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By
Atlus
Average Customer Rating:   
List Price: $39.99
Our Price: $35.99
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- An engaging school-based story full or NPCs, humor and character variation.
- Over 500 character possibilities across 10 races, 2 genders, 3 alignments, and 15 majors making for incredible customization options.
- 80 Hours of classic dungeon crawling in an everchanging 3-D labyrinth filled with monsters, magic and action.
- More than 75 maps full of puzzles, traps, treasure, hundreds of monster types and more than 1,300 item types.
- A flexible alchemy system with 400+ recipes, allowing for synthesis of new items from random components and customization of weapons¿ attributes, range, and strength.
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Product Description
80 hours of dungeon crawling await you in Class of Heroes, an action RPG from Japan that manages to combine together all of the usual elements into on PSP-sized package. You have your adventuring academy, a flexible character creation system with more than 500 combinations of race, gender, alignment, and major field of study, and more than 75 maps worth of hacking, slashing and spell casting.
Amazon.com Product Description
Class of Heroes is now in session; today’s lesson? How to explore deadly labyrinths, as you slay vile monsters, and uncover priceless treasures and artifacts; and some arithmetic, at the very end if there’s time left. A single player role-playing game (RPG) for PlayStation Portable, in Class of Heroes who you choose to take with you into the dark, dreary depths may be the difference between walking out a hero, clutching prizes and riches beyond imagination, or being carried out a zero, your stiff fist still feebly clutching your sword. 
Explore Particus Academy.
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the faculty guides you.
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Develop you characters
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Face the labyrinth's dangers.
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Upgrade weapons & abilities.
View larger. | Assemble your party, plan out your tactics, be sure to pack a nutritional lunch, and then show everyone else that you’re the best adventurer-in-training in the world. Mysterious dungeons await you, first-year student. An early demise looms around every dark corner, but danger and adventure are a learning experience in Class of Heroes, so don’t forget to finish your homework. Story
Long ago, without reason or explanation, the mysterious labyrinths came to be, and the world was changed forever. In a constant state of flux, they sprawl across the world like a web, connecting towns and villages, mountains, lakes, and deserts. Many adventurers delved into these labyrinths dreaming of riches, and those fortunate enough to return did so with amazing stories and unimaginable treasures. It was only natural that the children of the world began to look upon these heroes with unconditional admiration, eager to follow in their footsteps. And so, academies for adventurers were born. Welcome to Particus Academy
Welcome, students, to Particus Academy, the newest adventurer academy to open its doors. Since the appearance of the labyrinths--a mysterious set of paths that transverse the mountains and forests--many youths have been inspired to venture within in search of their treasures and secrets. Particus Academy was built to help students reach their goals. At Particus, we strive to empower our students with the knowledge and skills needed to tackle the most difficult tasks within the labyrinths. With 15 majors to choose from and a diverse student body of all 10 races from across the world, Particus Academy is a compelling choice for any student looking to begin their adventure. Particus Academy is in a class of its own. Enroll today. the Races at Particus Academy
Each of the 10 playable races at Particus Academy has its own separate customs, physical characteristics, strengths and weakness which make them at one time or another valuable or a liability as you quest through the labyrinths. Choose your comrades wisely and you may be successful in your adventuring yet. Just a few of the playable races are:  | Drakes
With dragon blood flowing through their veins, Drakes have great natural strength and high vitality making them the quintessential warriors. But they are often overly proud and condescending towards others. |  | Sprites
A fairy race who often mediate between gods and humans Sprites have an inexplicable admiration for humanity, and are both quick and wise, making them good candidates for thievery or spell-casting majors. |  | Diablons
Being of demon origin, Diablons tend to be avoided by other races. they are knowledgeable in magical physics, and often receive high marks in spell-casting majors. Without exception, there is no ill will between them and Erdgeists. |  | Humans
A race with no outstanding qualities, Humans have a choice of a wide variety of majors. their high fertility and a short lifespan, leads many to grow interested in the sharing of knowledge and oral tradition in their old age. |  | Elves
Elves are a highly intelligent and pious, and thus are well suited for spell-casting majors. they do not like speaking to Dwarves, due to their distaste for their harsh, low way of speaking. |
Key Game Features: - Over 500 Character Possibilities - 10 races, 2 genders, 3 alignments, and 15 majors add up to incredible opportunity to customize your party. Change majors for further customization at higher levels.
- 80 Hours of Classic Dungeon Crawling - This is as classic as dungeon crawling gets in an ever-changing 3-D labyrinth containing more than 75 maps full of puzzles, traps, and treasure. Battle hundreds of monster types and uncover over 1300 item types.
- Flexible Alchemy System - Offering more than 400 recipes, this system allows you to synthesize new items from random components found in the labyrinths, as well as customize your weapons’ attributes, range, and strength.
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Wanted to like this game a lot, but just couldn't, 2009-07-22
First of all, I want to say that this is a hardcore old school RPG, if that concept doesn't interest you, you really will end up with no interest in this title at all. You can and will die permanantly in this game and this can be a rather hard game overall. I personally enjoy that kind of challenge and still didn't like the game for other reasons, but this title will offer you nothing if you don't like the old school dungeon crawler type RPGs.
However, unfortunately for me, even though I very much enjoy that type of game when it is done right this game did not work well for me at all. There are just so many little things in this game that just don't work all that well that I couldn't get past it. The big things that did this title in for me were:
1. Repetitive dungeons. For a game that claims that the dungeons are "random" map selection ends up with like a dozen different map layouts with different skins as you go from dungeon to dungeon. And I mean exactly every turn in one dungeon can be the same as the starter dungeon was when you first entered a dungeon.
