Sure, Conception II, the upcoming RPG from Atlus and Spike Chunsoft has a tongue-in-cheek concept, but it’s no slouch on gameplay depth. If you don’t give it the quarter it deserves, you’ll quickly find yourself on the receiving end of merciless beatdowns in the game’s labyrinths. (I speak from very personal, shameful experience).
The key to staying strong in the labyrinths is constantly updating your team’s roster of Star Children. But before you start min-maxing their gear, perfecting their elemental ATK/DEF combinations, and finding the best classes that match your play-style, you actually have to be on good enough terms with the Academy’s girls to undergo the “Classmating” ritual.
The below screens are the first stepping stones you’ll take into forming the bonds vital to saving the earth from Dusk Circles.
Conception II Collectors Item Details & Pre-order Information:
The Atlus tradition of offering collectors’ items with pre-orders and limited first-run availability continues with the wildly unique RPG Conception II. For either the Nintendo 3DS or PlayStation Vita version, physical copies of Conception II will come in a special box and include a 10-track CD arrangement, composed by Masato Kouda.
The box and CD are guaranteed to pre-orders from participating retailers and for a limited time after the game’s launch. Conception II will be published in North America by ATLUS beginning in spring 2014 for the PlayStation Vita and Nintendo 3DS. The game will be $39.99 for either version.
Conception II puts players in the role of “God’s Gift,” a teenager imbued with the power of the Star God. His unprecedented levels of power allow him to fight against the monsters within the Dusk Circles, and cripple the flow of evil into the world. But the role of a hero is a complex one, and players must maintain relationships with any of the game’s seven heroines to increase their relationship bonds, which in turn help them create Star Children, pint-sized warriors that pack a big punch to Dusk monsters.
Players will have to choose wisely, as up to nine Star Children can fight in the labyrinth at once, where elemental damage, battlefield positioning, and team composition must be constantly evaluated.
Conception II is not yet rated by the ESRB.
Official Website: http://www.atlus.com/conception2
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