 Characters' individual abilities can do such things as increase the range of an effect or give each unit a bonus to its inflicted damage.Tedious tasks like visiting the same area over and over in order to level new characters (a staple of older Nippon Ichi titles) are no longer necessary as any new units may be purchased up to the level of the main character.Also, unlike the older Nippon Ichi titles, the player is not allowed to return to older levels.