Aconitum

Aconitum is a swordplay game about a female knight who survives an orc army’s attack on her village. After recovering from her wounds, she vows revenge and sets out alone to confront the orcs.

Hunt marked enemies

Defeating small goblins gives you enemy data, which you can use to mark a weak-looking enemy and travel to its location. Marked enemies drop a key when defeated. A red-bodied enemy called a Stalker may appear on the way to a marked target; defeating one gives you a little extra experience.

White gems found in the field give your sword one of four statuses—Normal, Fire, Electricity or Poison—and slightly increase its attack power. When you have a key and a treasure chest is nearby, a sound indicates the chest’s location. Find it to collect a hidden gem.

Quests and objectives

You can accept timed quests through the quest system and increase your number of successful quests by completing their objectives before time runs out. The game has four objectives:

• Defeat 25 marked enemies.
• Find 25 hidden gems.
• Successfully complete 20 quests.
• After defeating at least 15 marked enemies, successfully completing at least 15 quests and collecting at least 15 hidden gems, defeat the boss that appears in the field. Then go to the field’s obelisk after meeting the preceding conditions.

Swords and combat

Aconitum is a hardcore swordplay game with a strict pause rule: your health state is saved as it is when you pause. Health can only be restored by switching to a Heal Sword and using it to damage enemies, so you fight by switching between the Heal Sword and a normal sword.