Review of Sailor Moon RPG

Gameplay

A sample of a battle

Sailor Moon RPG has everything you'd expect from a traditional turn-based RPG. The Sailor Scouts level up and gain new attacks. They can equip armor - er, 'armor' in this game are pieces of jewelry and other trinkets. When you select Defend in battle, it really does defend! Your defense goes up like 90%-95%.

Instead of MP, there is EP; everyone's maximum EP is 12. There are several items you can use to refill EP. Everyone's EP is fully restored after every battle. The EP-restoring is great for normal battles, but the 12 EP limit sucks during boss battles. You have to keep on restoring using your precious EP-restoring items.

The Scouts can learn Link Techs (combination attacks) with each other. Link Techs are known as double techs and triple techs. Techs only use up the character's turn that you choose the tech with. They don't use up the turns of other characters who participate in a multiple tech attack. Don't forget that if you choose a multiple tech and one of the characters involved with the tech is stone, charmed, or selfish, then the tech will not work.

The game's difficulty is a bit unbalanced. Every time you start a new area, enemies are very strong. The Sailor Scouts, though, gain levels quickly. After spending a short time grinding, they'll become overpowered and the game suddenly becomes too easy.

Prelude Story

He had journeyed from afar... His travels led him into deepest darkness. Ultimately, his very heart was stolen by whisperings of the dark. If that which shines in darkness is light... that which pursues light...is darkness. Therefore, a place of light which lacks all darkness... is the same as a place of darkness devoid of all light. Light creates light... in turn, creating dark. To that end, I seek the darkness. And before long... it and he were as one.

In 30th Century Crystal Tokyo, astronomers of the 30th century discovered a celestial object drawing close to the Solar System. It's determined to be a comet of enormous size. The eyes of the world stare with rapt attention as the comet soars ever onward. However, an unknown epidemic has begun to spread throughout the city. And in the midst of this, several youths have vanished without a trace.

Neo-Queen Serenity in search of answers

In search of answers, Neo-Queen Serenity begins to pray to the Legendary Silver Crystal. The crystal vibrates wildly, warning Neo-Queen Serenity and King Endymion that evil energy has appeared. The royalties believe that this energy is very powerful, and the queen thinks the Death Phantom has dealt a powerful blow. Soon the King and Queen conclude that this Death Phantom is indeed a new enemy. The era of Great Peace has finally ended, but it was bound to happen sooner or later. The Sailor Senshi must be called upon to investigate this and restore order to Crystal Tokyo.

Suddenly, the Ginzuishou stop vibrating and the queen's visions of the disasters to come have stopped. What could the ominous tremblings mean? Undoubtedly, this is in some way related to the comet. The Great Peace of the Universe must be protected using the power of the Ginzuishou. The New Silver Millennium must remain!

In Present Day Tokyo, Usagi and Chibi-usa step out of home, quickly scampering off. Above Usagi's house, two mysterious beings are on the lookout for the Sailor Senshi. Apparently, they are siblings. The little brother asks his big sister if these are the girls they are looking for. The kid's big sister replies that this is why they were sent here at the present time, to defeat the Sailor Senshi. These two beings, as it happens, work for the evil mastermind named Lord Apsu. Having that said, the kid's big sister disappears. The kid speaks out to his princess, telling her that he, like his sister, vows to make their destiny come true.

On the streets with Usagi, Chibi-usa suddenly felt uneasy. Usagi teases her, asking if she's lovesick with a boy. Chibi-usa calls her an idiot. Then she pauses and asks Usagi if there will be more enemies. She questions if everyone will be able to live in peace from now on. Usagi comforts her, “Things are gonna be just fine from now on. Usagi: And even if some bad guys try to attack... I am Sailor Moon. And in the name of the Moon, I'll punish you!”

Plot

In Sailor Moon RPG, a sorceress named Apsu arrives from the 30th century. She has formed a group of girls from Crystal Tokyo known as the Opposito Guardians and ordered them to alter the past to change the future to her liking. Their ultimate goal is to attain the Silver Crystal. Apsu and her followers succeed in changing the fates of the defeated villains from the first three-story arcs. They bring the deceased villains back to life. Reformed and healed villains are brought back to the darkness. With the advice of the ghosts of the Four Kings of Heaven, the Guardians set out to regain the Barazuishō (Rose Crystal), Tuxedo Mask's stone (which replaces the Golden Crystal in the game) to change Sailor Moon's destiny back and to save Crystal Tokyo.