Topic: Fossil Fighters Frontier: Warden’s Journal: First Entry

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Diggin’ up the basics.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/hands-on-preview/39891/fossil-fighters-frontier-wardens-journal-first-entry

Our review of Fossil Fighters: Frontier will be coming in the next week or so, but in the mean time I will be updating this journal with my thoughts.

After about an hour of tutorials, I have begun my adventure in the world of Fossil Fighters: Frontier. It is a 3DS RPG in which players take on the role of a Warden, a group who is charged with handling vivosaurs, which are dinosaurs that have been revived through fossils found around the world.  

Wardens ride around parks in ATV-like Vehicles called Bone Buggies, which they use to locate and excavate fossils. The excavation process is a timed mini-game where the Warden uses a hammer and drill to dig up the fossil. Each Fossil represents a part of a vivosaur and revives the corresponding vivosaur. Vivosaurs can be enhanced by finding fossils for the remaining parts.

In order for the excavation to be a success the Warden must have at least 50% of the fossil dug up before the time expires. The hammer is used to remove large pieces of rock and the drill is used to to remove more fine pieces of dirt. Using the hammer is the quickest method of excavating but overuse of the hammer can damage the fossil, decreasing its power when applied to a vivosaur.

A second responsibility of a Warden is clearing the park areas of rogue vivosaurs who have broken free after revival. Taking down rogue vivosuars involves a turn-based battle in which the Warden chooses a vivosaur to fight the rogue. The battle system involves using attacks that take advantage of the multiple stances the vivosaurs enter during battle.

The fighting system is surprisingly involved. I don't really have a clear grip on what is going on during battles yet, though. Although the tutorial is pretty long, it does not do a great job of explaining the combat. However, there are further explanations for different parts of Warden Life that go over combat. I will be taking advantage of those in the near future.

So far I am enjoying Warden life. The story is intriguing and searching for and excavating fossils is a fun time. The vivosaurs are colorful and the parks are fun to explore.  Hopefully by the time of my next writing I will have a better grasp on vivosaur combat.