Software:Cladun: This is an RPG

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Cladun: This is an RPG
Cladun This is an RPG Japanese PSP box art.jpg
Japanese PSP box art
Developer(s)System Prisma
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)PlayStation Portable
Release
  • JP: February 18, 2010
  • NA: September 20, 2010
  • EU: November 17, 2010
Genre(s)Action, role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player
ClaDun X2
Developer(s)System Prisma
Publisher(s)NIS America
Platform(s)PlayStation Portable
Microsoft Windows
ReleasePSP
  • JP: March 24, 2011
  • NA: August 30, 2011
  • EU: September 21, 2011
Windows
August 14, 2012
Genre(s)Action, role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player
ClaDun Retruns: This is Sengoku!
Developer(s)Nippon Ichi Software
Publisher(s)
  • JP: Nippon Ichi Software
  • WW: NIS America
Platform(s)PlayStation Vita
PlayStation 4
Microsoft Windows
Release
  • JP: May 26, 2016 (Vita)
  • NA: June 6, 2017
  • EU: June 9, 2017 (PS4, Vita)
  • AU: June 16, 2017 (PS4, Vita)
Genre(s)Action, role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Cladun: This is an RPG, known in Japan as Classic Dungeon: Fuyoku no Masōjin (クラシックダンジョン 〜扶翼の魔装陣〜, Kurasshiku Danjon ~Fuyoku no Masōjin~, lit. "Classic Dungeon: Assistance of the Devil Formation"), is a 2010 action role-playing video game developed by System Prisma and published by Nippon Ichi Software (its parent company) for the PlayStation Portable. The game was released in Japan on February 18, 2010, in North America on September 20, 2010 and in Europe on November 17, 2010.

Cladun: This is an RPG features cooperative and competitive gameplay with up to three other players.[1][2] Dungeons are randomly generated and the game features customization of not only the main character but also the final boss. Developer Souhei Niikawa compares the game's retro art style to What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord?, another Nippon Ichi title.[2] Two sequels for this game were released, ClaDun x2, which was released in 2011 for the PlayStation Portable, and was made available for PC via Steam on August 14, 2012, and ClaDun Returns: This Is Sengoku!, which was released for the PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4 and Steam in 2016-2017.

Gameplay

Custom Characters

Custom characters are characters that players create. Players choose a job class, a default format of the character, name, the color and form of the characters boss, and conversation type. After this, the face of the character, the conversation, and other aspects can be edited.

Plot

The story starts with a girl named Pudding and a boy named Soma going to a gate that Pudding believes is a way to go to the magical world "Arcanus Cella". Upon entering, they find themselves in Arcanus Cella. The story progresses as the player finishes levels to unlock characters and places. Each time a floor of a dungeon is finished, more floors are unlocked and sometimes a scene may unlock new characters, or show something about the characters in the game.

Reception

Cladun: This is an RPG

Cladun: This is an RPG
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic78/100[3]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Famitsu28/40[4]
GameRevolutionB[5]
GameZone7/10[6]
IGN8/10[7]
RPGamer1.5/5[8]
The A.V. ClubB[11]

Claddun: This is an RPG received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 28 out of 40.[4]

ClaDun x2

Cladun x2
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic(PSP) 74/100[12]
(PC) 70/100[13]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Destructoid6/10[14]
Famitsu28/40[15]
GameRevolutionB−[16]
GameSpot6/10[17]
Gamezebo(PC) 4/5 stars[18]
OPM (UK)8/10[19]

ClaDun x2 received above-average reviews on both platforms according to Metacritic.[12][13] In Japan, Famitsu gave the PSP version a score of 28 out of 40.[15]

ClaDun Returns: This Is Sengoku!

ClaDun Returns: This Is Sengoku!
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic(PS4) 74/100[20]
(Vita) 62/100[21]
(PC) 60/100[22]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Destructoid(Vita) 5/10[23]
Famitsu(Vita) 31/40[24]
Hardcore Gamer(PS4) 3.5/5[25]
Push Square(PS4) 6/10 stars[26]
RPGamer(PS4) 3/5[27]

ClaDun Returns: This Is Sengoku! received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to Metacritic.[20][21][22] In Japan, Famitsu gave the PlayStation Vita version a score of 31 out of 40.[24]

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 Hiraoka, Takeshi (July 16, 2010). "Cladun: This Is an RPG Announcement Interview". Red Ventures. https://www.gamespot.com/videos/cladun-this-is-an-rpg-announcement-interview/2300-6269182/. Retrieved July 24, 2022. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Cladun: This is an RPG for PSP Reviews". Red Ventures. https://www.metacritic.com/game/cladun-this-is-an-rpg/critic-reviews/?platform=psp. Retrieved July 24, 2022. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "クラシックダンジョン 〜扶翼の魔装陣〜" (in ja). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=9206&redirect=no. Retrieved July 24, 2022. 
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  14. Pinsof, Allistair (September 23, 2011). "Review: ClaDun X2 (PSP)". Enthusiast Gaming. https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-cladun-x2/. Retrieved July 24, 2022. 
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  21. 21.0 21.1 "ClaDun Returns: This Is Sengoku! for PlayStation Vita Reviews". Red Ventures. https://www.metacritic.com/game/cladun-returns-this-is-sengoku/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-vita. Retrieved July 24, 2022. 
  22. 22.0 22.1 "ClaDun Returns: This Is Sengoku! for Pc Reviews". Red Ventures. https://www.metacritic.com/game/cladun-returns-this-is-sengoku/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. Retrieved July 24, 2022. 
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