A nice indie package of skating, cooking and turn-based combat. What kept me going was the spicy dialogue writing which augmented all of its core elements. The turn-based combat is refreshing simple and story driven with many unique dialogue and responses to try out and does not need level grinding to succeed. On the other hand, the skating challenges is where most of the mechanical difficulty and fun can be had despite how simple the controls are. I really enjoy cooking here as a harder mini-game that provides narrative context, good challenge and level experience which is why I was surprisingly overleveled without purposely grinding.

What holds this back as a Tier 3 game though is the lack of variety and depth even if I did find its simplicity refreshing. First, the game only has 3 areas which is not a big problem but the game would have benefited from a shorter story while retaining the optional skating challenges for value. Second, the story does not feel properly paced or resolved and the ending may be using a justified but slowly overused trope. Third, the lack of genuine variety from its rewards such as equipment and exes. I find it a missed opportunity to provide effects for skating and cooking and not simply just for combat as summons which made the it unnecessarily easier.

I would still recommend this specially to see the animations and dialogue, but do keep it mind it is a small package.