After breaking 5 gourds, you will be forced to enter a route and in First Games, this will always be the True route (the conditions to enter other routes are elaborated at the bottom of this page). Gourds are one of the key elements to the story progression. Be warned that the final castle battle of an enemy house is not considered a boss fight, so you will have to reload to your most recent save instead. In most cases, losing anything that could be considered a boss fight will send you to the Alice Mansion, where you can either get a Game Over, or try again at the cost of 4 points of your score. In fact, if you go long enough without being at war, the game will trigger events that are clearly designed to make you think otherwise, although some of these can be rewarding (for example, if you go long enough without ever conquering a house from the very start of the game onward, you can be rewarded with the Popularity Staff). Generally speaking, the plot will advance when you conquer or vassal houses, so when in doubt, conquer more.Īlthough it should be noted that as long as you pay attention to what the game tells you, it is very rare that you will have no idea what to do. 1.6 Differences between various playthroughs.

Sengoku rance save files