Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth looks like a gorgeous Symphony of the Night clone.
This game is amazing BTW. Right off the bat you start getting a few core differences from this being a purely SOTN clone. Oh dont get me wrong SOTN is in there in every moment and its wonderful but the elements that are new they add are wonderful and feel like its expanding upon SOTN in wonderful ways.
You start getting for items, in addition to the normal weapons and gear , elemental spirits. These seem to be like getting powers for Alucard like his bat form or whatever. But immediately they do things and use them in ways SOTN never had as experiences...even some of the core weapons add huge gameplay experiences as well. For example, the bow is something you can hold a button and aim 360 degrees while moving, but if it hits metal the arrow will ricochet like crazy similar to the crystal in SOTN. Unlike that tool though the arrow can cut ropes and it immediately starts having you utilize this to perform some ricochet shots to cut arrows to open passage way gates and solve puzzles!
Also I mentioned elemental spirits. Some walls in this game are color coded and made of fire or air or whatever. To pass through them without damage you need to hit a trigger to swap to an elemental spirit you've found and it will protect you. Sounds like a dull feature? Not when their are spirits given out early and they immediately start having puzzles with moving tornado like walls of fire and wind and you suddenly have to flip back and forth rapidly during platform IKARUGA style to stay safe! Plus each elemental has a power. Fire allows you to blow up barrels and air lets you hover and fly upwards slightly to traverse things similar to bat in SOTN.
Plus the game is very interesting. You'll be walking along then suddenly the screen will jolt with an image thats all dark and mysterious for a split second and come back and things will have changed or someone will have appeared. Its very spooky and crazy and al this together is making it an amazing experience thats not only got the greatest parts of SOTN at its every foundation but a ton of new elements to enjoy...and Im only a very very very short ways in. I havent even faced a boss yet. Who knows what it has in store down the line.
