Quest 64

Similarly to Chrono Trigger , when the player character encounters enemies, instead of changing to a separate battle layout the game simply locks the player character into place and the battle proceeds. The player character's spells work through elemental spirits, with each of the Nintendo 64 controller 's four C buttons corresponding to one of the four classic elements (wind, earth, water, and fire). The game differs from most RPGs in that the experience system is not based upon a traditional "level-up" model. Instead, similarly to Final Fantasy II , experience is gained for specific stats based on how the player performs in battle.

If the character gets hit a lot, for instance, defense will increase. Also, whenever the player finds a wispy white spirit, they can choose an element of magic to upgrade (from Fire, Water, Earth, and Wind). Leveling up these elements grants the character new attacks and strengthens existing ones. The game has no money system , which is unusual for an RPG.

Every item is either found in a treasure chest , dropped by a monster, or given to the player character free of charge (if the character doesn't have one already). If Brian runs out of HP , the game will return him to the last inn at which he saved. He retains all spells, items, and experience he has gained before death, but any items used before death will not be returned. In-game time is tracked with a compass/clock in the HUD , and certain events may either only happen at night or only happen during the day.