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The Alchemist Code

by Aethyna Nov 16, 2017 | 1 Votes | 1 Played | 0 Reviews

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gumi Asia The Alchemist Code features an epic anime-themed storyline that will have you follow the journey of two brothers from the highly respected House Crowley, Dias and Logi, as they found themselves on opposite ends of a conflict over the use of the forbidden power of Alchemy. Play Now Similar Games Played Post a Review

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Summary

Having an anime show or manga turned into a game is pretty much a dime a dozen, but what’s really different about The Alchemist Code is that it has the potential to turn everything the other way around, leaping the boundary from being “just a game” to a franchise with its own TV and manga series.

This game features an epic anime-themed storyline that will have you follow the journey of two brothers from the highly respected House Crowley, Dias and Logi, up to the point where their destinies diverged, and they found themselves on opposite end of a conflict over the use of Alchemy, the forbidden power that even the Gods themselves feared. All of this is well-packaged within a turn-based strategic gameplay that will see you and your team of heroes battle the enemies of the Kingdom of Envylia in hopes of bringing peace back to the realm once again. Sounds like fun? Well, do read on!

Plotline

The plot in this game may start off rather confusingly since there is some flashback involved. The game first showed cinematic that places the Crowley brothers in the future where their diverged destinies have set them on opposite sides of a conflict over the forbidden power, Alchemy.

However, after that little bit of intro, the game went back to a time when both brothers were still the best of friends and do almost everything together. They were both accomplished Knights of Envylia, serving directly under their father, a war hero of the Wratharis War, and the captain of the order, Captain Zeke.

In this time period, the war between the kingdom Wratharis and the other 6 kingdoms have concluded, and the knights are hunting down the remaining leaders of a rebellion that sought to bring back Wratharis and the widespread use of Alchemy – a power so immense that the Gods themselves have feel threatened enough to banish the very people who had invented it. Needless to say, prior to the realm-wide ban of Alchemy (except for the Holy Guards who act as guardians of Alchemy), the power has been used for evil purposes.

Now, the bad news here is that somehow, the Wratharian rebels have managed to revive the power and have been infusing their deceased, effectively resurrecting their dead and making these living dead much more powerful than the living. Of course, this incident is incredibly worrying and hence, the knights have been sent on a journey to find out what’s happening and how to stop Alchemic powers from falling into the wrong hands.

As you may have noticed through the short story snipper above, the storyline in The Alchemist Code is amazingly intriguing, the characters are very well, and is in some way similar to Code Geass (this is, without a doubt, one of the best anime shows out there) in terms of the moral dilemma that is presented.

You will often find yourself torn between siding with Dias or Logi although technically, you’ll be playing as “Team Logi”. Its storyline is definitely worthy of a TV series of its own. The game already has a short manga introducing the plot and the characters, but this can be further expanded into a complete manga series as well.

Gameplay

It’s pretty obvious that the storyline is perhaps one of the best parts in The Alchemist Code, but the gameplay is not too shabby either. After the rather lengthy (but completely worth it) introduction, you’ll be presented with an optional tutorial where you’ll be guided through some of the more important features of the game.

Personally, I’d recommend NOT skipping the tutorial. It only takes a while and well, you’ll still have plenty of stuff to figure out on your own, such as how to customize your player account.

During the tutorial, you’ll be introduced to the game’s unique combat system as well. It’s basically a strategic turn-based system that’s played on a gridded map. Each character will be able to perform an attack and a movement per turn, and once everything’s done, you get to choose which direction your character faces. This is a very important part of the game mainly because the direction you get attacked from will affect the damage you take. For instance, attacks that come from higher ground – yes, the map is 3D – or from behind will cause extra damage as opposed to a frontal attack.

Movement in this gridded map is quite interesting too. You can tap to move your character like you’d expect to, but if you like, you can even move them about using the on-screen joystick. There are also skilled attacks that you can perform which will cost you Soul Jewels. Souls Jewels can in turn be obtained by dealing normal damage. Some skills will take a while to cast and hence, will only play out during the enemy’s turn.

