Summon Night Craft Sword Monogatari on GBA, original action RPG where you forge your own weapons. Innovative and satisfying weapon crafting system. A charming action RPG often overlooked in the West.
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Category
Action RPG1 player7+
Description
Summon Night action RPG by Flight-Plan and Banpresto, Japan May 2003. An apprentice craftsman forges weapons by collecting materials and summons Craftlords to assist in adventures. Deep crafting system, real-time combat, unique companion summons and narrative choices influencing relationships. Third Craft Sword Monogatari episode, known in the West as Swordcraft Story.
Summon Night - Craft Sword Monogatari review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾4,9 MB📅15/05/2003
Published by Banpresto
Summon Night - Craft Sword Monogatari (GBA) price, value & rarity
Original Japanese edition of the first Summon Night Craft Sword Monogatari, distributed by Banpresto in May 2003, an action RPG forge entry by Flight-Plan in the Summon Night sub franchise. Banpresto rigid case with intact obi, Hiroaki Tsuru cover. Japan run was short, complete with obi has become a precise archive object for Flight-Plan completists attentive to the pre Atlus USA localization, whose Swordcraft Story version comes three years later.
An underrated gem
An action-RPG where you forge your own weapons from gathered materials and summon Craftlords to fight, all in a warm and welcoming world. Never translated and lost in a prolific series, it stayed obscure outside Japan. Its lovingly crafted systems and charm make it a choice find for fans of action J-RPGs.
Is Summon Night - Craft Sword Monogatari still worth playing in 2026?
Summon Night Craft Sword Monogatari, released in the West as Summon Night Swordcraft Story, is a charming action RPG built around weapon forging. The hero or heroine crafts the whole arsenal across the adventure and faces bosses in real time duels on a side view plane. The pacing stays gentle, the writing is friendly and the Banpresto touch shines through the summon companions. Not the deepest RPG in the GBA library, yet a very endearing cartridge for fans of softly drawn portable adventures.
