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Fairy Fencer F is a role-playing game where players help to round up 100 magical swords, known as Furies, to help revive a fallen Goddess. Each Fury contains a Fairy, and those who can wield said Furies can command the Fairy inside. Playing as the perpetually lazy and continuously hungry Fencer Fang, joined by his Fairy Eryn and a whole host of other Fencers, you trawl through dungeons, defeating enemies, and recovering the lost Furies to wake the Goddess and save the world.
Battles are turn-based, with each character in your party, and each of the enemies in the battle taking it in turns to attack, defend or use magic and items. As you repeatedly deal and take damage, a tension gauge will fill, which can be used to activate your unique 'Fairize' skill, which transforms you into a much more powerful version of yourself by harnessing your Fairy partner's power. Being turn-based makes the battles much slower paced, giving you plenty of time to figure out what to do next, and making the game less overwhelming for less experienced players.
What may pose a problem however, is how often the difficulty randomly spikes - often you'll find yourself defeating most enemies within the space of a few turns, only to have a random group completely obliterate you and your party. Boss fights, particularly in the bonus dungeons, can also be deceptively difficult. As is often the case with Japanese role-playing games, Fairy Fencer F is only partially voiced, with most things outside of the main story arc being relayed through text only.
If you're familiar with any of developer Compile Heart's previous work, then you'll know what to expect from Fairy Fencer F - scantily clad women (unbuttoned shirts just covering nipples), more than a smattering of innuendo, and a few arguments about breast sizes are a given here. In terms of battles, though, Fairy Fencer F is relatively benign, with characters attacking with oversized swords, guns and magical attacks and enemies simply fading away when defeated. Occasional cutscenes show characters impaled on spears, or with blood trickling from their mouths, but nothing overly gory. As for bad language, words like 'bitch' and 'bastard' appear in the dialogue from time to time.
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Format Reviewed: Playstation 3
