Nostalgic graphics and retro sounds. Simple controls and gobs of grinding. This is the latest entry in the Classic Dungeon series! Cladun Returns: This Is Sengoku! is an Action-RPG set in Japan's Sengoku Era. The player arrives at Arcanus Cella, a world where souls burdened by regret are sent. The player himself (or herself!) is one of these souls, and sets out to help the Sengoku lords lift the regret from their souls.

◆Take up arms against difficult dungeons!

As the player challenges various dungeons throughout Sengoku Era Japan, they will also search for clues to each Lord's regret. Make use of various weapons and fight your way through enemies and traps!

◆Step into the Magic Circle! Train the ultimate lord!

Choose your favorite from several available jobs, and create unique characters to act as your avatar! Use the original "Magic Circle" system to train your character to become the ultimate lord!

◆Pixel Editor & Multiplayer
Take on dungeons with other users!

With the Pixel Editor, you have free rein to design your character's appearance, equipment, and animations pixel-by-pixel! Using the Multiplayer feature, you can trade edit data with other users! Get fired up for Versus and Co-op mode!

◆Arcanus Cella, where souls burdened by regret linger

Arcanus Cella is the setting of this story, and serves as the player's base of operations. At the facilities, such as the Shop and the Castle, you can buy equipment and make other necssary preparations for entering dungeons. The facilities in Arcanus Cella also allow you to create new characters to play as.

◆Shop

You can buy items to strengthen your character, such as weapons, armor, and shields, as well as artifacts and wall stones.

◆Shrine

A bunch of talking owls live here. The owls offer various features, such as Make Friends and the Pixel Editor, that will be useful in your adventure.

◆[New] Suggestion Box

Here, you can accept quests from the inhabitants of Arcanus Cella. Completing these quests will earn you rewards and Fame. Depending on the quest, you may be rewarded with a rare item. Fame is needed to access the game's special features.

◆[New] Blacksmith

Here, you can add new titles to your weapons to make them even more powerful. Titles let you add effects, such as "ATK+20" or "Vassal HP+10," to an equipment's stats.

◆[New] Fortification

There is a castle at the very back of Arcanus Cella. You can fortify this castle by using the wall stones that you purchased at the Shop. Use Fortify to place wall stones on the castle, and enhance your lord's (player character) stats. By expanding the castle, you can place additional wall stones.

In dungeons, you control your main character as you make your way to the exit.
Battles are fought in real time. Use various actions to take on the dungeon!

Fight your way using various skills, such as attack, heal, and status buffs.

A boss enemy is always at the back of the dungeon, and will unleash powerful attacks against you.

Beware of traps on the floor! They'll activate arrows or explosions when stepped on.

You can acquire various items inside treasure chests.
Depending on the dungeon, maybe you'll find lots of treasure chests!

◆Famous Japanese sites from the Sengoku Era!

The dungeons are based on Japan's Sengoku Era, and famous feudal lords appear in the game as souls.

【Osaka Castle】
A dungeon set in the premier castle of the Kansai region. You'll need to rely on your brawn to defeat the enemies, and your brain to navigate its labyrinthine corridors.

【Anegawa】
The first dungeon you tackle. To access the room that contains the exit, you must defeat the enemies guarding it.

【Mutsu】
A dungeon by the water. Deep inside the dungeon, there is a boss that has a connection to Masamune's regrets.

◆Laying in Wait

In dungeons, there are monsters and traps laying in wait for the main character. Occasionally, you may need to fight an enormous Boss monster. Observe their attack patterns and positioning to defeat it!

Umbrella Monster. It attacks by spinning around and slamming into you.

A giant monster that appears in snowy mountains. It can attack in all directions, making it very dangerous.

A dragon monster that attacks with its powerful breath. You'll fall victim to its breath if you attack it from the front.

A fire-breathing Yamato no Orochi. Attack it while also avoiding its flames.

A catfish-like boss, that attacks by shaking the ground. You can avoid it by jumping at the right moment.

An angel-like boss. Its attacks home in on the target's location.

Hunger trap. A sphere will appear to pursue the player, attempting to devour them with its mouth.

Blade trap. The blades spin along a set path. Try to avoid them by timing your movements.

