Cladun: This is an RPG
{{Infobox video game
| title = Cladun: This is an RPG
| image = Cladun This is an RPG Japanese PSP box art.jpg
| caption = Japanese PSP box art
| developer = System Prisma
| publisher = {{vgrelease|JP|Nippon Ichi Software|WW|NIS America}}
| released = {{Video game release|JP|February 18, 2010|NA|September 20, 2010|EU|November 17, 2010}}
| genre = Action, role-playing
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = PlayStation Portable
}}
{{Infobox video game
| collapsible = yes
| title = ClaDun X2
| image =
| caption =
| developer = System Prisma
| publisher = NIS America
| released = PSP
{{Video game release|JP|March 24, 2011|NA|August 30, 2011|EU|September 21, 2011}}Windows
August 14, 2012
| genre = Action, role-playing
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = PlayStation Portable
Microsoft Windows
}}
{{Infobox video game
| collapsible = yes
| title = ClaDun Returns: This is Sengoku!
| image =
| caption =
| developer = Nippon Ichi Software
| publisher = {{vgrelease|JP|Nippon Ichi Software|WW|NIS America}}
| released = {{Video game release|JP|May 26, 2016 (Vita)|NA|June 6, 2017|EU|June 9, 2017 (PS4, Vita)|AU|June 16, 2017 (PS4, Vita)}}
| genre = Action, role-playing
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = PlayStation Vita
PlayStation 4
Microsoft Windows
}}
Cladun: This is an RPG, known in Japan as {{Nihongo|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.{{cite web |last=Tong |first=Sophia |date=July 16, 2010 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/cladun-this-is-an-rpg-first-look/1100-6269371/ |title=Cladun: This Is an RPG First Look [date mislabeled as "July 19, 2010"] |website=GameSpot |publisher=Red Ventures |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107210809/http://www.gamespot.com/cladun-this-is-an-rpg/previews/cladun-this-is-an-rpg-first-look-6269371/ |archivedate=November 7, 2012 |url-status=live |accessdate=July 24, 2022}}{{cite web |last=Hiraoka |first=Takeshi |date=July 16, 2010 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/videos/cladun-this-is-an-rpg-announcement-interview/2300-6269182/ |title=Cladun: This Is an RPG Announcement Interview |website=GameSpot |publisher=Red Ventures |accessdate=July 24, 2022}} 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. 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
{{expand section | date = September 2013}}
= 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
{{More plot | date = September 2013}}
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'' =
{{Video game reviews
| align = left
| title = Cladun: This is an RPG
| MC = 78/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/cladun-this-is-an-rpg/critic-reviews/?platform=psp |title=Cladun: This is an RPG for PSP Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Red Ventures |accessdate=July 24, 2022}}
| Fam = 28/40{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=9206&redirect=no |title=クラシックダンジョン 〜扶翼の魔装陣〜 |language=ja |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |accessdate=July 24, 2022}}
| GameRev = B{{cite web |last=Schaller |first=Kevin |date=October 5, 2010 |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/47985-cladun-this-is-an-rpg-review |title=ClaDun: This is an RPG! [sic] Review |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009195750/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/psp/c/long_name/asc |archivedate=October 9, 2015 |url-status=live |accessdate=July 24, 2022}}
| IGN = 8/10{{cite web |last=Clements |first=Ryan |date=October 11, 2010 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/10/11/cladun-this-is-an-rpg-review |title=Cladun: This is an RPG Review |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=July 24, 2022}}
| RPGFan = (Patrick) 75%{{cite web |last=Gann |first=Patrick |date=October 20, 2010 |url=https://www.rpgfan.com/review/cladun-this-is-an-rpg-2/ |title=Cladun: This is an RPG |website=RPGFan |publisher=Emerald Shield Media LLC |accessdate=July 24, 2022}}
(Neal) 59%{{cite web |last=Chandran |first=Neal |date=September 21, 2010 |url=https://www.rpgfan.com/review/cladun-this-is-an-rpg/ |title=Cladun: This is an RPG |website=RPGFan |publisher=Emerald Shield Media LLC |accessdate=July 24, 2022}}
| rev1 = The A.V. Club
| rev1Score = B{{cite web |last=Wolinsky |first=David |date=September 20, 2010 |url=https://www.avclub.com/cladun-this-is-an-rpg-1798221676 |title=Cladun: This Is An RPG |website=The A.V. Club |publisher=G/O Media |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316000226/http://www.avclub.com/articles/cladun-this-is-an-rpg,45334/ |archivedate=March 16, 2011 |url-status=live |accessdate=July 24, 2022}}
}}
Claddun: This is an RPG received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 28 out of 40.
