Work x Work characters and battle system detailed

In last week’s issue of Famitsu, the magazine covered information pertaining to the characters and battle system. Siliconera provides the details in English, which we’ve rounded up below.

– The game revolves around the friendship between fallen prince who wants to regain his rightful status and a simple part-timer who works at a theme park called “Hero-sama Land”
– The two main characters are The 18th Prince (nicknamed ’18’), and Pochio
– Pochio: the slacking part-timer who’s at Hero-sama Land in order to repay a debt incurred for breaking a vase
– On the Yuishoal Kingdom side, appearing characters will include King Lush, the king and living legend who defeated the Demon Lord in the past
– Mel: 16th Prince in line, who takes every opportunity to laugh at 18, who has fallen from being the next in line to succeed the throne
– Hero-sama Land has an eclectic cast of employees aside from Pochio
– Lua: guiding fairy for both Pochio and the player and is a trusty companion in the journey
– Ruby: shop owner at Hero-sama Land, is a cute girl who has a stingy side, as she’s the one who forced Pochio to pay for the broken vase
– Carl: blacksmith of the Land, and he’s the one in charge of coming up with new weapons for guests to use
– Irma Boss: owner of Hero-sama Land, but despite his position, looks like a bad guy you’d see in a regular RPG
– Paluo: dinosaur-like being who’s a taxidermist and will give you useful parts from monster loot you collect
– Three of the guests at Hero-sama Land covered in Famitsu
– Python: ace of the Gottani Mercenaries, who went there in search of money (that’s what he says)
– Biscuit: star thief of the Kouchner Thieves and went there seeking the treasure supposedly hidden underneath the land
– Viscount Fortran: investigator looking for Biscuit, as she keeps slipping out from under his fingers
– In Work x Work, players will guide Pochio and 18 through a series of dungeons which have branching paths to take
– Players need to give advice to guests and 18, who are unused to battling
– Game starts with choosing a tour to go on, which all have varying participants
– Players are then guided through sets of battles with branching paths
– Battles are mostly set on auto-battle, except for key moments where it is Pochio’s job to step in and give advice
– By doing so, he can get guests fired up, which means skills activate more easily
– By repeating the process through dungeon tours, Pochio can gain treasure and also (perhaps more importantly) his pay
– Pochio gets paid in Starfish
– Starfish is the currency of Hero-sama Land
– Use the cash to buy new weapons for guests, or even buy furniture for his house in the Black Market