Posted on: January 5, 2025
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Short, interesting Throwback JRPG
While the plot isn't covering new ground the story is presented in an interesting way. It's somewhire between written like a 90's RPG and a modern day RPG. The game is well written though and I didn't feel the need to smack too many of the main characters upside the head. My only complaint with the story is I wish the developers had provided a little more interaction and exploration of what I'll call the "Original Hero Group" and the backstory of what led to this story's crisis and some more details about some of the characters that wander through the main group. The game play is pretty standard JRPG. The developers did provide plenty of secrets too find and areas to explore (Don't forget to check all clocks), along with puzzles to solve and such. The combat is pretty standard also. The only complaint I have with both the combat and the puzzles is that after a point they can both become a grind. Even if you play by the games rules when it comes to the combat, battles can become a slog. I'm guessing the developers knew this as they put in a couple of "assist" items that make combat skippable except for story events. As far as I could find it's not possible to skip puzzles beyond save scumming. Looking at you Dark Catacombs / Prison Escape. It also feels like the developers planned a bit of a larger game but had to lop some pieces off or the game existed in a differnt form at some point and pieces couldn't be translated to a stand alone game for some reason. Monsters drop monster pieces but there doesn't seem to be a place to use them in crafting as far as I can tell for example. Considering the price and length definetly worth taking a look at if you are in the mood for a well written throw back JRPG.
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