Wow! Reminded me of Paper Mario series :) Very cute!

Price is a bit too high, though. Wishlisted for now :D

I remember this game attracting a lot of curiosity back when it was a Japan-exclusive (called "Work x Work") because it had some of the creators of Earthbound ("Mother 3") behind it. Since that's its main claim to fame, it mystifies me why they don't advertise that, and instead make it look like it was done by some random small-indie-studio-better-known-for-mobile-ports.

The price is super-high regardless, but it would have made the game's reception less negative if people knew its pedigree.

So many bucks per pixel. :P

Yes it IS, but I'm not surprised as most JRPGs start at $40! I'd wait for a sale... I DO love the art-style, though I may be in the minority here.

I just came here to comment on the same thing :)
Does the game actually have programming references? Or is it just custom names provided by players? Just curious.

It looks great. Definitely not 40$ great though.

I remember this quote from before the download revolution about how Tetris couldn't be released in modern times because no-one would pay $40 for such a simple game.

Not saying Heroland is Tetris, but uh, how will we ever know? I hope they sent out some review copies.

Last week you could get The Outer Worlds on console for 35$

I have to confess that I agree with a lot of the comments here. The spritely design is a lot more beautiful than the staple retro cuts often used. However, I'm still stumped at that price point. The only way that it would be worth it, is that it contains a long and evolving storyline with lots of locations to visit, do quests and battle in. I somehow doubt the game has this much content from a cursory look.