Agarest: Generations of War

Agarest: Generations of War is a turn-based role-playing game that follows five generations of heroes. In the beginning, a war between good and evil destroys the world of Agarest. The Gods of Light then unite the decaying bodies of the Gods of Darkness to create a new world, but the forces of darkness begin to awaken again. You choose between the paths of Light and Darkness as the story unfolds.

Generations of heroes

The story begins with Leonhardt. In each generation, you build relationships with three female party members and choose one to marry at the end of that generation’s story arc. Your conversations at certain points in the story determine which characters grow fond of you and are available as marriage partners. Your choice, and the strength of the relationship, determine the next generation’s main character abilities. Multiple playthroughs let you discover different possibilities for the heroes.

Turn-based battles

You fight hundreds of different creatures with a party of warriors, using character abilities, Extra Skills, Special Arts and Over Kills against enemies, including colossal foes. Each character has a uniquely shaped Extended Area, which links characters on both sides. When a character takes a turn, other characters in its Extended Area—and characters linked through their areas—can join an extended attack, chaining attacks into combos and allowing access to more Arts.

Equipment crafting

At the Blacksmith’s Guild, you can improve items and equipment through Enhancement or Alchemy. Enhancement raises equipment to a maximum of Level 5; once an item reaches that level, you can irreversibly convert it into something else, losing the original. Alchemy combines several items into a more powerful piece of equipment, consuming the materials but adding the result permanently to the Shop. It can produce powerful weapons and armour, though a Smithing Accident may yield a different item than expected.

Included additions

The game includes these item packs and dungeons:

• Basic Pack: 1 each of Resurrect, Capture and Resist Direction; 2 each of Heal and Refresh; and 5 Vessels of Life.
• Offense-Defense Pack: 1 each of Adaka, Shield Sword, Bird Eye, Magic Frame and Critical Hit, plus 2 Seeds of Happiness.
• Additional-Points Pack 1: 10,000G, 100PP, 250TP and 500EP.
• Recovery-Skill Pack: 2 each of Light Heals, Harvest Heals and Cure Alls, plus 1 each of Prayer, Gospel and Counter.
• Flower Pack: 1 each of Lucky Charm, HP Up, Resist Ailments, Restore HP 15% and Restore AP++, plus 2 Moonlight Flowers and 3 Tree Spirit Souls.
• General-Purpose Pack: 1 each of Magic Blade, Partisan, Battle Frame, Bracelet of Feicui and Item Drop Rate Up, plus 2 Shiny Fangs and 2 Advanced Heals.
• Add-on Dungeon 1: a dungeon for generation 1, on the Holy Island of Erin.
• Add-on Dungeon 2: a dungeon for generation 2, along the Trum Coast.
• Add-on Dungeon 3: a dungeon for generation 3, at Magna Val, where you reunite with old friends.
• Add-on Dungeon 4: a dungeon for generation 4, on mysterious Tresor Island.
• Add-on Dungeon 5: a dungeon for generation 5, in the Deep Forest Naruvia.
• Amateur-Breeder Pack: 2 each of Mithril Beast Claws, Large Mithril Claws+, Big Beast Fangs+ and Stardust Fangs+.
• The Role-model Pack: 1 each of Langguth Sword, S.O.C. and Extra Frame.
• Ceremony Pack: 1 each of Alfa Beld Spear, Gate of Hell and Chaos Frame.
• Elegant-Holiday Pack: 1 each of Washer, Man’s Fist and Halper Scythe.