Makai Kingdom, for the uninitiated, is one of a number of popular strategy RPGs created by critically acclaimed genre reinventor Nippon Ichi. This game diary will chronicles my experience throughout the game, and trust me, it'll be a long one.

You see, most RPGs, of both the standard and strategy RPG variety, are content to let you feel accomplished by reaching level 99. The Nippon Ichi strategy RPGs are a little though... the level cap for these titles is an astonomical level 9999.

No, you didn't read that wrong. You can level up all the way up to level 9999.

I recently got my hands on Makai Kingdom, thanks to my friend / flatmate Ciarda, after trying to do so for nearly two years. Calling this game rare is the understatement of the century.

When I have the time, I will be expanding this diary as I make my slow progress towards the game's insane high level cap. If my past experience is anything to go by, I'll probably never reach that level, and what better choice than a game that'll never end?

Tags : Game Diary : Makai Kingdom : Nippon Ichi : playstation 2

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By: Corrine

On: 05:13 Oct 16th, 2007
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The design of this game is rather adorable, if I can use that word. *laughs* Is it in English or in Japanese? Do you get to play as these Overlords? I know you'll answer more about the game as you play it, but I'm so curious!

By: Deviate

On: 05:29 Oct 16th, 2007
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This looks like an updated version of some of the greatest (Yet oldest >_>) Games of all time! And yet...I don't remember their names...

By: Dragonfly

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On: 07:13 Oct 17th, 2007
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Corrine;33841

Is it in English or in Japanese?

Both, obviously.

The screenshots are from different version of the game from different countries.

Do you get to play as these Overlords?

Kind of.

Overlords, in the Nippon Ichi games, are rules of different worlds scattered around the universe. They're the ultimate bad asses, kings and queens of their kingdoms, that kinda thing.

Makai Kingdom starts off with the lead character, Zetta, accidently blowing up his world and having to rebuild it from scratch. As you start each level, you can choose the "creator" of each new world. You can't actually use them in your party unless you go out of the way to get them though, which is the main driving force for most players to play into level 1000+

Deviate

This looks like an updated version of some of the greatest (Yet oldest >_>) Games of all time! And yet...I don't remember their names...

Final Fantasy Tactics and Vandel Hearts, maybe?

By: Dragonfly

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On: 09:11 Oct 18th, 2007
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I had the game for a while now, but work distraction stopped me from getting into the game properly until recently.

I noticed pretty quickly that, instead of playing as the main character of the story, I actually had to develop all my character from scratch. Although it's a strange move not to make the main characters technically playable (without going out of your way) it doesn't impact on the game all that badly.

HOW CHARACTER CREATION WORKS

Right now I have six characters of diverse classes, created, with my whole party averaging out at around level 5. I'll post up a more detailed list of my team at a later point.

5 levels down. 1995 to go. Makai Kingdom's level cap is a little lower than the previous games, it seems, but it's still bloody huge!