Description The Demons Mantra is an intriguing RPG which, if you've played Dragon Warrior, will seem very familiar to you. Battles are dynamic in the sense that the background reflects the terrain type your on. You walk around a map, fight monsters and talk to people. The story develops as you go. The game features incredible music tracks, sound effects, mouse and keyboard support, five save/load slots, runs in a resolution of 800 x 600.
As far as your character is concerned, its up to you to create the type of character you want. You decide how many points to issue to your stats when you gain a level. Will you make a warrior, mage, or rouge? Six spells can be learned on the way as you gain levels. There are also three side quests, which can be completed at any time, the reward being more stats for your character.
You can also change the background border of the map by selecting from several styles in the options menu. Other options include the ability to reconfigure the key setting to what you would prefer.
Throughout the game you can purchase healing potions, equipment such as shields/armor/weapons, and rest in the Inn with the rubies you acquire from monsters and chests. There are many chests hidden in the world that contain rubies, potions, and even monsters! In addition, some equipment must be found and fought for.
GamePlay
The game is played in two screens: Map & Battle.
From the map screen you can bring up the "Options" menu by pressing the select button (“return/enter” by default). From here, you can save, use items/spells, change options, view status, or exit to the title screen. To move your character use the control keys (arrows by default). You can enter caves, visit people's homes, or even find treasure. When an event occurs such as finding an item, a talk box will appear on the top of the screen.
Every fifteen steps or so, you will encounter an enemy depending on whether the section of the map your in contains monsters. Usually towns don’t have monsters. For each type of area, there are two types of monsters that will appear. When you encounter an enemy, the battle screen will appear. From here you will have to choose from the following actions: Attack/Spell/Item/Flee. Use the arrow keys or mouse to select an action. In order for you to take action though, you must first get ready by waiting for the bar to reach the maximum, it is all dependent of your dexterity. As in the map screen, a small talk box will appear when an event occurs. Monsters will always leave you with experience after you kill them, however, only a handful will also leave you with rubies. If you happen to be defeated by an enemy, you will be taken to the title screen where you can load a previous game.
