{"id":94491,"date":"2020-10-13T17:31:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T17:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/ikenfell-paper-mario-thousand-year-door-action-commands\/"},"modified":"2020-10-13T17:31:38","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T17:31:38","slug":"ikenfell-shows-how-thousand-year-door-sequel-could-innovate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/10\/13\/ikenfell-shows-how-thousand-year-door-sequel-could-innovate\/","title":{"rendered":"Ikenfell Shows How Thousand-Year Door Sequel Could Innovate"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Paper Mario: The Origami King<\/em> was controversial because\u00a0fans lamented its continual\u00a0drift\u00a0away from the turn-based RPG style of N64’s\u00a0Paper Mario<\/em>\u00a0and GameCube’s\u00a0The Thousand-Year Door<\/em>. Those games\u00a0strip away the high number values and random encounters of\u00a0series like Final Fantasy<\/em>, while utilizing\u00a0action commands\u00a0to engage players. Despite this, Paper Mario<\/em>\u00a0series\u00a0producer Kensuke Tanabe said it’s necessary to change combat<\/a> every game, and with that in mind Ikenfell<\/strong><\/em> offers an interesting perspective on how to evolve the original formula fans love.<\/p>\n

Ikenfell<\/em> is an indie game released earlier this week that follows Maritte as she sneaks into a magical academy to find her sister who did\u00a0not come home for the summer. Maritte teams up with her sister’s friends to figure out why ordinary folks like her are developing previously-unknown magical abilities\u00a0as\u00a0monsters run rampant. It’s a charming, fun game, and\u00a0one reason Ikenfell<\/em>\u00a0shines is its combat<\/a>.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Paper Mario: The Origami King Opens a Really Big Door<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The six playable\u00a0characters in Ikenfell<\/em>\u00a0have niches because the universe’s rules dictate each person\u00a0has one specialty: Maritte uses fire magic, Pertisia uses glass magic, etc. These specialties branch into eight spells that have unique effects; be they dealing damage,\u00a0setting traps, or altering stats; but all are used\u00a0via action commands. Paper Mario<\/em> did not invent the action command system, in fact they are seen in Square’s Super Mario RPG<\/em> and AlphaDream’s Mario & Luigi<\/em> series<\/a> too, but games like The Thousand-Year Door<\/em> have perhaps the\u00a0most well-known usage.<\/p>\n

Action commands ask players to perform timed\u00a0actions\u00a0in order to boost damage when attacking, or reduce damage when defending. Ikenfell<\/em>‘s use falls in line with the Mario & Luigi<\/em> games in that players have\u00a0one dedicated\u00a0button press, but it’s also reminiscent of Paper Mario<\/em><\/a> in that the “minigame” differs by spell. Attack categories in Ikenfell<\/em> may ask players to act\u00a0when the move strikes, or when an expanding ring hits maximum size. Paper Mario<\/em> used commands like hitting buttons on beat, or holding the analog stick back.<\/p>\n

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Ikenfell<\/em> offers three levels of action command\u00a0success: Total failure means a move will do minimum damage or not activate; “nice” means players succeed but weren’t perfect; and “great” means moves have better power while additional effects last longer. Defending is the inverse. However, the real secret sauce that elevates Ikenfell<\/em> above its predecessors is the\u00a0turn-based tactical mechanics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Battles take place on narrow hallways, visually similar to Mega Man Battle Network<\/em> or Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories<\/em>\u00a0on\u00a0GBA. However, units’ movements are limited on the tiled board ala Final Fantasy Tactics<\/em> or Fire Emblem<\/em><\/a>, and characters can impeding one another’s range or inflict friendly fire with area of effect attacks. There are further variations to movement, such as lightning witch Gilda being able to teleport behind enemy lines.<\/p>\n

RELATED: The 10 Most Underrated PS1 RPGs<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Whereas Paper Mario<\/em>\u00a0keeps everyone in static positions, the relative freedom of movement in Ikenfell<\/em>\u00a0is like chess \u2014 especially given spells\u00a0affect varying tiles around the caster. The ability to choose which three characters enter\u00a0each battle further compounds strategic potential compared to games like The Thousand-Year Door<\/em><\/a>, where some of Mario’s partners have advantages over certain enemy types but mostly stand out in overworld puzzle solving.<\/p>\n

The potential of Ikenfell<\/em>‘s combat\u00a0can be seen in an\u00a0optional boss called\u00a0the Codexus. It\u00a0unique\u00a0in that it\u00a0actively pushes players against the far wall and\u00a0calls lesser monsters from relative safety. There are many possible “solutions” to every fight based on team composition, but a good meta strategy is using\u00a0Gilda’s far-ranging Beam attack in conjunction with Maritte’s Emberpower\u00a0that creates\u00a0strength-boosting nodes on every lane. The boss’ pattern essentially\u00a0facilitates\u00a0a tactical tower defense game<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While\u00a0Ikenfell<\/em>‘s combat may be\u00a0a big draw for players, despite it occasionally dragging, the game shines brighter than Nintendo through\u00a0its accessibility options<\/a>. Players can lessen action commands so they\u00a0only provide bonuses and cannot be failed, or deactivate them completely. There’s even an option to secure immediate victory if players would prefer to just see the story, or if physical timing is more difficult due to something like a neurodegenerative disorder.<\/p>\n

Ikenfell<\/strong><\/em> is available now on PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.<\/p>\n

MORE: Comparing Paper Mario: The Origami King to the Original<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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