As we approach Shining Resonance’s release date in Japan (next week, on the 11th!), the final round of pre-release promotion is out in force. Siliconera produced a helpful article noting that Shining Resonance is receiving DLC for a type of customizable dungeon that the game will call “Grimoires.” Grimoires are unique in that certain characteristics of the dungeon, like the strength of enemies within them, can be customized through “Sigils.” Sigils are acquired in battle but only appear to have use for the customization of Grimoires. These dungeons are not essential to clearing the game, offering an alternative method of farming rewards like experience points or items.
There are still elements that are not clear about the use of Grimoires. Apparently they come with time limits that you can choose yourself, but are the dungeons simply free spaces to roam through or is there an exit point? It’s also not clear what the DLC pricing (if any) and release schedule will be. It may also be the case that there are some items or enemies that are accessible only through use of Grimoires and Sigils, but that remains to be seen.
In any case, Siliconera also says that the Grimoire feature DLC is part of a large DLC batch. It includes three Grimoire maps for an underwater, volcanic, and desert dungeon. This DLC batch also includes some costumes for Agnam, a maid costume for Kirika (the character with the busiest wardrobe in the cast, by far!), and an idol costume for Marion. Why is there a costume option for Marion* when she isn’t supposed to be a party character? I wonder…
Credit goes to Siliconera for the translated information.
*It’s come to my attention that I must admit my mistake on a writeup for Shining Resonance that I previously authored. In this writeup, I refer to Marion as male, when in fact Marion is female. Please excuse my mistake, Segalization faithfuls!