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Gameplay

Azure Dreams has a core gameplay (dungeon explorer) and a few other gameplay elements that revolve around the main one (monster tamer, dating sim, and city sim).

Dungeon Explorer (Roguelike)

Azure Dreams is first and foremost a dungeon explorer, more resembling a roguelike. While inside of the main dungeon, the character takes turns in everything he does: walking, attacking, using an item and activating a trap takes one turn. All of the monsters on the same floor also take a turn. The dungeon floor is randomly generated, along with the items, monsters and traps. When exploring the dungeon, the character can only bring in 5 items, but can take out up to 20 items. When the character enters the dungeon, he starts at the first floor, at exp level one. The only thing that changes that can help you get further is the items you bring in (swords, magic orbs and shields) and the level of your monster allies (see: monster tamer). If you want to exit the dungeon, things get a bit harder. You can save the game when you go on an elevator to the next floor, however the only way to leave the dungeon is the wind crystal. At your house, you have a bank that can hold 40 items and a monster hut that holds your monsters.

Monster Tamer

This element greatly influences how far you can get into the dungeon, and a few other things. The only way to get a monster (besides the starting one) is to hatch the eggs you find in the dungeon. You can hatch the egg inside the dungeon and have it right there, but you will lose it when you exit the dungeon. The better idea is to bring it back home and decide what to do from there. The egg will not tell you what kind of monster is in there, but the color of the egg will give you a hint. Knowing this, you can add it to your collection, or sell it for a very nice amount of cash. All of the monsters have a type and a spell associated with it and base stats. The big thing is that their level doesn't reset when you leave the dungeon, so your pets will be the big factor on how far you get into the dungeon.  Later on in the game, you can get a second collar to control the monsters, letting you bring in two monsters. At this point, you can fuse the two monsters together, letting you have a lot more possibilities with your companions. The monsters also have an AI you can set  to make them aggressive, use their abilities more or less often, and even change the position they take around your main character.

Dating Sim

Although there is lots to do in the dungeon, there is just as much to do out of the dungeon, in the town. There are 8 ladies in the town that have their own little story arc, and you can "befriend" all of them. Using the money you make in the dungeon, you can buy the girls presents like flowers or octopus balls to win them over. Some girls will only appear in the town when a particular building is built. Aside from looking at very well drawn static anime pictures of the ladies, there is not much else beneficial effect from the girls. However, it is quite funny when each girl you have won over says goodbye to you when you leave for the dungeon, and they have a little scuffle. :)

City Sim

The other big thing you can do outside of the dungeon is interact with the town itself. There are a few ways to do this. You can buy new things for your place, like rugs, lamps, a t.v., refrigerators,tables, chairs, and even a blue motorcycle! You can also upgrade your home making it more fancy (and getting a bigger bathtub in the process) and upgrade your monster hut to hold more monsters. But the big thing is the new buildings you can make and there are two ways to get them. The really special ones require items from the dungeon (like the water medal for the pool) and you have to go through a bit of story concerning the item and place. The other way is with cold, hard cash. You talk to the building guy, and he can make a bunch of new buildings, most of which have mini-game associated with it, like the bowling alley and the casino.