Summon Night: Swordcraft Story

Story

Three years after the loss of your father, you are an apprentice craft knight. A tournament is being held to find the next Craftlord, and you're in. But first, you need a weapon. Unlike many other RPGs, you can't find or buy weapons in this game. Instead, you must learn to make your own weapons. To make a weapon, you'll have to know the technique to use to create a specific weapon, as well as the raw materials to make it from. You won't be alone in the game. As a partner, you'll get a guardian beast that will assist you in your battles with magic and help you craft your weapons. Depending on what you decide, you'll get four different guardian beasts, all of them with different abilities. Apart from the tournament, you'll have to collect resources to make better weapons, traveling through a large dungeon and fighting the creatures you find there in a side-scrolling battlefield similar to the one in Tales of Phantasia. You'll also have the option of spending time with your summon creature and certain other characters each night. Who you spend your time with will have some influence on the story.