Knights in the Nightmare Definitely Isn't Casual
Atlus' upcoming game, Knights in the Nightmare, isn't your average strategy role-playing game (SRPG). With it's touch-only gameplay, it naturally would take some time to get used to, hence why Atlus put up a demo of the game on the Nintendo Channel. So what will gamers think of it now that they get to experience a taste of the gameplay?
The demo focuses solely on the battle basics. More than six different tutorials are available, ranging from evading enemy attacks to unleashing special charged attacks to defeat your enemies and collect the gems they drop. Each tutorial isn't too long or too short (only 3-4 minutes for each one), and doesn't get too in-depth to confuse players who might have downloaded the demo to hear what all the recent fuss was about.
However, there are some issues with the demo. After learning about a new part to the gameplay, the game will show you how to do it, then the player gets a turn to do the same. However, even the slightest deviation from the routine will cause you to get scolded and do it over again. Atlus could have modified it so you had a little bit more leeway, especially since this type of gameplay will be foreign to most Nintendo DS owners. Also, one would expect a mock battle to be able to use all the skills you learned in the tutorials after completing all of them, but nothing happens.
Considering most of Atlus' games fly under the radar of most gamers, giving a demo of this unique game hopefully will persuade some gamers to give a game they would have otherwise passed up a try.
