Puzzle & Dragons X first details, screenshots

First look at the third Puzzle & Dragons game for 3DS.

GungHo Online Entertainment has shared first details and screenshots on its newly announced Puzzle & Dragons X, which is due out for 3DS in Japan in 2016.

The match-3 puzzle battle system where players align three or more “Drops” of the same color returns, but the game takes the form of an authentic RPG with a character-interweaving story where players will grow and train both the protagonist, as well as monsters.

Puzzle & Dragons X is set on “Dorogoza Island,” and island naturally rich in “Drop” energy. Here, players can give the five Drop energy attributes (fire, water, wood, light, and darkness) to friendly monsters and engage in puzzle battles against enemy monsters.

Over 500 monsters will appear. And by using equipment endowed with the power of monsters, the hero can use that monster’s skills, as well.

View the screenshots at the gallery.