Rance Quest

released on Aug 26, 2011

Rance Quest is the 11th game in the Rance Series. Unlike its predecessor, Rance Quest is not a strategy conquest game - instead, it is a role-playing game similar to Rance VI, but tweaked to include features from Sengoku Rance and Toushin Toshi 3. It includes 3D graphics for both dungeon exploration and enemy display in battle, using a first person view battle system.


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Rance Quest is a genuinely fantastic RPG. per-hour it's definitely the least plot-heavy game in the franchise but it easily makes up for it with side-content that basically bumps what feels like a 20 hour game to 45 hours (side content that is gameplay-wise intrinsically tied to progression).

the general gist of what makes Rance Quest tick is that progression is gated to Level 35 and then a reset brings characters back to Level 1 with slightly buffed stats and an increased level cap (with fast-tracked exp gain until they get back to 35). While the end-game (of base Quest) skill resets are frustrating due to the game's fuckn 50+ party members, it's this weird actionable goal that makes it feel like character growth is this consistent 'alive' thing with constant skill respecs that allow you to approach character builds slightly differently every Mororun run. its so fuckn weird; its such a unique approach to character progression.

With a realistic end-game party roster of probably ~30 characters, the approach to party makeup ends up being this hap-dash philosophy of trying to cover weaknesses and gaps in your roster while trying to juggle mid-quest deaths. Your quest-start party will never end up your quest-end party as characters will frequently get one-shot, characters run out of moves, characters hit level cap, etc.

even though i think it's a great RPG its the definitely the odd one out in modern Rance alongside the weird Rance 5D having nothing to do with political intrigue/military reunification (fancy words for rape and pillage). iunno. definitely the worst aspect of Quest. Needed a bit more political schlock.

I know what I said before, but things have changed. This game is a masterpiece. One of the most fun and in-depth RPGs I’ve ever played. I constantly come back to it just because grinding in it is so much fun.

I think this game broke something inside me

This review contains spoilers

Rance Quest, despite being perhaps the most straightforward RPG in the Rance series, is a bit of an oddball, in that it doesn't really have one main plot tying everything together like the rest of the games in the series do. Sure, it does have an overarching story with major antagonists and two different endings, but it mostly takes a backseat as the player is treated to a look into Rance's daily life. (And also how he copes without Sill, his slave/morality pet by his side.)

The story reads like a slice-of-life manga, and I mean that in an endearing way. Some nice, lighthearted antics may be just what a player needs after the back-to-back gut punches that were Rance VI and Sengoku Rance. Quest does have some dark moments of its own, but overall it's not nearly as much to deal with as the previous two games.

This is perhaps the most we see of Rance not just as an adventurer, but as a person. We see him running errands. We see him hanging out and even going on dates with the various woman he's wooed over the past seven games. We see him in his off-time. And also, with the birth of his second child, we see more of him being a dad.

In terms of overall story progression, it isn't a huge step other than the introduction of some important recurring characters, but it is a charming and much appreciated analysis of Rance's psyche... and also a last hurrah before Rance IX and X, the last two games in the series, in which the sexy stuff gets put on the back burner to properly conclude the saga. Quest knew this would happen, and so Quest goes all out with said sexy stuff.

In this game, Rance is cursed to be unable to have sex with most women, and while to him it's a huge mental burden, to the player it's a treat, because we get to see him come up with really creative ways to get around the restrictions of the curse, leading to a much greater variety in the H-scenes than any previous game in the series. If there is any Rance game to play for the porn, it may very well be Quest.

The gameplay however, while serviceable, is a bit bland, especially coming off of Sengoku Rance, a strategy game that rivals even non-H games in terms of depth. It isn't too difficult to break the game with Cheat Engine if you just want to read the story, though.

Bottom line: Rance Quest is a bit of a breather episode in the Rance series, but man is it a good read.

this is the worst video game ever made