is a 2013 fantasy

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under

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's Galapagos RPG brand for the

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and

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. The game uses a modified version of ''

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'' battle system. The Windows version was released on August 4, 2015. An expanded version, titled ''Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force'', was released in Japan in 2015 for the

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, and was released worldwide in 2016. It received a ports for Windows and

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in 2017 and 2019, respectively. A sequel, ''Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Chord,'' was released in Japan for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and

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on September 15, 2022.

Story

A long time ago there was a conflict between a goddess and an evil god. The two deities didn't fight directly, but created a large number of special weapons for others to use. Eventually, these powers sealed each other and the power vanished from the world. Fast forward to modern times where these leftover weapons are called "Furies" and warriors that wield them are "Fencers." Fury weapons are said to be incredibly powerful, so Fencers constantly scramble to acquire them. By a strange coincidence, two fencers, Fang and Tiara, get caught up in the struggle between the goddess and evil god.

Release

''Fairy Fencer F'' was released on October 10, 2013 in Japan with an English version being released in North America, Europe and Australia on September 16, 19, and 25, 2014. The localization and publishing was handled by

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. A port for Windows was made available worldwide on August 4, 2015. A limited Collector's Edition was produced for the English release. In addition to the game, the Limited Edition featured a hardcover art book, a copy of the game's soundtrack, and a beanie, all packed in a collectible box. This edition retailed for $74.99, and sold out before the game came out. It was available exclusively on NIS's website. It features

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as a concept artist,

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as a co-composer,

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as a character designer,

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as a screenwriter and the "Neptunia Team" as some of the development team. On August 31, 2014, an expanded version, ''Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force'' was announced during Sony's

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Press Conference. It is scheduled for release on the

in 2015. At the time, there were no international release announced. Amano, Uematsu (composer), Tsunako, and Inoue are all returning as well. ''Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force'' has English/Japanese audio as well as

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subtitles.

''Advent Dark Force''

''Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force'' is an enhanced remaster of the original game for PlayStation 4, Windows and Nintendo Switch. It features extended fights, updated graphics, rebalancing, new story routes and character endings. The Switch version includes all of the new DLC on the PlayStation 4 version.

Reception

''Fairy Fencer F'' received mixed or average reviews. The PlayStation 3 version received an aggregated score 65/100 on

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based on 31 reviews. The Windows version received an aggregated score of 66/100 on

based on 9 reviews. The PS4 version of ''Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force'' received an aggregated score of 71/100 on Metacritic based on 21 reviews.

References

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External links

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