My review is specifically of the first game since that's the one played. The good: The game has a pleasantly appealing anime art style. The controls are intuitive with combat being simple and fun. I used my arcade stick to play the game and it worked great, but the game does allow you to play with a mouse and/or keyboard. The music also sounds great with some tracks sounding like they were pulled from a Dynasty Warriors game and other have a Game of Thrones feel to them. The Bad: The game is very dated and it shows. The balance is all over the place with random difficulty spikes that appear out of nowhere. Most of the game is spent collecting items, some mandatory and some optional. The game doesn't tell you whats mandatory, so your better off just collecting everything or reference a guide. This is especially true in the final dungeon, a massive 16 floor maze tower. Once I made it towards the top I realized that I missed a ring on one of the lower floors that's required to move forward. The game never mentioned anything about a ring being mandatory, or where to find it. I only found out after I referenced a guide. At this point I lost interest, since I had no desire to backtrack to the beginning of the dungeon. Overall: Not my cup of tea. I was looking for a nice slow RPG to relax to after work. The random difficulty spikes and convoluted item collecting and constant backtracking made me lose interest in the game. I don't think I'll bother with the second one.
