Tokyo RPG Factory is dedicated to a single, noble goal: building excellent role-playing games inspired by classics like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI. They’re following up their first effort, I Am Setsuna, with Lost Sphear, a game whose world is built on memories. If those memories are lost, locations fade away, and now a mysterious dark power threatens to tear apart the fabric of reality.
As a boy with the power to restore lost memories, Kanata, you’ve been recruited to investigate the losses occurring throughout the world. Crafting the world around you can restore forgotten towns and NPCs to life, or alter the rules of battle by constructing artifacts that can suppress magic or have other significant effects.
You’ll meet enemies as you explore and transition seamlessly into battle, with a system that evolves the classic Active-Time Battle. Your party’s actions are governed by timers for each character, but when it comes time to attack you can position yourself wherever you want, opening up ways to strike multiple enemies at once and greatly increasing your freedom in combat.
You can also call on the power of the mighty Vulcosuits, mechanized armor suits that you can pilot on the overworld and in battle. You can hop into the suits at any time, powering up your characters and granting access to monster-shredding Paradigm Drive abilities — for as long as your resources hold out, of course.
Here’s what Lost Sphear looks like in action:
Lost Sphear is available now on Steam, PlayStation 4, and Switch, and you can even try a demo on all three platforms for a taste of what the RPG has to offer. For more details on the adventure that awaits and how to conquer its secrets, be sure to check out the Lost Sphear Wiki.
Dustin Bailey
Dustin is a Missouri-based freelancer who enjoys long walks in digital woods. When he’s not writing about geeky pastimes, he’s producing videos on them. He and his wife bond best over tabletop role-playing.