{{clear}}
= ''ClaDun x2'' =
{{Video game reviews
| align = left
| title = Cladun x2
| MC = (PSP) 74/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/cladun-x2/critic-reviews/?platform=psp |title=ClaDun x2 for PSP Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Red Ventures |accessdate=July 24, 2022}}
(PC) 70/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/cladun-x2/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=ClaDun 2x for PC Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Red Ventures |accessdate=July 24, 2022}}
| Destruct = 6/10{{cite web |last=Pinsof |first=Allistair |date=September 23, 2011 |url=https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-cladun-x2/ |title=Review: ClaDun X2 (PSP) |website=Destructoid |publisher=Enthusiast Gaming |accessdate=July 24, 2022}}
| Gamezebo = (PC) {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Bellmore |first=Mike |date=August 31, 2012 |url=https://www.gamezebo.com/reviews/cladun-x2-review/ |title=Cladun X2 Review (PC) |website=Gamezebo |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901182130/http://www.gamezebo.com/games/cladun-x2/review |archivedate=September 1, 2012 |url-status=live |accessdate=July 24, 2022}}
| OPMUK = 8/10{{cite magazine |title=ClaDun x2 |magazine=PlayStation Official Magazine – UK |publisher=Future plc |date=December 2011 |page=108}}
}}
ClaDun x2 received above-average reviews on both platforms according to Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave the PSP version a score of 28 out of 40.
{{clear}}
= ''ClaDun Returns: This Is Sengoku!'' =
{{Video game reviews
| align = left
| title = ClaDun Returns: This Is Sengoku!
| MC = (PS4) 74/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/cladun-returns-this-is-sengoku/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |title=ClaDun Returns: This Is Sengoku! for PlayStation 4 Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Red Ventures |accessdate=July 24, 2022}}
(Vita) 62/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/cladun-returns-this-is-sengoku/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-vita |title=ClaDun Returns: This Is Sengoku! for PlayStation Vita Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Red Ventures |accessdate=July 24, 2022}}
(PC) 60/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/cladun-returns-this-is-sengoku/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=ClaDun Returns: This Is Sengoku! for Pc Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Red Ventures |accessdate=July 24, 2022}}
| Fam = (Vita) 31/40{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=33424&redirect=no |title=クラシックダンジョン 戦国 [Vita] |language=ja |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Kadokawa Corporation |accessdate=July 24, 2022}}
| PSQ = (PS4) {{Rating|6|10}}{{cite web |last=Ramsey |first=Robert |date=June 2, 2017 |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/cladun_returns_this_is_sengoku |title=Cladun Returns: This Is Sengoku! Review (PS4) |website=Push Square |publisher=Gamer Network |accessdate=July 24, 2022}}
}}
ClaDun Returns: This Is Sengoku! received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave the PlayStation Vita version a score of 31 out of 40.
{{clear}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://nippon1.jp/consumer/classicdungeon/}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{MobyGames|id=/cladun-this-is-an-rpg}}
- {{MobyGames|id=/cladun-x2|name=ClaDun x2}}
- {{MobyGames|id=/cladun-returns-this-is-sengoku|name=ClaDun Returns: This Is Sengoku!}}
{{Portal bar|Video games}}
Category:Action role-playing video games
Category:PlayStation Portable games
Category:PlayStation Vita games
Category:Role-playing video games
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in Japan