Raijin recruits twelve henchmen to defeat Dios, but, as usual, the good guy wins and chooses to seal Raijin away instead of killing him. Many years later, the Industrial Revolution dawns on the world with the invention of the Stasia Engine, a machine that produces energy from a mineral called Stasia. Raijin finally decides to strike back at Dios and passes the spirits of his deceased henchmen on to twelve modern youths. These twelve are led by a thirteenth, Bantross, who serves as their mentor and narrates events between each episode. The first installment of the story, El Dorado Gate will reportedly contain 12 installments at completion, each containing its own set of chapters.
Players can play the scenarios in any order.
As expected, the saves from earlier scenarios can be loaded into the future installments. Once players complete one of El Dorado Gate s episodes, they gain access to The Promised Land, a special area where new items can be downloaded from Capcom's webpage or stored for use in any of the game's chapters. A total of twenty-four episodes, spread over eight chapters, will comprise the entire story. The first installment of El Dorado Gate, released in Japan in October, focuses on Gomez, Radia, and Kanon, as well as introducing players to the gameplay system. Though the battles are a traditional mix of turn-based fighting and elemental magic, there are a few unique twists.