Astoundingly above average
Usually don't trust games that are rated under 4 stars but this one always caught my eye because of the art. After playing I can definitely say that this is one of the games of all time.
If you're looking for a more serious fantasy or isekai story, this won't be that, nor will it be really immersive as the world seems to be a mickey mouse clown world where things don't really make much sense past "it's funny" or "it's convenient". Also, for a game that does not take itself seriously, the random bits of more serious social commentary from racist religious propaganda and corrupt elites to "rich people bad" felt very jarring despite the fact that kinda based.
The game itself is a walking simulator through and through. The combat is a complete nothingburger, but atleast you can just get the gun once you unlock the castle and the memory crystal thing. I did not use the gun in my playthrough but honestly I do not think that my experience was any different or certainly any better for it.
A lot of the quests are just fetch quests where you need to go here and get this and then go back and its just a lot of empty time spent walking. This would be okay if the graphics of the world would not have been outdated before the year on the calendar started with the number 2.
The resources sprinkled throughout the land serve as incentives to go and explore the world but GODDAMN do i not care to comb the desert of the vanilla rpgm asset landscape for that last bit of iron I need to upgrade the master bedroom. Then the fact there aren't any levels, progression or loot you can find in the world to make your character stronger makes me just wish that you could teleport anywhere on the map since there is nothing to find by exploring the world.
Due to this I think that the game utterly fails as an rpg(m) game, but is just fine if you think about it as a sandbox visual novel game. Still, the art is up there, the writing is occasionally funny and pretty spot on, the kinks are right up my alley and the dev(s?) seem disciplined and committed to actually finishing this project and (at a glance) seem to actually care about their patreon.
In short, I've played heeps worse games rated higher so therefore 5/5 instead of 4/5 because I certainly think that the game is undeserving or the current average score. Am I stupid? Possibly, but I almost skipped this game because of the score and would rather have it sitting closer to the 4/5 mark to not have this happen with others.
Oh and if the dev reads this, good luck with your current and future projects!
Usually don't trust games that are rated under 4 stars but this one always caught my eye because of the art. After playing I can definitely say that this is one of the games of all time.
If you're looking for a more serious fantasy or isekai story, this won't be that, nor will it be really immersive as the world seems to be a mickey mouse clown world where things don't really make much sense past "it's funny" or "it's convenient". Also, for a game that does not take itself seriously, the random bits of more serious social commentary from racist religious propaganda and corrupt elites to "rich people bad" felt very jarring despite the fact that kinda based.
The game itself is a walking simulator through and through. The combat is a complete nothingburger, but atleast you can just get the gun once you unlock the castle and the memory crystal thing. I did not use the gun in my playthrough but honestly I do not think that my experience was any different or certainly any better for it.
A lot of the quests are just fetch quests where you need to go here and get this and then go back and its just a lot of empty time spent walking. This would be okay if the graphics of the world would not have been outdated before the year on the calendar started with the number 2.
The resources sprinkled throughout the land serve as incentives to go and explore the world but GODDAMN do i not care to comb the desert of the vanilla rpgm asset landscape for that last bit of iron I need to upgrade the master bedroom. Then the fact there aren't any levels, progression or loot you can find in the world to make your character stronger makes me just wish that you could teleport anywhere on the map since there is nothing to find by exploring the world.
Due to this I think that the game utterly fails as an rpg(m) game, but is just fine if you think about it as a sandbox visual novel game. Still, the art is up there, the writing is occasionally funny and pretty spot on, the kinks are right up my alley and the dev(s?) seem disciplined and committed to actually finishing this project and (at a glance) seem to actually care about their patreon.
In short, I've played heeps worse games rated higher so therefore 5/5 instead of 4/5 because I certainly think that the game is undeserving or the current average score. Am I stupid? Possibly, but I almost skipped this game because of the score and would rather have it sitting closer to the 4/5 mark to not have this happen with others.
Oh and if the dev reads this, good luck with your current and future projects!