Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow

However, this event also has negative impacts on the world: everyone except the protagonist loses the ability to summon shadows! Of course the protagonist assembles a party (mostly consisting of characters known from the predecessors) and explores the world to set things right.

Once again, this installment changes the game mechanics and now uses an action-based combat system.

The player controls only the main character and performs attacks, blocks and dodging rolls by pressing buttons; two AI controlled party members tag along.

The shadows play an important role: there are overall six ones available which have different active and passive abilities.

The player assigns one shadow to each party member which influences their stats and only these equipped shadows (not the party members themselves) earn experience points after won battles and eventually level up and gain additional abilities.

The main character can assign these abilities to the skill bar (not limited by the equipped shadow) and unleash them during battle.

Quests, dungeons and boss fights are started by talking to characters on the hub world Neo Jibral Castle Town.

While many of them are only unlocked after beating other missions, they are independent and transport the party to another area when started.

The player and the party members can be equipped with weapons and equipment which improve their statistics and elemental powers/resistances.

The crafting systems uses found treasure and old items to create new equipment.

Other items like healing potions can only be applies outside combat.

Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow for Nintendo DS is currently worth €104.66 loose, €69.97 complete in box, and €84.46 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow, loose is €104.66 and CIB is €69.97 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.

The PAL version of Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow is currently worth €104.66 loose, versus €110.07 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.