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Taito (PS2)
Xseed Games (Windows)
- JP: December 30, 2001 (PC)
- JP: August 26, 2004 (PS2)
- JP: December 11, 2008 (PSP)
- WW : January 25, 2018 (PC)
Zwei: The Arges Adventure [a] is an action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable. An online version called Zwei!! Online, developed by Korean developer Neonsoft Corporation, was released in 2007. An English version for Windows was released by Xseed Games in January 2018. [1] A sequel, Zwei II, was released in September 2008.
In reference to the game’s title, gameplay consists of alternating between two main characters, Pipiro and Pokkle. Pipiro is able to perform magical spells and techniques, while Pokkle executes only physical attacks. The game’s plot centers around Pokkle and Pipiro and their quest to track down six goddess statues stolen from their village.
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Gameplay [ edit ]
The game is reminiscent of dungeon crawlers, but includes a larger focus on RPG elements and puzzles. Players control two characters, Pipiro and Pokkle, and can swap between them at any time. Pipiro launches magic at enemies, while Pokkle fights with a drill-like weapon. Both characters can utilise elemental attacks to target enemy weaknesses, with Pipiro’s elemental spells also allowing access to new dungeon areas. Scoring multiple hits on enemies increase the drop rate of spoils and earns combo badges, which lets the player initiate combo attacks that damage the entire screen.
Players begin their adventure at Puck Village, where they can converse with NPC characters to gain clues to progress in their adventure. Immediately outside the village is the overworld of Arshes, where dungeons and other locations can be accessed. Dungeons are divided into several stages, with each stage possessing three floors. Many stages can be completed in different orders, although each stage offers a hint plate outside that shows the recommended Level to challenge it. At the end of each dungeon is a powerful dungeon boss who guards one of the goddess statues.
Instead of defeating enemies to level up like in most RPGs, experience points are gained by consuming food items, which are dropped by monsters and obtained through other methods. Ten of the same food item can be combined, at Puck Village’s restaurant, to create a higher tier food item that awards more experience than the individual items. Early on, players can obtain a pet, ranging from various species of cats and dogs, who will follow the main characters, assisting in collecting items dropped by enemies. Letting pets tag along also unlocks the highest level combo attacks.
Beyond the main game, there are a number of special items that serve as desktop accessories and can operate while the main game is closed. The first accessory, obtained automatically, is the "Pet Monitor", a basic adventure game that stars the pet from the main game. Users can select one of two choices at various intervals, which can lead to the pet’s level increasing or reward items in the main game. By default the game randomly makes choices and can progress without the user’s influence. Other accessories include a calendar, clock, calculator, puzzle game "Mona Mona" and typing tutor "Typing with Ys". A shooting game called "Zwei!! Shooting" can also be accessed from the main game itself.
Plot [ edit ]
Granvallen is a mysterious world of floating continents, where magic once prospered. Everything changed one thousand years ago, when mankind and demons fought in the Great Sorcery War. The war was instigated by the six demon lords, who opposed the twin goddesses Aplyes and Espina and attacked the world of Granvallen. After a period of five hundred years, the curtains of strife closed when Tiara, the Priestess Princess of the Holy Kingdom of Valence, and the heroic Crusader Paradys defeated Demon Lord Vesper at the floating continent of Arshes. Granvallen suffered many losses and the magical civilisation quickly faded away.
Five hundred years after the devastating battle, the world of Granvallen ushers in an age of peace and those who can wield magic are a rare sight to behold. Pipiro and Pokkle are two children, both 14 years of age, who live at the village of Puck, situated in the remote island continent of Arshes. One day, they spot a mysterious masked man enter the village’s temple and decide to follow him. The man steals six Goddess statues, the village’s treasures, with Pipiro and Pokkle unable to stop him. The pair decide to leave the village to retrieve the statues for their own reasons and thus their journey begins.
Versions [ edit ]
Zwei!! originated as a Windows game and was later ported to the PS2 and PSP. The PS2 port was handled by Taito and is largely faithful to the original, but doesn’t contain the "Typing of Ys" mini-game or any of the desktop applications. Furthermore, the sequence leading up to the final dungeon was modified, with the player required to complete four previously optional stages, now with reduced difficulty, before progressing. The PSP port by Falcom omits another mini-game, "Mona Mona", but includes character artwork during conversations, additional voice snippets and a re-arranged soundtrack option. The character artwork was also redone to fit in with the sequel’s style.
Название: Zwei: The Arges Adventure
Год выпуска: 24 января 2018
Жанр: RPG, Ролевые игры
Разработчик: Nihon Falcom
Издательство: XSEED Games, Marvelous USA, Inc.
Платформа: PC
Тип издания: Лицензия
Язык интерфейса: Английский, Японский
Язык озвучки: Английский
Таблетка: Присутствует (PLAZA)
Описание: Zwei: The Arges Adventure — продолжение приключенческого ролевого экшена в фэнтезийном сеттинге Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection. Игра расскажет историю брата и сестры Поккле и Пипиро, которые живут на плавучем континенте Арге. Они живут в месте, где ничего интересного никогда не происходит. Но однажды, таинственный вор крадет идолов из местной святыни, и за его поимку назначена большая награда. Не долго думая, Поккле и Пипиро отправляются на поиски ради славы и денег.
Системные требования:
Операционная система: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
Процессор: 2GHz Single core CPU
Оперативная память: 1 GB ОЗУ
Видеокарта: 128 MB VRAM
Звуковое устройство: совместимое с DirectX
Места на жестком диске: 3 GB
Установка:
1. Смонтировать образ в Alcohol или Daemon Tools
2. Установить игру
3. Скопировать содержимое папки "PLAZA" (на образе) в папку с игрой
4. Играть
Об этой игре
Pokkle and Pipiro are two step-siblings living by themselves in the ho-hum village of Puck on the time-forgotten floating continent of Arges. Pokkle loves making terrible puns and wears a tail for funsies, and Pipiro loves buying fashionable clothes and has no filter whatsoever. Together, they meander through what seems to be a peaceful, monotonous existence in their sleepy little burg where nothing interesting ever happens.
Until something does, anyway! A mysterious masked figure shows up one night and steals six holy idols from the local shrine. The self-proclaimed “Archduke of Arges” tenders a hefty reward for their return, and our “brave” duo jumps at the chance to go find them – Pokkle for the glory, and Pipiro strictly for the cash moneys.
Their journey will take them to every last nook and cranny across the land and lead to confrontations with a wide variety of friends and foes, each more ludicrous than the last, as a sinister plot to revive an ancient “Demon Lord” unfolds and 500 years’ worth of history comes into focus. Can two 14-year-olds with limited abilities and almost no social skills truly save the day? Or is Arges just pretty much screwed?
Released in Japan simply as Zwei!!, Zwei: The Arges Adventure is the direct predecessor to the previously released Nihon Falcom action RPG Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection, from the creators of the popular Ys and The Legend of Heroes franchises.
Boasting a completely standalone story set on a mysterious “low fantasy” island floating amongst the clouds, Zwei: The Arges Adventure plays out as a classically styled action-oriented 2D dungeon crawler with oodles of optional content and unlockables, player-defined challenge through a unique food-based experience system, and a pervading tongue-in-cheek humor style that helps set it apart from other entries in the genre. Although released on several different platforms in Japan over the years, this is the first time it’s ever been officially released in English, and is the most feature-complete version of the game to date.
So what are you waiting for? There’s no need to ask Zwei; you Arges gonna have to play this game right now!