Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection

I didn't think I would enjoy it as much as I did!! it's simple but does simple well, it's relatively short for a RPG but sweet and combat is fair and balanced with some witty banter and good simple RPG mechanics, if anything this game is memorable, get it on a sale and enjoy.

After completing the very good Gurumin game, I was craving for something similar, so I bought this game (based solely on the screenshots - my bad!). Unlike Gurumin, which is more of a Mario 64 where you're free to move around as you please, this game is a typical JRPG with very precise paths to follow. The game does, however, have that magical RPG vibe that I love, with its adorable graphics and superb music. At first, I thought I'd found the kind of game that would keep me hooked for hours, but unfortunately that wasn't the case. This game is simply boring. The combat mechanics are ultra-simple, there are no significant weapon upgrades and the story is simply uninteresting and super cheesy. But the worst part of it all are the cut-scenes! For every 20-25 minutes of gameplay, there's a five-minute unskippable cut-scene with endless talking. By mid-game, I was fed up and just mashing that button to pass through these endless dialogs not caring at all about the story. It's difficult to understand how a game with such a great production can be so boring, but it is. There are far better RPGs to spend your money on (Ys, Gurumin, Divinity 2, etc.).

Unskipable intros and cutscenes that go on and on should be a punishable offense.