Challenge Mode

Challenge Mode is a secondary game mode that can be selected during party creation. It can be played in Episode 1 or Episode 2, and is divided into stages and further divided into areas. Episode I has 9 stages consisting of 46 total areas, and Episode II has 5 stages consisting of 29 total areas. Stages must be completed sequentially in order to progress.

At the beginning of each stage, players are set to a predetermined level based on the stage and given an inventory based on the stage and their class. At the beginning of each stage, players begin with one or more Scape Dolls in their inventory. If any player in the party is killed without a Scape Doll in their inventory to revive them, the party fails the stage and will be forced to restart in order to continue.

Challenge Mode is a timed game mode, and time is tracked per stage and per character. The timer starts at the beginning of the stage and ends when the final enemy in the stage is killed.

Episode 1	Episode 2
Stage 1: Forest	Stage 1: VR Temple
Stage 2: Cave 1	Stage 2: VR Spaceship
Stage 3: Cave 2	Stage 3: Central Control Area
Stage 4: Cave 3	Stage 4: Seabed
Stage 5: Mine 1	Stage 5: Tower
Stage 6: Mine 2
Stage 7: Ruins 1
Stage 8: Ruins 2
Stage 9: Ruins 3