Release Date: August 31, 2004
The action of Phantom Brave is set in a fictional world of Ivoire, which is mostly ocean, and life takes place mainly on the numerous islands. We play as a little girl named Marona, who was rejected by her community because of her ability to contact with the spirits. Wanting to gain respect of the people, the heroine sets out on a dangerous journey to face the destructive force threatening the land.
Phantom Brave is a classic jRPG tactical game, which debuted in 2004 on PlayStation 2 consoles. The Japanese development team Nippon Ichi Software is responsible for its creation, known mainly due to the valued Disgaea series.
Phantom Brave begins in 921 in a fictional world called Ivoire, most of which is the ocean, with life taking place mainly on numerous islands. The heroine of the game is an orphaned 13-year-old girl named Marona, who has an extraordinary ability to establish contacts with spirits. One such phenomenon is the knight Ash, who fell by the side of Marona's parents and out of respect for them decided to serve their daughter as a companion, watchman and advisor.
Because of his unusual skills, Marona does not enjoy the sympathy of other Ivoire residents and is often called "possessed" by them. However, the girl remembers the words of her deceased father, who once told her that only by helping people can we gain their respect and long-lasting gratitude. All this makes her decide to embark on a dangerous journey and use her abilities to face the ancient, destructive force that threatens her land.
In terms of mechanics, Phantom Brave is a classic representative of the jRPG genre. The core of the game is therefore exploration, the performance of subsequent role-playing missions and the fight against encountered opponents. The story presented here has been divided into twenty episodes, and in each of them we have a different main task, which reveals the meanders of the story before us. Additionally, individual levels and labyrinths are generated randomly, so that with each subsequent approach the game can run in a slightly different way.
As in the previous productions of the Nippon Ichi team, the fight takes place in turn-based system in special arenas, from which we can e.g. push the opponent out of the fight, eliminating him from the fight without the need to deprive him of all life points. A characteristic feature of Phantom Brave is the fact that during skirmishes we are able to summon up to fourteen different ghosts of different professions, such as Healer (healer) - thanks to which we can heal the fighting units, or Blacksmith (blacksmith) - who can improve our equipment. The fact that the spirits referred to take on the properties of various objects in which we order them to be incarnated is also a great variety, so that, for example, a spirit in the form of stone will be characterized by high strength, but low speed. The game does not lack the character development system, of course, and with each win, our subordinates grow in strength, gradually increasing to as much as 9999 levels.
Phantom Brave is designed exclusively for single-player gameplay, but when the main plot is over, we get access to a number of new maps that allow us to face powerful opponents. Some of them come from an earlier game by Nippon Ichi, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, and can be recruited to our team.
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Platforms:
PC Windows July 25, 2016
PlayStation 2 August 31, 2004
Developer: Nippon Ichi Soft.
Publisher: Koei Tecmo
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System Requirements for Phantom Brave Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core 2 Quad 2.5 GHz, 2 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB Radeon HD 5450 or better, Windows 7/8/10.
Recommended System Requirements:
Intel Core i7-4670K 3.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 640 or better, Windows 7/8.1/10.
Game Ratings for Phantom Brave Video Game.
RPG Site: 8 / 10 by Elizabeth Henges
Phantom Brave PC is the definitive version of the Nippon Ichi RPG... and the game itself is pretty good, to boot.
We Got This Covered: 4 / 5 by Gabs Tanner
Phantom Brave requires a lot of time to delve into all of the mechanics and systems available to you. The emotional storyline makes the somewhat tedious grinding worthwhile though, resulting in a great time for fans of more intricate JRPGs.
Chalgyr's Game Room: 8 / 10 by Pierre-Yves Lanthier
Phantom Brave is just as amazing now as it was back when it released on the PS2. Character sprites not having been upgraded aside (really is a minor detail), the story, the combat, and the PC’s processing speed make it all more than worthwhile to either dive back in (or dive into for the first time) the lands of Ivoire. Marona’s story is one of the best that NIS has ever done and her adventures with Ash are only ever supported by great voice acting, amazing musical tracks, and overall well written dialogue for both them and characters that the two come across.
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