◆Ran-geon

In addition to the main stages, Cladun Returns: This is Sengoku! has dungeons known as Ran-geons, where the floors and enemies are different every time you enter. Enemies in Ran-geons are stronger than normal, but you may also acquire rare items and weapons with better titles. There are 2 types of Ran-geons: Neo-geons and Tri-geons.

【Neo-geon】
Each floor of a Neo-geon has multiple gates, and you will advance through the dungeon by entering one of them. Depending on the gate, various effects may occur. Some of these effects include enemies getting stronger, rare items dropping more often, and warping to another floor. Explore each floor until you find the gate as you make your way to the 99th floor!

Whether you're collecting rare items or level-grinding will determine which gate you enter.

In Neo-geons, there will be boss monsters every 10 floors.

【Tri-geon】
Tri-geons consist of three types of Ran-geons: Normal, Chaos, and Heaven. Your goal is to reach the 99th floor while moving back and forth these three Ran-geons.

【Normal】
A normal Ran-geon where you fight normal enemies and obtain normal items.

【Chaos】
Items with titles are more common, but stronger enemies will appear.

【Heaven】
A Ran-geon that is like winning a jackpot, where you can obtain items with very good titles.

◆Extra Dungeon

In addition to Rangeons, there are extra dungeons that appear as you progress the story. For every main story dungeon, there is also an EX dungeon. But the monsters in EX Dungeons are much more powerful. Also, there are a total of 50 lord souls wandering these EX dungeons. These souls are released by beating the dungeon, allowing you to recruit these famous lords from the Sengoku Era as your comrades. Use EX Dungeons to recruit new lords and raise your characters' levels!

There are eight different weapon types that your characters can use. These weapons types are: katana, hammers, staves, spears, bows, daggers, shurikens, and sickles. Depending on your character's job and the dungeon you're challenging, you'll want to make use of different weapons!!

When using a katana, press the attack button multiple times to perform a 3-combo attack. On the last hit, the character will spin the katana around to attack a wider area.

Hammers have very slow attack speed but each hit is very powerful, and they can even destroy certain walls.

Staves are unique weapons that shoot projectiles of the fire, ice, or spirit element. They specialize in long-range, wide area attacks, and the type of stave used determines the attack pattern.

Spears are good for executing mid-range attacks at a distance, so you're close enough to hit enemies but not close enough to get hit back.

Bows can fire attacks from a safe, far distance that also pierce through enemies.

Daggers allow you to move faster and perform combo attacks. They are also effective at inflicting partial destruction to an enemy's stats.

Shuriken have a faster rate of fire than bows, and you can attack with them as you move. However, their overall attack power is quite low.

Sickles are mid-range weapons that are thrown to attack enemies. They can attack through walls and also cut grass on the ground.

◆A unique formation system for defending your lords

Magic Circles are an enhancement system in which you create formations to augment your Lord (player character) with Vassals (allies). When a Lord goes into a dungeon, their Vassals act as shields, protecting the Lord from damage by receiving it for them.

Depending on the specific Magic Circle, the number of Vassals you can place and where you can place them will vary.

Your Magic Circle and the direction you're currently facing will determine which Vassals receive damage.

◆Enhancement Breakdown

There are over 200 types of Magic Circles, each arranged in different shapes. In addition to your Vassals, you can also place special items in Magic Circles to strengthen your character.

◆Artifacts

Each Magic Circle contains specific spaces next to each Vassal where artifacts can be placed. Using their Mana, Vassals can activate the hidden abilities in these artifacts to produce different effects, such as boosting stats!

The types of artifacts you can place will vary depending on the shape of the Magic Circle.

Artifacts can also come with titles, which will stack with the artifact's base effect!

◆Awakening

Some Magic Circles contain Awakening Spaces, which are used to activate the Awakening ability in dungeons. While awakened, the effects of your artifacts are increased, and your stats receive a significant boost. Awakening only lasts for a short time, so make sure you use it at the right moment!

◆Hex

Among the artifacts that can strengthen a character's magic, some of them may also come with the "Hex" title. An artifact with this title will convert the corresponding magic spell into a hex, and significantly increase its power! However, sometimes a hex can backfire and damage the caster, so use this power wisely.

During your adventure, you will be able to create new characters. You can name them, pick their job class, and select their appearance.

◆Samurai
A job with average attack and defensive power. This job class is recommended for beginners due to its conventional stats.

[Job Skill] Super Slide
You can slide longer distances than normal.

