Rio says she saw some mushrooms in the caves, so it's off to the Togle Caves once more! Head down to the 4th floor, and into another circular room. You will see a cutscene where a monster speaks to Rio. You will then be attacked by that monster, a Blobster who is level E. Defeat the Blobster, then you will recieve the mushrooms needed for Philia's grandmother.
The adventure will end; the next weekend, head to Ryuwn and hand over the mushrooms. You will be pleasantly surprised to find that Philia's grandmother has spoken to the association to allow you into tournaments.
Head to the Association, where you will meet Karnab, the head of the association who is also the same "K" you met during your cave exploration. Karnab will tell you that before he issues you a trainer license, you will have to complete a test for him. You will have to go to the Kalaragi Jungle to dispose of some "junk" that has been troubling him. Kalaragi will now be open for adventuring from this point on.
Instead, you will only be allowed to go to the 3rd floor, where you will find the second Gaia stone. After Rio reacts to finding it, you will return to the ranch. The second time you visit, you will be able to complete the "junk" quest for Karnab. Travel to the 5th floor, and in the large round boss room you will fight ArborMogi. ArborMogi doesn't get the title for boss for this stage. He's small and is only a little stronger than the stray enemies you've been fighting.
Defeat him, and you will return to the ranch. Don't forget to return back to Ryuwn to talk to Karnab! Once you do, he will give you one more test: you must battle and beat Philia to earn a trainer's license. Defeat Philia's Pixie, and you will have your license, and you can now fight in all Ryuwn battles. More to come as I find more time to write this So, what you recieve may differ slightly, but expect to recieve the same attacks based on same main breed.
A: Adventuring is the only way your monsters will learn new skills and attacks. Instead of entirely innate abilities like in Monster Rancher 3, adventuring gives you a whole new way to earn your skills and attacks on the weekends. And that's not all! You can travel in a party of up to three, meaning you can level up three monsters at the same time! Each monster has their own set of abilities that they earn as they level up. Some of these skills will help you in battle, and some will help you to find items in the adventure.
Q: How do I level up my monsters? A: While running around in adventure areas, such as the Togle Caves, you will encounter random enemy monsters.
The monster who is currently running with you on the screen is the one that will enter the battle for you. If the monster currently running with you is knocked out, the monster that is next on the list will be sent out in his place. The battle ends when you either KO the enemy, or all of your monsters are KOed. After defeating the enemy, your monsters will receive experience points. The monster who fought the battle will receive the full number of the points, while the other non-KOed monsters will recieve half that amount.
Q: What does it mean when it says, "go up to a suspicious spot? Some of these are: Caves: Some monsters can learn Search Cave, allowing them to crawl into small holes and look for items.
Level up small monsters. Dirt mounds: Some monsters can learn Search Dirt, allowing them to dig holes into dirt mounds in the ground and look for items. Level up beast monsters. Water: Some monsters can learn water search.
Canyons: Presumably need the ability to fly. Level up monsters with wings. Waterfall: Some monsters can learn High Search. Level up flying monsters. Rock Pillars: Some monsters can learn High Search.
Giant Rocks:??? Q: How do I switch between my monsters so that I can use their abilities? A: Press R2 to change the monster that is available on the screen. It's quick and easy to use. Although, if you press square, you can also choose sort and change your monsters that way too.
Q: Can I switch between monsters during a battle? I see their health bars on the top right A: Yes! You can! Press the L1 Button during battle, and the next monster will switch places with your current monster.
Use this to your advantage, to make sure that your monsters aren't KOed! Bring in a fresh fighter at the correct time. Q: What are ALL of the battle button controls? A: When "Team Attack" appears, one of your attacks will begin to flash red. If you can attack with that flashing red attack and your hit connects, not only will your battle monster hit, but so will his teammate, effectively increasing the damage done to your opponent.
A: You can check your items in the menu by checking the square button. Most of the items that you find are items that you can give to your monsters to play with.
You may also find items like Disc Stones that can be appraised by Cesare to create new monsters. You can also find combining items such as the LIF stone, which will raise the statistics of a new monster when used during combining.
Q: What happens if all of my monsters are defeated in battle? A: You will be sent back to the ranch, and your monsters' may be injured. Also, being defeated in battle during an adventure will shorten the lifespan of your monsters if you are sent back to the ranch. After two PS1 hits and one PS2 game that's better forgotten, the fourth Rancher takes a very back-to-basics approach.
The idea's the same: raise cutesy monsters five at once this time , enter them in tournaments, and have them tag along with you in adventures across a generic RPG land. Where MR4 differs is in the approach--instead of navigating menus, you actually control your critter-lovin' scamp this time, running him around the ranch and spending quality time with your herd.
The adventures are much more RPG-like, too, with dungeons and hidden areas accessible only by certain monsters. Unfortunately, just like in MR3, none of this gameplay is fleshed out enough. Simply put, the game's stupidly easy--you can take your first five monsters, raise their power and speed stats aggressively, and use them to whiz through the entire story.
Despite this miniscule challenge, the game still takes up mounds of time: Tending to a full five monsters feels more like work than play, and the dungeons are vast, empty and repetitive. I think Tecmo had the right idea here, but it didn't quite follow through.
MR3 was so disappointing, I began to think it was time to put the series to sleep for good. But this fourth title is a step away from the needle. First off, MR4 ditches the craptacular cartoon look from the previous title in favor of traditional visuals. The gameplay's deeper, too--Tecmo's added features like real 3D dungeon exploring, multipart training regimens for your beasts, and the ability to raise multiple creatures.
Now, all Rancher needs to do is break from its tedious, menu-driven shackles. It was my favorite of the bunch--and it still is. There was a purity to the gameplay and the, er, "craptacu-lar" graphics that I really enjoyed.
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