Crystal Story is an RPG developed by Lanstrash and published on Newgrounds. It has you control a band of warriors as they brave a dungeon full of monsters in search of an evil witch who stole a magic crystal from their kingdom.
Crystal Story also has a remake called Crystal Story: The Hero and the Evil Witch, which is available on Steam for $4.99.
Controls[]
- Mouse: Select menu options, move character (on overworld)
Plot[]
All was well in the kingdom until one day, when an evil witch named Rita and her army of monsters raided the king's castle, stole a magic crystal known as the Focus Crystal, and retreated into a deep, dark cave with it. A bounty was placed on Rita for 100,000 gold, so a local guard named Hiro decides to enlist a group of wannabe heroes who call themselves Mercenaries, Inc. to help defeat her. He offers them double the reward if they do all the work of slaying the witch and let Hiro take the credit. Never ones to pass up a chance for big money, the heroes accept the offer and set out to brave the cave.
Gameplay[]
Crystal Story plays similarly to a traditional RPG, containing several different features. The main feature is the Evil Cave, a dungeon full of procedurally generated floors where you can go looking for treasure to loot and monsters to battle. If you run into a monster in the dungeon's overworld, a battle is initiated; all battles are turn-based, and the goal is to defeat all enemies using your characters' attacks and spells before the enemies defeat your entire party. After winning a battle, you gain XP for your characters, as well as gold, equipment, and possibly other items. Every once in a while, you may encounter a boss on a specific floor; bosses are much harder to defeat than their normal counterparts but give much greater rewards, and some of them also unlock new features in the game.
Once you're done exploring the dungeon, you can return to the town and access a few different features. The Tavern allows you to accept quests and receive awards for completing said quests; it also offers rewards for defeating bosses, and houses a pet Slime that you can feed with various food items found in the dungeon in order to get it to give you rewards. The Inn lets you rest in order to either restore your party's health mana points or reset their AP (action points, earned by leveling up and used to unlock new skills); resting to restore health and mana points is free, but resting to reset AP costs gold. The Shop lets you buy, sell, and upgrade equipment.
Crystal Story also contains a minigame called Zombie Defense, which features match-3 gameplay and requires you to make matches on a board to ward off a zombie invasion; winning a round of Zombie Defense rewards you with a random piece of equipment.
Characters[]
- Tristam: A spirited and adventurous fighter who attacks with swords. Can learn Fighter, Rogue, and Mage class spells.
- Kaeli: A level-headed ranger who attacks with bows and arrows. Can learn Rogue, Mage, and Healer class spells.
- Phoebe: A brutish girl who attacks with clubs, hammers, and maces. Can learn Fighter, Rogue, and Healer class spells.
- Reuben: A greedy schemer who attacks with spears. Can learn Fighter, Mage, and Healer class spells.
Classes[]
- Fighter: Specializes in dealing physical damage and buffing the party's physical damage.
- Rogue: Focuses on inflicting status effects to weaken them, as well as buffing the party's speed so they can dodge attacks more easily.
- Mage: Specializes in dealing magic damage.
- Healer: Uses support spells and defensive spells to keep your party alive and kicking.
Enemies[]
Slimes[]
- Cold Slime
- Hot Slime
- Heavy Slime
- Charged Slime
Bats[]
- Bat
- Screamer Bat
- Biter Bat
Wisps[]
- Helper Wisp
- Rogue Wisp
- Healer Wisp
- Magic Wisp
Crabs[]
- Crab
- Mud Crab
- Blood Crab
Zombies[]
- Zombie
- Ghoul
- Rotten Flesh
Stalkers[]
- Stalker
- Burrower
- Lurker
- Blender
Skeletons[]
- Skeleton
- Blood Skeleton
Spiders[]
- Spider
- Dust Spider
- Tunnel Spider
Makas[]
- Maka
- Trickster
Armored Skeletons[]
- Armored Skeleton
- Twilight Armored Skeleton
- Scything Armored Skeleton
Samurais[]
- Blood Samurai
- Frost Samurai
- Liquid Samurai
- Lightning Samurai
Wolves[]
- Warewolf
- Rabid Wolf
- Shirtless Wolf
Phoenixes[]
- Phoenix
- Leenock
- Froezen
- Kwami
Bosses[]
| Boss | Location | Tavern Reward | Feature Unlocked Upon Defeat |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Slime | Floor 2 |
|
Pet Slime |
| Zombie King | Floor 4 |
|
Zombie Defense (Easy) |
| Bat King | Floor 7 |
|
Zombie Defense (Normal) |
| Skeleton King | Floor 9 |
|
Zombie Defense (Hard) |
| Crab King | Floor 12 |
|
Zombie Defense (Expert) |
| Spider King | Floor 14 |
|
Nothing |
| Queen Slime | Floor 17 |
|
Nothing |
| Bird King | Floor 19 |
|
Nothing |
| Wolf King | Floor 22 |
|
Nothing |
| Samurai King | Floor 24 |
|
Nothing |
| Rock | Floors 5 and 15 | None | Nothing |
| Bop | Floors 10 and 20 | None | Nothing |
Trivia[]
- Rock and Bop, the recurring boss monsters encountered on every fifth floor of the dungeon, may be a reference to Bebop and Rocksteady from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. Aside from having similar names, both pairs are depicted as huge anthropomorphic animals who are dimwitted but loyal to their respective masters.