◆Swordsman
This job class can move quickly, even through rough terrain. It's perfect for exploring dungeons.

[Job Skill] Landscaper
You are unencumbered by grassy, fiery, and sticky terrain.

◆Magician
This job class specializes in casting magic spells. Its HP is low, but it can cast various long-range magic spells.

[Job Skill] Debt Recovery
When your SP gets low enough to incur SP Debt, your SP regeneration will speed up, allowing you to cast spells again sooner.

◆Saint
This job class specializes in casting healing magic. It's useful for trekking through very long dungeons.

[Job Skill] Undead Slayer
Undead monsters that cannot be slain by conventional attacks will be permanently destroyed.

◆Merchant
A job that specializes in earning G, the currency of Arcanus Cella. It specializes in tricky skills that make use of money.

[Job Skill] Hidden Funds
You will lose less money if you die in a dungeon.

◆Onmyoji
An job that is good at both physical and magical attacks. Though its defense are low, it can fight at both close and long ranges.

[Job Skill] Quick Cast
Reduces the casting time for magic and abilities so you can use them more often.

◆Vile Priest
A defense-oriented job that specializes in protective and healing magic. It learns Magic Circles that have spaces for lots of Vassals, and has high HP growth.

[Job Skill] Stalwart
While readying a shield, your resistance to frontal attacks is increased even further.

◆Changing Jobs
As a character's level rises, you can change their job. When you change jobs, that character's level resets back to 1. But a portion of their stats will carry over, as well as any learned Magic Circles and Magic/Abilities. By changing jobs often, you can make your characters even more powerful!

◆Advanced Jobs
As you progress through the story, you will gain access to advanced jobs.

[Tactician]
This job specializes in dealing one-hit KOs. Though very skilled, it learns very complicated Magic Circles that can be completely undone if even one Vassal dies.

[Job Skill] Sundering Blow
Increases the effects of partial destruction, reducing enemies' stats even further.

[Shaman]
This job specializes in casting offensive magic. It learns very complicated Magic Circles, and is recommended for experts. However, if you can master this job, it will prove to be quite powerful.

[Job Skill] Debt Recovery
When your SP gets low enough to incur SP Debt, your SP regeneration will speed up, allowing you to cast spells again sooner.

[Ninja]
This job has high movement speed and specializes in rapid attacks. By mastering its tricky Magic Circles, this job can potentially fight without relying on Vassals at all.

[Job Skill] Boss Killer
You will deal increased damage to Black monsters, which are among the strongest enemies in the game.

◆Pixel Editor

When you create a character, you don't have to choose their appearance from the default templates. With the Pixel Editor, you can draw a character's face one pixel at a time.

You can recreate your favorite characters as 8-bit sprites, and populate Arcanus Cella with a variety of characters.

You can even design the animations for different expressions, such as when your character is walking, running, or hurt by an attack.

Any weapon or equipment that has the "Edit" title can be redrawn, too.

You can enjoy a more personalized experience when you enter a dungeon with a character and equipment you made yourself.

◆Photo Store

In the Photo Store, you can save your Pixel Editor creations as "edit data." Through the PlayStation®Vita's ad-hoc function, you can exchange edit data with other players. You can also upload edit data online. By saving this edit data onto your PlayStation®Vita, you can then use it in your game.

Tweeting your Edit Data
By linking your PlayStation®Network account with your Twitter account, you can post your edit data and share it with all your followers.

◆Music

In this game, you can make use of "MML (Music Macro Language)" to create your own music. Each song consists of 5 separate sections, and you can express different musical notes such as "C D E," changes in pitch, and adjust the tempo of the song.

In Cladun Returns: This is Sengoku!, you can participate in Versus and Co-op modes using the PlayStation®Vita ad-hoc functions. In addition, competing dungeon Clear Times will be released on an online leaderboard.

The goal of Versus Mode is to gather the most treasure.

The goal of Co-op Mode is to team up with your friends to defeat a boss.

You can view the Clear Times of players from around the world.

◆Death-geon

This game features a new Wireless Play element called "Death-geons," which are super-difficult dungeons designed for co-op play. Death-geons are so difficult, even Level 99 characters can die in an instant. Experienced players should bring several allies when they attempt to challenge these dungeons. Though super-powerful enemies will appear, the items that drop here are better than those of any other dungeon. If you're feeling confident, round up some friends to take on these challenging dungeons!