In The Psychic City/Gameplay

Creating a character

The Process

1. Press "2" while on the starting screen to start making the main character.
2. Decide what the main character will be called. Both romaji and katakana input is possible. After inserting the name, the menu depicted on the right will appear.
3. Ten points need to allocated to five different abilities. At least one point needs to be assigned to each ability.

Character creation screen

Attributes

It's recommend that you allocate three points to "Shield" and "Psychokinesis" and one point each to the remaining attributes.

1. Shield: Defense.
2. Psychokinesis: Damage enemies during battle. Outside of battle it can be used to break certain objects.
3. Telepathy: Only used during battle. When facing hostile enemies, it can be used to render them immmobile. When facing NPCs it can be used to gain information or gain ID Cards.
4. Look: Use it to check if something is in a designated direction.
5. Jump: Used to escape from enemies, move to registered spaces, and to move beyond walls and obstacles.

Controls

Note: Make sure Caps Lock is enabled when issuing commands.

Key	Command
↑	North
↓	South
←	West
→	East
P	Psychokinesis
T	Telepathy
P	Teleport
L	Look
I	Inventory

Screen layout

When not engaged in a battle, the screen is divided up into four sections, each with a distinct purpose.

1. Player status: The names and current status of all of your present party members are displayed in the top left corner. In addition to how many points the characters have in each stat, it also shows their current HP (PW) and experience (EXP) values.
2. Command window: Displays which commands can be performed in the middle of the left part of the screen. (see "Controls").
3. Bird's-eye-view map: In the right part of the screen you will be able to see your current location and the world around you. The interior of buildings is not visible until after they're entered.
4. Input window: Displays the results of the various action the characters can perform and dialogue.