Nine Chronicles Game Guide: All about the Battle
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Previously on our blog, we briefly introduced Nine Chronicles for our newcomers. But since several major features of Nine Chronicles couldn’t be covered properly in a single article, we decided to provide a comprehensive guide on the game — specifically the battle system. So let’s take a look at some key features of Nine Chronicle battle system.

Battle System

Loading screen (broadcasting transactions)

Battles in Nine Chronicles are basically performed automatically. But this doesn’t mean that players have no control over the battle outcomes. The essence of player experience focuses on strategic battle preparation such as item combination and upgrade to get through as many stages as possible and there are key information provided during battles that will help you with your preparation.

Stage UI

Above is the general battle interface of Nine Chronicles in each stage.

STAGE : The current stage number.

: The current stage number. EXP & HP: Displays the character’s info, current experience points, and remaining health.

Displays the character’s info, current experience points, and remaining health. Quest: List of quests to be completed.

List of quests to be completed. Stage Progression: Located below the screen showing how much progress the player has made within the stage. Progression takes place in three parts each represented by stars. For example, completing the first part of a stage rewards you 1 star and experience points. Reaching the second part gives you 2 stars and materials for crafting items. Finally, reaching the third part rewards 3 stars and grants you access to the next stage.

Located below the screen showing how much progress the player has made within the stage. Progression takes place in three parts each represented by stars. For example, completing the first part of a stage rewards you 1 star and experience points. Reaching the second part gives you 2 stars and materials for crafting items. Finally, reaching the third part rewards 3 stars and grants you access to the next stage. Repeat: In the bottom right corner, there is a toggle button that lets your character repeatedly play the current stage without advancing to the following stage. By default the button is inactive.

Battle Information

These are key information you need to observe carefully during the battle. Mainly these are damage indication, character status, and combo accumulation.

Damage : Amount of damage dealt by your character or enemy. When a critical attack takes place, the damage will be done with a special effect. The probability of critical attacks occurring is fixed regardless of your level but it can be increased by utilizing equipment and consumables. A Critical attack deals 1.5 times more damage than a normal attack.

: Amount of damage dealt by your character or enemy. When a critical attack takes place, the damage will be done with a special effect. The probability of critical attacks occurring is fixed regardless of your level but it can be increased by utilizing equipment and consumables. A Critical attack deals 1.5 times more damage than a normal attack. Combo : One of the distinctive features of Nine Chronicles. A combo accumulates when your character consecutively lands a successful blow to your enemy and it is shown on the left side of the screen. The higher the combo, the higher damage your character will render. A maximum number of combo depends on your equipment. Once your character reaches the max combo limit, the value resets and starts from 1.

: One of the distinctive features of Nine Chronicles. A combo accumulates when your character consecutively lands a successful blow to your enemy and it is shown on the left side of the screen. The higher the combo, the higher damage your character will render. A maximum number of combo depends on your equipment. Once your character reaches the max combo limit, the value resets and starts from 1. Character Status: Current buffs and debuffs of the character are shown below the health bar located above each character’s head. The buff icon is colored in blue and the debuff in red. Special status affects the character’s damage, defense, hit, etc. The status is also shown in the upper left corner with the attack count. When the attack count reaches max, the character runs out of energy, and the stage cannot be cleared.

Elements

There are 4 elements in Nine Chronicles — fire, earth, water, and wind. Each element is dominant over another specific element, creating a balance of power as shown below.

Water puts out fire, fire overpowers wind, wind halts on earth, and earth prevails over water. Each monster is associated with a natural element and players can exploit a monster by changing their equipment with the upper hand against the monster’s elements. The advantage of utilizing a countering element lets you deal more damage. But you won’t take extra damage for equipping an item that is weak to your opponents.

These are the basic features of battle in Nine Chronicles. The following content will cover battle preparations and how to defeat the stages more easily.

Thank you.