Compare Revisions

11 Overview
22  
33 Koo's command system is the strategic layer that sits alongside Emma's real-time sword combat in Beast of Reincarnation. When the player accumulates enough FP through parrying, they can open Koo's command menu, which slows time and presents a selection of Bloom Arts to deploy. This pause-and-choose structure gives the game its hybrid identity: real-time action for Emma, command-based tactics for Koo.
44  
55 Command Menu Interface
66  
7-When activated, the command menu slows time to a near-standstill, giving the player space to assess the battlefield, choose an action, and select a target. The time-slow gives the command interface its hybrid feel. The interface displays available Bloom Arts, their FP costs (shown at the bottom-right of the screen), and target options. Players can also use healing items from this menu, making it a dual-purpose strategic pause for both offense and recovery.
7+When activated, the command menu slows time to a near-standstill, giving the player space to assess the battlefield, choose an action, and select a target. The time-slow gives the command interface its hybrid feel. The menu surfaces up to six of Koo's special abilities at a time, letting the player weigh several tactical options before committing. The interface displays available Bloom Arts, their FP costs (shown at the bottom-right of the screen), and target options. Players can also use healing items from this menu, making it a dual-purpose strategic pause for both offense and recovery.
88  
99 The time-slow mechanic gives the encounter a deliberate, paused cadence. While Emma's combat plays like an action game, opening Koo's menu shifts the experience toward a command-driven selection layer. Director Kota Furushima's emphasis on command-driven strategy is clearly visible in how this transition feels: a deliberate gear-shift from reflexive play to strategic decision-making.
1010  
1111 Bloom Arts and Quick-Time Events
1212  
1313 Bloom Arts are Koo's special abilities, each consuming a specific amount of FP. After selecting a Bloom Art, the game triggers a quick-time event (QTE) that the player must complete for the ability to take effect. Specific Bloom Arts shown in gameplay include abilities that deal fire damage, deliver high destructive damage to multiple foes, group enemies together through crowd control, inflict poison damage, and launch enemies airborne. The available Bloom Arts expand as the player invests in Koo's skill trees, which branch into three paths: close-range support, long-range support, and stealth support.
1414  
1515 Choosing which Bloom Art to deploy at any given moment is one of the game's key tactical decisions. A player surrounded by enemies might choose the crowd-control grouping ability to cluster them together before following up with a high-damage area attack. A player facing a tough single target might select fire damage for sustained pressure or a launch ability to create an opening for Emma's aerial combos. The QTE layer adds execution skill on top of the strategic selection.
1616  
1717 Mods System
1818  
1919 Each Bloom Art can be further customized through mods, which alter the ability's secondary effects. Known mod effects include:
2020  
2121 ModDescriptionHP regenerationEmma regenerates a small amount of HP per hit while the Bloom Art is active.VigorProvides a damage buff against status-afflicted enemies, rewarding players who layer conditions on targets.FP generationGrants Koo additional FP for hits against enemies with specific status effects (such as burned enemies), creating self-sustaining ability loops.
2222 Mods add a layer of build-crafting on top of the Bloom Arts themselves. Two players using the same Bloom Art with different mods will see meaningfully different results. This customization depth means that even within a single skill tree path, there is significant room for personalization.
2323  
2424 Skill Tree Integration
2525  
2626 Both Emma and Koo have three skill trees each, upgradeable with SP (Skill Points). Options range from melee combat to stealth and long-range abilities, with passive skills that boost stats and recovery. Koo's close-range support tree provides abilities that complement aggressive melee play, such as crowd control and stagger effects. The long-range support tree offers abilities that maintain distance and punish advancing enemies. The stealth support tree provides distractions and repositioning effects that enable covert approaches.
2727  
2828 Emma's abilities draw from a separate resource called the Entanglement Gauge (a bar displayed at the bottom center of the screen), distinguishing her skill usage from Koo's FP-driven Bloom Arts. Investment in Koo's trees synergizes with corresponding investments in Emma's trees. A player who commits to both close-range trees for Emma and Koo creates a cohesive melee-focused build where parrying fuels devastating close-quarters Bloom Arts. As Furushima has said: "I want players to enjoy trial and error, trying different fighting styles next time, or changing Kuu's skills."
2929  
3030 The Hybrid Loop
3131  
3232 The command system completes the combat loop that begins with Emma's parry. Emma fights in real time, parrying to generate FP and triggering Spirit Stone compounding effects. When enough FP accumulates, the player shifts into Koo's command mode, selects an ability, deploys it, then returns to real-time combat. This back-and-forth between action and strategy is the defining rhythm of Beast of Reincarnation, and it distinguishes the game from both pure action RPGs and traditional turn-based games.