The dark and gothic setting goes well with the entire theme of the game, which is about exorcising (beating-up) horrific creatures. Anyone whos into ryona games should definitely give this a try, although there is gore, so you have been warned.
Gameplay mechanics such as the combat are simple to grasp, but are interesting to play with, especially with the unlockable magic abilities when you progress with the game.
Combat is mostly about maximizing the use of MP, since you can go around spamming attacks that use MP that deal more damage, but since MP is limited, you have to save it for critical moments, like when a critical part of a boss is exposed, or when a bunch of enemies spawn at once.
Renders are great, you get double what you came for with the CG's on the side that reflect what happens in the 2.5 dimension view of the area of play.
I haven't played the previous game, but I have heard that this one is definitely an improvement. I'd probably regret not playing the previous installment after making this review.
Overall I'd rate it this high mostly because it was a smooth experience, didn't catch any gamebreaking bugs, was immersed when exploring new areas of the map, and even though I'm not a fan of gore, but I was able to tolerate since it wasn't in every scene in the game.
Gameplay mechanics such as the combat are simple to grasp, but are interesting to play with, especially with the unlockable magic abilities when you progress with the game.
Combat is mostly about maximizing the use of MP, since you can go around spamming attacks that use MP that deal more damage, but since MP is limited, you have to save it for critical moments, like when a critical part of a boss is exposed, or when a bunch of enemies spawn at once.
Renders are great, you get double what you came for with the CG's on the side that reflect what happens in the 2.5 dimension view of the area of play.
I haven't played the previous game, but I have heard that this one is definitely an improvement. I'd probably regret not playing the previous installment after making this review.
Overall I'd rate it this high mostly because it was a smooth experience, didn't catch any gamebreaking bugs, was immersed when exploring new areas of the map, and even though I'm not a fan of gore, but I was able to tolerate since it wasn't in every scene in the game.