blacksmith factor in this work.

With this system, player can make different accessories from other players depending on their needs. The more gems installed and the higher the gem level, the easier the game will be.

Character Making

Just like the previous work, this game also starts with character making of protagonist. And that also happens in a dream, just like the previous work. But there are also some differences.

This time, players are given the choice whether they want to go through character making (which is also a tutorial session) or not.

If you choose to skip it, the protagonist will get a standard stats, which is the most balanced stats. But in exchange, there will be several dialogue options that will be blocked when talking with other characters in the future.

If you choose to do character making, you can prevent it, but there is a risk that you will get an imbalanced stats.

In the previous work, the protagonist only heard a voice commanding him to do this character making. However, in this work, not only the voice, but also the appearance of the person is shown.

After character making ends, players will be given the opportunity to save data and then be given the option to load Growlanser V data.

Fairy

Continuing the previous work, this time a fairy appears who serves as the protagonist’s spokesperson. But this time, the fairy is not a new character, but a character that has appeared since the previous work, Yurry.

Costume change is also possible following the previous work. But this time, from the start she already had several costumes.

The fairy also has the ending and the quest needed to get her ending.

But the quest is different from the previous work.

In the previous work, there was a fairy contest that had to be won to get her ending.

This time there is also a contest, but not a fairy contest, but a contest of futon dog raised by Yurry.

However, this contest has nothing to do with her ending and is completely optional. Another separate side quest has been prepared for her ending.

Futon Dog Quest

Futon dogs have appeared since Growlanser V, where Zeonsilt and friends gathered them. But it wasn’t a quest for fairy. This time the Futon Dog quest is provided for the fairy, where the fairy will raise him by training him, do various things such as dancing, doing delivery quests, inviting him to fight against monsters, etc.

There is a Futon Dog contest which is similar to the fairy contest in Growlanser V. However this time, all the contests are held in one location, different from the fairy contests.

Although this is optional, this side quest is not to be underestimated for players who want to get a certain character’s strongest weapon and armor.

Opening & Ending Theme

Reflecting on the success of the Growlanser V opening, this opening is also designed using the same concept. The OP is a combination of anime movies that appear throughout the story. 

Opening Theme:
Bravery 〜辿り着きたい君へ〜
“Bravery 〜Tadoritsukitai Kimi e〜”
(Bravery 〜To You Who I want to Reach〜)
By: 茶太”Chata”

Ending Theme: BEGIN
By: 茶太”Chata”

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