Chained Echoes is a story-driven JRPG where a group of heroes travel around the vast continent of Valandis to bring an end to the war between its three kingdoms.
In the course of their journey, they will travel through a wide array of diverse landscapes spanning from wind-tanned plateaus and...
Chained Echoes is a story-driven JRPG where a group of heroes travel around the vast continent of Valandis to bring an end to the war between its three kingdoms.
In the course of their journey, they will travel through a wide array of diverse landscapes spanning from wind-tanned plateaus and exotic archipelagos to sunken cities and forgotten dungeons.
Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit SNES style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.
Follow a group of heroes as they explore a land filled to the brim with charming characters, fantastic landscapes and vicious foes.
Can you bring peace to a continent where war has been waged for generations and betrayal lurks around every corner?
Key Features:
30 - 40 hours of play time
Fast paced turn-based battles
No random encounters; enemies can be seen running around
I don't understand how this game for the great receptions it has gotten. I really don't. The story is pretty milktoast, not logically consistent and quite boring. The game-mechanics are average and the quests, apart from the main quest are pretty simple. The characters are average and very similar to characters you'd find in any other game of the genre. The pixel grapics are nice though.
I'm not going to say that it is a "bad" game. I genuine want to like this, unfortunately I couldn't get into it, after trying to play this multiple times.
Lots of navigating unnecessarily nested menus clearly meant for consoles. And you can't even use your mouse to do so! It literally does nothing whatsoever in this game. What a waste.
I will mnake this short. I generally love JRPG/RPG/2D games, but the biggest issues I have always had that often take the fun and relaxation out of these games is the following:
1} They always start out reasonable, smooth and fun, but then past the refund period, or close to 30 to 50 percent of the way through, it goes from realistic to too hard and frustrating.
2} Game makers seem to think everyone wants games that hold you hostage and piss you off! NO WE DO NOT. Fun to me is being relaxed, not having to overthink and be stressed.
3) There is places in this game that are literally so frustrating, I stopped finally and uninstalled it. There is NO way this is fun. I cannot recommend this.
Note: One big reason why I think people use cheats, trainers and pirate. I am not advocating piracy. But I think I know why many do it. They do not want to pay for games they cannot refund when the game gets too hard, past the refund period, or they are tired of trying out games and waiting for their money to come back. It is an absolute hassle. Make games with the ability to support all types of players. We would appreciate it.