2. Linear boring alchemy system. The alchemy system is simply annoying and pathetic, it is highly linear so all you need it for is to make the next tier of weapons for your characters as you get new types of items from the next floor of bad guys. If there isn't any skill or intrigue involved in the system, why not just have the mobs drop your weapons directly or buy them from the different shops. To have to collect 3 bat wings and one broken handle from the previous weapon to upgrade your weapon is just nothing more than a pita and not enjoyable at all because it is all strictly linear Axe 1 upgrades to Axe 2 at the time where you will need Axe 2 to successfully kill mobs that drop the items for Axe 2. There are no choices of maybe I should use my items to get a cooler fire axe for level 2 by waiting for one more part or use them now on a basic axe 2 it is all just too simple and linear.
3. Character classes are boring. Half of the classes are essentially useless and most of them are boring, also the limited spell casting just makes for a lot of trips in and out of the dungeon and lessening the usefullness of the casters a bit too much.
Overall, I am a fan of this genre and would have liked the concept of this game if it was better implemented. But as is I would recommend skipping this title for other better titles out there
Addicting!, 2009-08-14
The weak minded & people who don't like challenges turn back now. You will not like this game.
This game is very addicting once you figure out it. You can start off with their pre-made characters or enroll your own characters. I suggest using their characters to learn the basics of the game but don't worry, you can have a total of a 100 characters. So, don't forget to make your own. You get to pick Gender, Race, Alignment, and Major. Certain choices will affect what they learn, and what Majors they can be assigned to. You can change charactes Majors but you will need a certain alignment. You will lose certain spells, all skills, and go back to level one.
You can make teams of 6 students. 3 in Front Lines, & 3 in the Back Lines. Your choices will affect how well you do in battle. Such as you will not want 6 characters that are warriors, etc. Because if the 3 in the back don't have a ranged weapon or know a technique such as "breath" they will do nothing but defend. Also when picking a team you will want to look at how well the characters like each other. Such as having an Elf character & a Dwarf character. They do not like each other, and will lower their attacking. It doesn't mean you can't have them in a team. Just remember to balance them out with characters they each might like. Also the more the team fights together, the more they will begin to like each other. So keep that in mind when making teams.
The make up of the game is doing quests or taking classes. They are offered by teachers, and other students. I also suggest when picking quests & classes to look for ones in the same places. I was able to finish 3 in 1 visit.
Next I have notice people complaining about the amount of money given. It is true battles rarely give any type of money out but you do get tons of items. You will at least get an item for every battle. Now, before you can use any item to need to figure out what it is. You can pay for someone to do it at the campus store or you can use one of your students with the ability. This is way I suggest having a Cleric. A cleric has the ability to figure out what an item is. You have limited cash, and now you don't have to pay! You might also notice that the Cleric might become skitish after screwing up a couple of times. To solve this get a Devout, and have this character use "Calm". Both problems solved.
With your items you can combine them to make new ones. I suggest taking a great interest in this. It's very expensive to buy new but it's 3 times cheaper to make it yourself.
Another thing to keep in mind is Save Mode. You can pick between two modes. One is Normal. The enemies won't be as tough but don't drop very good items. But if you get a Game Over you don't have to start from the last time to saved. The other mode the enemies are tougher but drop better things. But if you get a Game Over you will have to load from the last place you saved from. Quick note to all players: SAVE ALL THE TIME. Certain characters if killed you may lose them forever because even if you treat them they may turn to ash, and die! I suggest saving everytime you are going to do something. It will be your best friend.
It's a hard game but it's really fun. I love it. You have to think about everything you do. It will have an impact on your outcome in life & death.
A good RPG... if you give it time, 2010-02-09
The first hours will be too hard even for experienced players. The weakest monsters may kill your whole party, and you will find yourself going back to the Academy every 5 minutes to rest and heal..
But after your characters gain a couple of levels and you start crafting better weapons and equipment, you will enjoy the game. And after that, it's actually easy despite the overwhelming beginngin.
In short, this is a good dungeon crawler once you understand the basics. And for that, you need to spend some time playing.
About As Fun As Being Trapped In the Lion Cage, 2009-08-17
Just save yourself $[...] and have one of your buddies kick you in the nuts over and over and over. There's a lot of game here. It didn't need to be as hard as it is. I'm all for old school. I played (and very much enjoyed) the original Bards Tale games. So this definitely isn't coming from a 12 year old who has no concept of "hard" video games. This is hard just for the sake of being hard. I almost respect it in a sick way but I cannot recommend it unless you're a sadist.
Its no Etrian...., 2009-08-12
Let me reiterate the difficulty of this game.....its very hard, even for seasoned RPG'ers. You will have a blast creating your guild and I especially liked the "rolling up" your characters aspect, even if all you have to do is go back a screen until you get the points you want. Honestly I spent about an hour and a half deleting the pre-made characters and creating about 40 characters I would be able to pick from and use for the game....then I got into the actually game. The "walk 35 seconds, then fight random battles" got old quickly, and when you are spending extra time recovering your dead characters from the dungeons and THEN carrying them back to the main hub before continuing forward, its even more excruciating. Graphically, the static anime pictures and scenes are nice, but in motion everything looks second rate. I put about a good 6 hours into this one, before I had to hang it up. Hate to draw a comparison, but Etrian Oddysey blows this out the water.
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Amazon Minimum Age: 144
Binding: Video Game
Brand: Atlus
EAN: 0730865600069
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Label: Atlus
Manufacturer: Atlus
Model: CH-60006-9
Number Of Items: 1
Platform: Sony PSP
Publication Date: 2009-06
Publisher: Atlus
Release Date: 2009-06-09
Studio: Atlus |
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