also known as Summon Night - Craft Sword Monogatari
Game Boy Advance
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Reviewed in 2006
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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 Swordcraft Story action RPG by Flight-Plan and Atlus, USA April 2006. Apprentice weaponsmith competes in the Grand Tournament by forging swords, spears and weapons aided by a summoned Guardian Beast companion. Deep crafting system, real-time combat, companion relationship dialogue and enriched story content. American version of the Japanese Craft Sword Monogatari.
Summon Night - Swordcraft Story 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
💾5,1 MB📅25/04/2006
Published by Banpresto
Summon Night - Swordcraft Story (GBA) price, value & rarity
North American edition of Summon Night Swordcraft Story, distributed by Atlus USA in April 2006 as the GBA was approaching its commercial end of life. First time the Summon Night franchise reached the Western market, and the only English cartridge release before the sub saga vanished outside the archipelago. Atlus USA run was short, the North American cardboard box is sturdier than the PAL standard, and a US identified complete copy is clearly valued among English speaking Flight-Plan enthusiasts.
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 - Swordcraft Story 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.
