I've found this game a very entertaining: good (not too difficult/not too easy) puzzles, nice hint system, great graphics, and a funny plot. It was also long enough to keep me up for a few evenings. It's a shame that this game gets so many low ratings just because of its anti-communist character, which is rather a plus if anything at all. I highly recommend this title :)
The game is great in many ways, the retro graphics, atmosphere, likable characters and plot clearly inspired by the Castle in the Sky from studio Ghibli ;) I don't give 5/5 only because: - compared to the good old JRPGs there is not so much in terms of equipment and character growth - getting the best equipment is too easy and it is very linear: sword lvl 1, sword lvl 2, ..., sword lvl 4. That's it. There are charms you can swap, but they don't really have such a big impact. Skills are a bit better, considering there are classes you can choose from. Still, you get almost everything at the beginning in the game, so most of the time you use the same skills over and over. - the sidequests are very basic. Class ones are the most advances, but still, compared to locations from old SNES games, they are very short. One feels that especially in the later parts of the game. - bosses are... ok, but only ok. Not even close to the bosses from FFIV/FFV/FFVI/Chrono Trigger/Earthbound. - glitches, one of the best animations in the game final scene was broken and other small ones. Fortunately, no glitch impacts the gameplay enough to break it. Still, great indie JRPG and I hope there will be a sequel!
Very well made short adventure game. All characters are likable and have unique features, the plot is absurd and funny, nothing to dislike. Puzzles are fair enough, not too easy, but difficult enough to make them a small challenge for a COVID-19 isolated afternoon. The real surprise is that the game is not exactly linear, quite uncommon in the point & click genre, especially in an indie title like this one.
This may be a single most beautiful game I've ever seen, featuring also very good story and a bit disappointing ending. The only real issue is the mechanics/controls that resembles the Abe's Odyssee, but it's worse in every aspect - puzzles are too easy and repetitive and platforming elements are spoiled by the terrible controls. Still - great game!
