Guardian Codex

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Release Date: November 4, 2016

A mobile RPG with turn-based combat system, developed by an in-house studio of Square Enix. Guardian Codex takes place in the year 2030. The planet was split by a conflict between the Empire and the Resistance. When the second faction is pushed to defense, it decides to use a different tactic and sends their agents to the titular Codex, a virtual version of old times.

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Guardian Codex is a mobile RPG released for AND and iOS. It uses free-to-play distribution model with microtransactions. The title was developed by one of the Japanese teams of Square Enix that previously created popular card games Guardians Cross and Dean’s Cross.

Plot

The game takes place in year 2030. The vision of the future presented by the developers is much different from the current predictions. In the world of Guardian Codex for AND and iOS the whole planet is split between the Empire and the Resistance. The latter is pushed to defense and forced to use a different tactic. They resistance is sending their agents to the titular Codex, a virtual version of the past.

The player assumes the role of one of such agents and is tasked with finding the legendary creatures known as Guardians. He must take them to the real world and use in fight against the Empire.

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Mechanics

The gameplay mechanics of Guardian Codex for AND and iOS are similar to ones used in other classic mobile Japanese RPGs. During the game the player is traveling through the world, speaking with other characters, completing quests, developing characters and fighting. The turn-based fighting system is very important in the game.

Defeating the Guardians and making them player’s party is vital part of the gameplay. There are many types of guardians in Guardian Codex and the gameplay is focused on collecting and developing them like in Pokemon series.