Finally played this one and what a blast!
A horror JRPG that's feels like the best theater play. The vocal performance of the actors really is as outstanding as everyone says!
The small setting with just the Monastery and the more personal stories of the three protagonists give the whole thing a really interesting atmosphere I've never seen anywhere else. Kikuta really came up with the idea to mix resident evil like puzzles with a fully voice acted (I'm talking EVERY scene!) intimate RPG story line.
I also love how the game has small little things like finding certain items changing the outcomes of cutscenes or the absolutely ridiculous choice to make a certain items be mandatory so you don't get the worst ending. What normally drives JRPG players totally mad is pretty much fine here as the game is only like 8-10 hours long. Even if you mess up and get a bad ending, playing the game again and exploring the monastery further isn't too much of an ask.
The battle system could have been better, I guess. It feels pretty generically turn based/ SRPG except when you're losing and you notice that positionining is important to actually revive your teammates.
The monster design is top notch though and so are the character stories and interactions. I really loved these flawed beings with their tragic back stories. This game is just awesome.
A horror JRPG that's feels like the best theater play. The vocal performance of the actors really is as outstanding as everyone says!
The small setting with just the Monastery and the more personal stories of the three protagonists give the whole thing a really interesting atmosphere I've never seen anywhere else. Kikuta really came up with the idea to mix resident evil like puzzles with a fully voice acted (I'm talking EVERY scene!) intimate RPG story line.
I also love how the game has small little things like finding certain items changing the outcomes of cutscenes or the absolutely ridiculous choice to make a certain items be mandatory so you don't get the worst ending. What normally drives JRPG players totally mad is pretty much fine here as the game is only like 8-10 hours long. Even if you mess up and get a bad ending, playing the game again and exploring the monastery further isn't too much of an ask.
The battle system could have been better, I guess. It feels pretty generically turn based/ SRPG except when you're losing and you notice that positionining is important to actually revive your teammates.
The monster design is top notch though and so are the character stories and interactions. I really loved these flawed beings with their tragic back stories. This game is just awesome.