Replaying this for the first time in years.
While there were some aspects which could've been done better, I still enjoyed this as much as the first time I played it.
As a person who rarely plays SRPGs, the difficulty was just right and even when I first played it, it's pretty easy to grasp and pretty beginner friendly to people who haven't played the genre all that much.
In some instances, the limited turns are a little annoying and could lead to a few potential game overs, but I'd argue they're a necessary evil. The game isn't hard at all and while at first glance it seems like the limited turns make you rush the stages, they're more so there to make you avoid cheesing your way through stages by baiting enemies one by one, kill them, wait a bit, heal your characters, and repeat, thus eliminating all the difficulty and fun.
Sometimes certain characters will leave your party temporarily, which could be seen as annoying, but also emphasizes you should not neglect other characters or over invest in a certain character. This of course also leads to more overall grinding, which is unfortunate. On the positive side, the side content, although more gimmicky in nature was pretty fun and gave some pretty good rewards.
The armlet mechanic was pretty fun to use although it felt like it wasn't implemented in the best possible way. Characters with armlets are way better than those without them, making armlet users pretty much mandatory picks most of the time.
It's a little annoying how certain stages have visibility issues and how there isn't an option to skip animations, but it luckily isn't game breaking.
The setting takes place during the time period of the 100 years war and blends a part of real life history, though it's mostly fantasy. It was good for what it was and I liked a large part of the characters.
An overall pretty enjoyable and fun SRPG, although veterans of the genre might find it way too easy and if you care about historical accuracy, might be quite annoyed at the liberties they took with the story.
While there were some aspects which could've been done better, I still enjoyed this as much as the first time I played it.
As a person who rarely plays SRPGs, the difficulty was just right and even when I first played it, it's pretty easy to grasp and pretty beginner friendly to people who haven't played the genre all that much.
In some instances, the limited turns are a little annoying and could lead to a few potential game overs, but I'd argue they're a necessary evil. The game isn't hard at all and while at first glance it seems like the limited turns make you rush the stages, they're more so there to make you avoid cheesing your way through stages by baiting enemies one by one, kill them, wait a bit, heal your characters, and repeat, thus eliminating all the difficulty and fun.
Sometimes certain characters will leave your party temporarily, which could be seen as annoying, but also emphasizes you should not neglect other characters or over invest in a certain character. This of course also leads to more overall grinding, which is unfortunate. On the positive side, the side content, although more gimmicky in nature was pretty fun and gave some pretty good rewards.
The armlet mechanic was pretty fun to use although it felt like it wasn't implemented in the best possible way. Characters with armlets are way better than those without them, making armlet users pretty much mandatory picks most of the time.
It's a little annoying how certain stages have visibility issues and how there isn't an option to skip animations, but it luckily isn't game breaking.
The setting takes place during the time period of the 100 years war and blends a part of real life history, though it's mostly fantasy. It was good for what it was and I liked a large part of the characters.
An overall pretty enjoyable and fun SRPG, although veterans of the genre might find it way too easy and if you care about historical accuracy, might be quite annoyed at the liberties they took with the story.
Reviewed on Feb 27, 2023