I had trouble putting this game down and completed it over the weekend, it is around 10 hours long and I think that it was perfectly paced, at no time did it feel like it is dragging. This would be a great introduction to survival games to someone who hasn’t played that many games as there is a very low risk - hunger won’t cause death, only debuff, death in combat won’t cause you to lose items.

The game is HEAVILY focused on the romance aspect (whatever you are thinking right now, DOUBLE IT) and there is A LOT of dialogue, the story is as prevalent as the actual gameplay. I was pleasantly surprised that the entire game was voice acted and both of the main actors were perfect.

I did play this on Switch and it ran surprisingly well in most parts, though there were two areas where the fps dropped significantly.

I do wish this rpg, open world style was the way Pokemon games would lean towards and I do not understand how this game is older than Scarlet/Violet and still runs SO MUCH better, the difference is astounding. As all the other Pokemon games, the story isn’t anything revolutionary, but it is there :).

There are a few mechanics that give this game a breath of a fresh air, I am someone who loves quests so running around and collecting or researching pokemon for people made me very happy.

I do have to point out that this game is a little more difficult than the others I’ve played, you can’t simply over level it, pokemon half my level could still spank me if the move was super effective against mine.

It is possible to complete the Pokedex without trading in this game, but I found some of them rely heavily on random event spawn chance.

This might be the first rogue like I’ve ever played and I think that was an amazing introduction. Even on Normal this didn’t prove too difficult for me to beat.
Although a little gorey and creepy, the game was somehow still pleasant to look at. The art style and sound design create an absolutely perfect atmosphere for the theme. I did like the level design as well, the promise of rewards always gets me to explore more thoroughly.
I really enjoyed the balance of “go smash demons on a crusade” and “take care of my little creatures” when I needed a break from the smashing and rolling. If you are looking for a challenge, however, I do recommend cranking the difficulty up from the get go.