Blend x Brand

Blend x Brand is a so-called "travel synthesis RPG", where the player takes the role of a young blacksmith named Eimy who uses her item synthesis skills to support adventurers. The game is designed around the PocketStation accessory and requires one in order to play. The game is divided into two distinct parts. Story events and item synthesis take place in town on the PlayStation side; here the player can combine and create items as well as upgrade Eimy's equipment. Dungeon crawling takes place on the PocketStation side -- either on the actual portable device, or in a simulator within the main game -- and is simple first-person dungeoneering in the vein of Wizardry. Enemies are fought one-on-one, with elemental weaknesses being a major strategy, and defeated foes will drop items which can be taken back to town for use in further upgrades.