Korona: The Movie: DDDD - 17 - Return of the Grind
0Floor 5 is fully cleared and Raim has joined the party, but I'm not about to continue on to floor 6 without toughening the party up some more, so it's back to grinding for experience and cash for now.
Also, I did notice some activity in the chat last stream, so this time I'll make sure to have that up where I can see it. And since there was a question about what's going on here, anyway, I'm thinking I'll try talking through the storyline of the games leading into this.
- Game Summary -
DanDan Dungeon Daibouken (だんだんダンジョン大冒険, roughly, "The Great On and On Dungeon Adventure") is a bonus first-person dungeon exploration jRPG set in the labyrinth beneath Belzebuth Castle, and sufficiently long and involved that it could stand separately as its own game, if one with virtually no plotline.
At the end of each floor, Korona must face one of her friends as a boss, who then joins the party when beaten. With the help of her allies, she must conquer eight floors full of monsters, tricks, and traps to finally reach Noel. There's an ending upon beating her, but then Noel joins and the way to an even more challenging ninth floor opens up. Assuming you can find it...
Also, the game includes quite a few external references, including a surprising number of monsters loosely based on (usually B-list) horror films, like The Deadly Spawn, TerrorVision, The Day The World Ended, and Frogs. On the other hand, the main story does mention Korona's mother enjoying such movies, and Noel joining her after moving in with them, so it makes a certain amount of sense.
For a general overview of this bonus game, see this previous video from the end of my playthrough of the main game: https://youtu.be/TCUGAYQWdT8
Refer to the following link for more information on DDDD, plus detailed maps and other information I'm going to try not to look at during the playthrough unless I get completely stuck: http://kwhazit.infinityfreeapp.com/trans/korona/DDDD.html