Record of Lodoss War: Advent of Cardice

Record of Lodoss War: Advent of Cardice (Record of Lodoss War in North America and Europe) is an action role-playing game developed by Neverland for the Dreamcast. It was released in Japan on June 29, 2000; in Europe on December 15, 2000; and in North America on March 14, 2001.[1] Based on the anime series of the same name, it would be the only Lodoss video game to be released outside Japan until the release of Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth almost 20 years later.

Record of Lodoss War: Advent of Cardice
European Dreamcast cover art
Developer(s)Neverland Co.
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Atsushi Ii
Producer(s)Yōichi Miyaji
Designer(s)Shinya Togo
Tomonari Matsumoto
Artist(s)Masato Natsumoto
Writer(s)Ryō Mizuno
Platform(s)Dreamcast
Release
  • JP: 29 June 2000
  • EU: 15 December 2000
  • NA: 14 March 2001[1]
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

At each experience level the player character's hit point capacity increases; however, other character statistics are based on the blacksmith's cash-in advancement system. The hero gathers mithrill and plaques for the blacksmith. When the hero supplies him with a plaque and the requisite amount of mithrill, the blacksmith enhances the hero's weapon or armor by inlaying it with mithrill runes. Each plaque is emblazoned with a magic spell which, when transcribed onto armor or a weapon, augment's a specific statistic. The spell on a "Strength +5" plaque increments the hero's strength statistic by five. As long as the hero provides enough mithrill, the blacksmith can transcribe the same spell repeatedly to compound the effect. However, when the hero finds new armaments, he does not have to spend more mithrill to transcribe spells all over again. This is because the blacksmith can transform old equipment to match newly obtained equipment. For example: When the player finds a better sword, the blacksmith can reforge the hero's current sword to replicate the new one, while retaining all previous inscriptions. Even so, the blacksmith cannot convert one type of armament (such as a helmet) into another (such as a battle axe). As the player progresses through the game world, mithrill becomes more readily available. There is also a traditional level and experience system in place, but it only increases the character's HP.

Plot

The game follows the adventures of a hero who has been resurrected by the wizard Wart to defeat Cardice (sometimes transliterated as Kardis or Kardiss), the dark goddess of destruction.

Reception

Greg Orlando reviewed the Dreamcast version of the game for Next Generation, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "Let the record show that this one could have been a great one, but it falls far short of the mark."[11]

The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40.[6]

References
  1. Chau, Anthony (16 March 2001). "Record of Lodoss War". IGN. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. "Record of Lodoss War for Dreamcast Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  3. White, Jason. "Record of Lodoss War - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  4. Key, Steve (2001). "[Dreamcast] Review: Record of Lodoss War". Computer and Video Games. Archived from the original on 6 January 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  5. EGM staff (March 2001). "Record of Lodoss War". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Archived from the original on 9 March 2001. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  6. ドリームキャスト ロードス島戦記 邪神降臨. Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. 915: 51. 30 June 2006.
  7. Fitzloff, Jay (May 2001). "Record of Lodoss War". Game Informer (97). Archived from the original on 7 April 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  8. Uncle Dust (26 March 2001). "Record of Lodoss War Review for Dreamcast on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on 12 February 2005. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  9. Shoemaker, Brad (23 March 2001). "Record of Lodoss War Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  10. Vash T. Stampede (18 April 2001). "Record of Lodoss War". PlanetDreamcast. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  11. Orlando, Greg (May 2001). "Finals". Next Generation. Vol. 4 no. 5. Imagine Media. p. 82.
  12. Rector, Brett (15 March 2001). "'Record of Lodoss War' (DC) Review". X-Play. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
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