A remaster of GrimGrimoire
GrimGrimoire OnceMore is a real-time strategy video game developed by Vanillaware and published by Nippon Ichi Software.
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Started wit the notion of finishing every Vanillaware game I can get my hands on but I can't completely get behind the gameplay. I can do strategy but this time not so much. As usual the art is literally outstanding and the monster designs are amazing like the chimera made me think what the living fuck is that. I really do wanna earn the rest of the art that is in this game but for now Ima live this game alone.
Note to self: Consider not playing on hard?
Note to self: Consider not playing on hard?
No he jugado ningún RTS, por lo que mi comentario sobre el juego puede verse perjudicado por ello.
Grim Grimoire Once More es otro de los juegos que Vanillaware ha relanzado a nuevas plataformas, como pasó con Odin's Sphere. Y como en ese juego, el arte es una gozada. No ha sido mala idea incluir aportaciones de multitud de artistas, como desbloqueables tras las partidas.
Para ser un género tan habitual en pc por las facilidades del teclado + ratón, creo que Vanilla le ha dado un buen giro al género cambiando la perspectiva de cenital a frontal. Tomar pisos de la torre, buscar cristales que den maná, con el cuál engordar nuestras filas... No es nada nuevo. Pero lo han simplificado lo suficiente para hacer de cada disputa algo breve, arcade incluso con un sistema de valoración al acabar el nivel. Dicho esto, me ha costado mucho acostumbrarme (por ser un género nuevo) al gameplay. Y la trama tampoco me ha atrapado tanto, pero sirve para sus breves 10h. Lo que parece arrancar como una novela de misterio mezclada con bucles temporales, va tomando interés con las ramificaciones que la prota, Lillie Blan, provoca en cada uno de los bucles temporales. No hay dos bucles iguales, pero por su naturaleza arcade para justificar los segmentos de gameplay, he notado ambas partes pisándose a veces.
No ha estado mal, pero me ha costado terminarlo por no haber jugado nunca un RTS.
Grim Grimoire Once More es otro de los juegos que Vanillaware ha relanzado a nuevas plataformas, como pasó con Odin's Sphere. Y como en ese juego, el arte es una gozada. No ha sido mala idea incluir aportaciones de multitud de artistas, como desbloqueables tras las partidas.
Para ser un género tan habitual en pc por las facilidades del teclado + ratón, creo que Vanilla le ha dado un buen giro al género cambiando la perspectiva de cenital a frontal. Tomar pisos de la torre, buscar cristales que den maná, con el cuál engordar nuestras filas... No es nada nuevo. Pero lo han simplificado lo suficiente para hacer de cada disputa algo breve, arcade incluso con un sistema de valoración al acabar el nivel. Dicho esto, me ha costado mucho acostumbrarme (por ser un género nuevo) al gameplay. Y la trama tampoco me ha atrapado tanto, pero sirve para sus breves 10h. Lo que parece arrancar como una novela de misterio mezclada con bucles temporales, va tomando interés con las ramificaciones que la prota, Lillie Blan, provoca en cada uno de los bucles temporales. No hay dos bucles iguales, pero por su naturaleza arcade para justificar los segmentos de gameplay, he notado ambas partes pisándose a veces.
No ha estado mal, pero me ha costado terminarlo por no haber jugado nunca un RTS.
Beautiful artwork, unique gameplay with an interesting learning curve and a compelling story. There's nothing quite like it.
No sense controls for an easy and straight forward strategy game
I wish it came out on pc
The artstyle and art direction is superb
I wish it came out on pc
The artstyle and art direction is superb
Short and sweet
This review contains spoilers
I can see why GrimGrimoire is a rather obscure title in Vanillaware’s catalogue. GrimGrimoire was originally released on the PS2 to good reviews, but it was a commercial failure. 15 years later, it got a re-release under the title “GrimGrimoire Once More” for the PS4, PS5, and Switch. I played the demo of Once More and thought it was alright. I got the game on sale and dropped it later.
The game is unlike the usual Vanillaware title. There is no hacking and slashing or beating up in this game. GrimGrimoire is a real-time strategy game (RTS) where you summon different creatures to get mana and fight against enemies. You use a cursor to command your creatures to move, attack, guard, or defend. For RTS fans, this sounds right up their alley. For people who never cared about real-time strategy games like me, good God. This game is so boring.
I do not even hate the RTS genre. I thought since I played the demo, I would give that genre a chance. Maybe it can make me a fan. However, it did not work. GrimGrimoire Once More did not make me a fan of RTS. It is so boring that it makes me want to distance myself from the genre even more. That is going to be a problem if I ever get to 13 Sentinels.
I did not care about the story or the characters. It seemed like a standard time loop story, but I do not know if it will get better later. The characters were not that interesting either. They seemed cliched.
I do not need to go into detail about Vanillaware’s art because it is immaculate. As boring as this game may be, at least it looks amazing.
GrimGrimoire Once More is a boring game that did not change my opinion on the RTS genre. RTS fans can find enjoyment here, but this is a tough sell for non-RTS fans. It is a shame that I could not finish this game. I wanted to like it, but I found it so dull. At least it looks amazing.
The game is unlike the usual Vanillaware title. There is no hacking and slashing or beating up in this game. GrimGrimoire is a real-time strategy game (RTS) where you summon different creatures to get mana and fight against enemies. You use a cursor to command your creatures to move, attack, guard, or defend. For RTS fans, this sounds right up their alley. For people who never cared about real-time strategy games like me, good God. This game is so boring.
I do not even hate the RTS genre. I thought since I played the demo, I would give that genre a chance. Maybe it can make me a fan. However, it did not work. GrimGrimoire Once More did not make me a fan of RTS. It is so boring that it makes me want to distance myself from the genre even more. That is going to be a problem if I ever get to 13 Sentinels.
I did not care about the story or the characters. It seemed like a standard time loop story, but I do not know if it will get better later. The characters were not that interesting either. They seemed cliched.
I do not need to go into detail about Vanillaware’s art because it is immaculate. As boring as this game may be, at least it looks amazing.
GrimGrimoire Once More is a boring game that did not change my opinion on the RTS genre. RTS fans can find enjoyment here, but this is a tough sell for non-RTS fans. It is a shame that I could not finish this game. I wanted to like it, but I found it so dull. At least it looks amazing.