The healing mechanics in this game is also rather different. You can choose to heal a grid or a unit. So, in a way, you’ll be able to technically cast a healing spell on a grid and then move a character into that grid to get the heals... definitely a very special mechanism that’s almost unheard of. There is even a limit for how many times you can use a skill to prevent skill spamming, so be sure to use skilled abilities only when needed.

Each character in The Alchemist Code is also associated with a certain element – there are 6 of them. These elements work against each other in a paper-scissors-stone manner, so you can gain an advantage over your opponent by using a character with the correct counter-element. Since the map is 3D, you can turn the map around using the arrow buttons at the bottom of the screen. This feature is helpful when your character is blocked by an elevated grid or object.

When it comes to character progression, The Alchemist Code offers a system that’s incredibly in-depth. There are just so many ways for you to upgrade your existing heroes. For starters, you can equip them with items which can be obtained directly as drops or crafted using materials “farmed” from dungeons. They can also be leveled up by deploying them in battle or by using special “experience apples” to increase their stats, and the same goes for their respective hero abilities.

You can even collect enough of the hero’s Soul Shards to “Limit Break” the hero, giving him or her an extra star. Once you’ve reached maximum stars, you can then evolve the hero, drastically boosting the Total Attack Power he/she contributes to your team. Heroes are generally graded in terms of their quality as well, and you can get better quality heroes, or simply new heroes, by summoning them. That said, you start with a pretty well-balanced team consisting of a warrior, a mage and a priest, so even if you don’t get any new heroes, you should be good for at least the earlier parts of the story missions.

The PvE part of this game is rather straightforward for now, but I expect it to become more convoluted as more features are added to the game. At the moment though, the game has a questing system, which consists of Missions (Daily and Milestones) and Challenges, in addition to a story-based campaign and several other dungeons where you can farm for experience, game currency, or crafting and upgrade materials. The dungeons can be solo-ed or you can try to get a group through the Multiplay option.

For PvP, on the other hand, there is the usual Arena, but interestingly, the game will also be adding in Multiplay Battle in the near future. I’m not really sure what Multiplay Battle can offer, but I reckon it might be something like a team-vs-team PvP.

Of course, the review of a freemium game is not complete without a look into the in-game shops... and boy – there are many shops in this game. All of these shops can be accessed through the Capital, which happens to be the main game interface, and they are separated into various types. The Secret Shop, for example, offers starter kits that you can buy using game currency, along with plenty of other items, including soul shards that you can buy using gems and bundles that you can buy using real money. There are also exchange shops whereby you can swap unique game currencies, like multicoins that are earned via Multiplay and arena coins, for items.

Community

The game itself is quite social in the sense that you can add one of your in-game friends’ heroes as a “mercenary” to your team whenever you dive into a mission. There is also a chat system that you can use to chat with your fellow players.

Graphics/ Sound

Being an anime-themed game, The Alchemist Code has some pretty sweet anime visuals that will definitely appeal to fans of the genre. The graphical styles used for the actual gameplay and the animation part of the game are very distinct as well since the gameplay’s visuals are going for a more chibi-like look.

The inspirational music in this game is also pretty epic. In fact, if you listen to the music without seeing that it’s a game, you would probably have guessed that the music is intended for an anime TV show rather than a game. It’s that good!

Conclusion

To sum up, The Alchemist Code is a really addictive, anime-themed mobile RPG that doesn’t only have one of the best original anime storylines for a mobile game; it also features a slightly different turn-based combat system that’s set on a 3D map where factors like direction of attack and elevation will affect the damage you deal. The number of missions, dungeons and events in the game is astounding as well. Boring is definitely not in this game’s vocabulary.

So, if all of this sounds fun to you, be sure to download The Alchemist Code now and embark on your own epic anime journey with the Knights of Envylia, Dias and Logi Crowley!