For the Quest mode itself, it allows the player to customise the armoury in ways in which made Arle stronger with a double-edged sword effect.
For example, the player could remove the Puyo Rings in order to beef up her attack at the expense of being unable to see the next pieces, and the amount of experience gained and gold won was relative to how big a chain was scored and how quickly the opponent was defeated.
This can effectively lead to four-player battles where each player plays with independent or mixed rules.
Despite being the last of the series released by Compile, it enjoyed great success.
15th Anniversary as its Excavation Mode to pay homage to the idea.