We’ve put together some more gameplay footage of NIS and HitMaker’s upcoming RPG for the PlayStation Portable, Dragoneer’s Aria. This batch of footage shows off the Field Skills, Guard Ability, and the combined Elemental Attacks. Enjoy!

NATE AGUILERA

This first set of footage shows off the Field Skills in action. First Euphe’s health regen ability for the group, followed by Mary’s trap ability to temporarily stop the movement of nearby enemies, then Valen’s ability to dash, and finally Ruslan’s ability to warp nearby monsters away from the field.

The first half of the vid highlights the Guard ability. If you use Guard and an enemy attacks your character, a circle will appear with five specially marked spots. A light will go around the circle and you’ll have to time your button to highlight each of these spots (Just like those circle light machines at the Tilt arcades!). Miss and the highlights will clear and you’ll have to start all over. But keep trying! The more spots highlighted by the end of the timer, the lesser the amount of damage will be taken. Successfully highlighting all five spots can have you completely nullifying ALL damage from an attack! Having at least one of the spots highlighted by the end of the timer is also another way for building up your mana. The Guard feature is sure to be an integral part for future battles. The second half of the vid shows off some of the Dragon Skills and their combined Elemental Attacks if certain Dragon Skills are performed after another.

Our previous gameplay footage can be found here:
http://high-scoreonline.com/2007/07/10/dragoneers-aria-gameplay/