Eragon (Game Boy Advance)
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The Game Boy Advance (GBA) version of Eragon is a Role Playing Game (RPG).
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[edit] Plot
The Tutorial section of the game consists of the ambushing of Arya's group by Durza and his Urgal soldiers. After going through two 'mini-dungeons' and defeating many Urgals and two Urgal Commanders, they are attacked by Durza himself. This battle is unique in that a loss does not mean that the player has to restart from a checkpoint; instead, the plot advances as in the book. All items collected in this section are retained when the player controls Eragon.
After the cutscene where Eragon finds Saphira's egg, he wanders off to his village. There, he goes to Sloan and attempts to sell the egg for food; this scene plays out as in the book. Eragon returns home, talks to his uncle, and goes to bed. The next morning, Eragon goes off to repay Horst; at this point, the player takes control of Eragon.
[edit] Party Members throughout game
These party members are listed in order of appearance.
[edit] Gameplay mechanics
- In order to level up, a character must gain 1000 EXP. The amount of EXP that a given enemy gives when defeated goes down as the character's level goes up, so a Imperial Commander will give over 500 EXP to a low-level character, but only 3 EXP to a high-level one.
- Magic, instead of costing Magic Points like it does in most games, costs Hit Points (HP). Therefore, although magic is powerful, it must be used with caution: it is possible to K.O. a character by casting a spell when they are low on HP, and at low levels of the Magic Focus, a character will use more HP up on the Heill spell than they will heal.
- You can choose the Focus of a given character, i.e. what they will gain levels and abilities in.
- If characters are assigned to Magic, the amount of HP those characters use for spells will go down, and the power of the spells will go up.
- If characters are assigned to Hunting, they will gain strength with and special attacks for Bow weapons, and will also be able to follow 'tracks' in dungeons. These 'tracks', when followed, often lead to great treasures.
- If characters are assigned to Weapons, they will gain strength in non-bow weapons and also earn special attacks. In addition, they will be able to challenge people in cities to battles that would not otherwise be available (and give prizes if won).
- If characters are assigned to Herbal, they will be able to pick higher levels of Herbs and make more powerful Potions.
- If characters are assigned to Endurance, they will gain the ability to move large objects.
[edit] Divergences from the books
- In the game, there is a group of bandits terrorizing the Spine and the area outside Carvahall. In the book, there is no such group.
- In the game, some "Black Hand Assassins" are random enemies in the Spine after Saphira abducts Eragon from Carvahall, and a band of Imperial Soliders are searching the town. This would seem to imply that the king is more active in trying to find out the identity of the new Rider; in the book, he 'merely' sends the Ra'zac.
- As your exploration on the game's map is limited only by your level (i.e. how far you can go before being wiped out by enemies), it is possible to wander all the way to the Hadarac Desert while Brom is still alive.
- The physical appearances of characters in the games are the same as those of the characters in the movie. Saphira is the lone exception, as she has leathery, spined wings instead of the feathered ones in the movie.
- Orik is constantly referred to as Olrik.
- Eragon must fight Durza three times at the end. His long scar from shoulder to hip is unmentioned.
