
| Console | Game Boy Advance (GBA) |
| Publisher | Atlus |
| Developer | Flight-Plan |
| Genre | Action RPG |
| Region | World |
| Size | 8MB |
Overview
Summon Night: Swordcraft Story is an action RPG developed by Flight-Plan and published by Atlus for the Game Boy Advance. Released in North America in 2006, the game blends real-time combat with a deep weapon crafting system that sits at the heart of everything you do. You play as a young Craftknight in training, tasked with protecting a town from a growing supernatural threat. What sets this game apart from most GBA titles of its era is how tightly the crafting system connects to combat. Rather than buying weapons from a shop, you forge every blade, hammer, and lance yourself using materials gathered from dungeons. Your choice of weapon type also shapes how you fight, since each category has its own move set, range, and timing. The story is light but charming, told through illustrated dialogue scenes with a cast of memorable characters who each react differently based on decisions you make during key conversations throughout the game.
The game offers a single-player story mode that runs roughly fifteen to twenty hours depending on how much time you spend in the crafting workshop. You choose a Guardian Beast companion at the start, and each one brings a different support ability into battle, encouraging repeat playthroughs with a different partner. Combat takes place on small dungeon floors where you swing weapons in real time, manage a stamina gauge, and call on your Guardian Beast for assistance when enemies get overwhelming. Dungeons vary across forests, caves, ruins, and elemental zones, each introducing new enemy types and material drops tied to that area. Between runs you return to town, smelt ore, craft upgraded weapons, and prepare for deeper floors. The progression loop stays satisfying from start to finish, and the balance between exploration, combat, and crafting makes Summon Night: Swordcraft Story a rewarding experience that holds up remarkably well on the handheld.
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