Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable: The Gears of Destiny

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Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable: The Gears of Destiny adds new chapters to a story about magical girl battles and time-bending conflicts. Players alternate between visual novel segments and turn-based combat where characters use elemental spells and melee attacks. The plot centers on two sisters who jump through timelines to stop clones from resurrecting a dangerous entity called System U-D. Choices in dialogue and battle influence story progression and character relationships. The game stands out for its layered combat system which lets players chain abilities and exploit enemy weaknesses. Community reviews note the 30+ hour runtime and branching storylines but some call the writing dense. A local multiplayer mode lets two play through simplified fights. With a 78% Metacritic score it appeals to fans of tactical RPGs and anime adaptations. Available only on PlayStation Portable since 2011.

Storyline

The story of The Gears of Destiny starts around 3 months (March 0066) after the "Dark Fragments Incident" in The Battle of Aces. Two sisters, Amitie and Kyrie, travel to this point in the timeline via time travel in an attempt to capture a powerful creature known as Unbreakable Darkness, or System U-D, which the remaining clones are attempting to revive.