Hardcore Gaming 101: Summon Night

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Summon Night
Summon Night 2

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Summon Night 3
Summon Night 4

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Summon Night EX-Thesis: Yoake no Tsubasa

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Summon Night Swordcraft Story
Summon Night Swordcraft Story 2
Summon Night Craft Sword Monogatari: Hajimari no Ishi

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Summon Night (サモンナイト) - PlayStation, Nintendo DS (2000)

Japanese PlayStation Cover

The first Summon Night begins in the real world of "Nippon" (ha ha). You can select one of four main characters, all high school students with fears of an uncertain future. All of a sudden, they hear a voice begging for help, and all of a sudden, they find themselves transported to the alternate dimension of Rinbaum. From there, they're rescued by a group known as the Flat Gang, who take them in and discover their role in this strange world.

Characters

Hayato Shindou

One of the male heroes.

Touya Fukazaki

The other male heroes.

Natsumi Hashimoto

One of the female heroes.

Aya Higuchi

One of the other female heroes.

Sol

One of the four partners.

Kir

One of the four partners.

Clalet

One of the four partners.

Cassis

One of the four partners.

The original Summon Night is a bit on the unbalanced side - it's way too easy to focus on leveling a single character and having them steamroll over everything. It's also a bit slow to start, at least compared to the other games, which give you summon abilities pretty early in the game. Being unable to save before a fight is also infuriating, which means you'll have to sit through the same long cutscenes if you need to retry a battle.

Quick Info:

Developer:	Flight-Plan
Publisher:	Banpresto
Genre:	Strategy
Themes:	Anime Style Fantasy: High Fantasy Isometric Perspective

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Summon Night 2 (サモンナイト 2) - PlayStation, Nintendo DS (2001)

Japanese PlayStation Cover

It has been one year since the brutal war. Summon Night 2 tells the story of a new summoner who is seeking to finish their training. There are only two heroes from choose from this time (as with all succeeding games), and the characters are all residents of Lyndbaum, rather than hailing from the "real world".

Characters

Toris

The female protagonist. Has a strong willed personality.

Magna

The male protagonist. Rather easygoing.

Nesty

The male partner. Has mostly battle magic. Also voiced by Hikaru Midorikawa for those into that sorta thing.

Amer

The female partner. Mostly focuses on healing magic.

Bulrell

A rude demon from Sapureth.

LE-O-LD

A giant machine soldier from Loreilal.

Hasaha

A bunny girl from Silturn.

Resi

A shy little beast boy from Maetropa.

In addition to each of your characters getting assigned a human partner, you get to choose a summon companion to join you at the beginning of the game. Other than this, some slight changes regarding class promotions and summoning abilities, and a more balanced difficulty level, Summon Night 2 is pretty much the same as the first. You can now save right before battles, which is a bit of a mixed blessing - there's no way (at least that I found) to return to the map screen, so if you want to level up or buy some more items, you're pretty much screwed. This goes for the rest of the Summon Night games, actually. This installment comes on two CDs, so it's a bit longer, and includes a gallery full of unlockable pictures.