User blog:IsGamer13/Dimensional Metropolis

Dimensional Metropolis is the main attraction in the game and also the hub world of Aria and Isaac, because this is the place where most things occur in order for you to progress in the game, going from the chapters for the storyline to special events, easter eggs or even secret content that was sneaked into the game (including DLC).

If you decide to explore this amazing place, you go out as Aria or Isaac in their respective side of the metropolis (Surface or Underground) to explore various parts of it, there are parts that change over time so the metropolis has something new to offer every now and then, you can also switch characters to trigger other things (in other words Aria explores the underground while Isaac explores the surface).

The player is given a wide amount of options to choose, going from visiting dimensions (in other words, chapters) to accessing minigames or miscellaneous things. Among these options, you can encounter the following:

Home
This option accesses the home of the protagonists, it's some sort of building that goes across both parts of the metropolis, being the upper part for Aria and the lower part for Isaac, they have a room for themselves (only accessed in special events) and they also have plenty of other rooms, given as options to the player as well, some of these are:

Virtual Navigation: In this special room, you can navigate around the metropolis to access the dimensions you have unlocked (including downloaded ones), this is the main option offered for the player to continue playing the game, likewise, you can check your progress on the ongoing dimension (which is, in other means, the chapter's progress), most dimensions don't have this feature however, because they're planned to have extended (or infinite) gameplay.

Music Room: In this inmense room full of musical instruments and anything related to music, you can listen to the OST that is available in the game and listen to the characters' voices as well. You can also import downloadable music here from the downloadable chapters to expand your music list. Rumors are that this is Aria's favorite part of the building. Library Room: In this room full of data and information, you can check through the characters you have seen in their respective dimensions (be it playable, NPCs or enemies overall) with a small background along with it, you can also review custscenes and look for tips, tricks or hints as well. Rumors are that this is Isaac's favorite part of the building.

Hall of Records: This room contains most information on what archievements have you done in the game, aside from miscellaneous data like the total time played, chapters completed, secrets discovered and such. You can also check on the records you have done on the minigames.

Options: You can adjust multiple settings here, they're fairly miscellaneous and doesn't need a lot of explanations at the moment.

Dim. Shopping Avenue
As the title implies, this avenue has characters (be playable or not) walking around the avenue, visiting the shops available, only few shops are open near the start, but if you progress on the extra chapters, more shops will be unlocked for you to visit. The shops sell equipment and items that belong to their respective dimensions, just like if you visited the shop on the main dimension, the benefits here are that the items change constantly between times, letting you obtain unique equipment for the characters, the currency is different for every shop as well, explained some time earlier. There is a shop where Aria and Isaac can purchase their skills and their costumes with the hidden currency.

Perspective Park
Perspective Park is the park where most residents of the city go for a walk, to speak with each other or just have a fun time, you can go here with the protagonists to meet the previously said characters to see events, conversations or easter eggs between them. Every month, the park changes shape and gains a completely new structure, letting other characters appear. This park is connected on the surface and the underground as well. You might be able to find some special characters here that trigger Secret Chapters.

Minigame Plaza
Unlock games by purchasing them with Dim. Pts on the shop, play the minigames to obtain archievements, rewards and lots of secret content, some of the minigames include:

Dimensional Showdown: With pre-set parties of cap level parties, (excluding the protagonists), match up with other people online and fight them with the main system of the game, the winner gets archievements and lots of high-grade equipment for the party members used in the match.

Challenge of the Twins: With pre-set parties of cap level, find your way into the highest floor in this minigame where you fight every other playable character that takes part in the RPG parts of the game, excluding the ones you're currently using, in set numbers of floors, final bosses from the storylines will appear to fight you, if you archieve the last floor, you will encounter a surprise. If you win, you get archievents and lots of Dim. Pts to spend.

Metropolis' Party Avenues: Choose a playable character and pair up with other 3 people, raise your way into the highest by purchasing shops, stores and buildings around the metropolis' avenues, then save money and purchase the highest amount of Dim. Souvenirs possible, after a set number of turns,, players are awarded individually for their effort, and the winner is decided by how many archievements it got. In the end, players will be awarded depending on their archievements and position, if you place first, you win a lot of secret content for the game (as well as for archievements).

Puzzle Restaurant: Enter this special restaurant where people's food is being cooked in the way of puzzles, you take people's orders and proceed to get on your "cooking grid", where you match ingredients along to make the desired orders, if you do it correctly, you will satisfy the clients and you will earn money to purchase special food in stores, which has special effects for future battles in the main game.

'''Dim. Battle Frontier''': If you obtained the Pokemon DLC chapter, this option will be unlocked, the Battle Frontier, the Battle Subway and the Pokemon World Tournament are all in this section of the city, you can choose a protagonist from any generation, Aria and Isaac are the hosters of this event, you can speak with them to access the menu where you can choose your Pokemon team, their items and their moveset (once you choose and set a Pokemon, you cannot change it unless you release it). Battle your way to the top to obtain BP and purchase exclusive items for your team. At some point, you can engage on a showdown with Aria, Isaac or even both of them.