See, this is where shit gets real. Stupidly fun for a doujin RPG of the era. The combat has seen a massive facelift from Rance III, and so has just about everything else. Maybe it's a sign of repetition but I found myself familiarized with the entire layout of the main dungeon by the end in a way that felt easy and fun to navigate. Some really unique progression ideas here, like the RNG risk/reward system with the Level-Up Goddesses and the entire concept of the Black Sword as a balancer of your junk equipment. The main cast plays differently enough to warrant mix-and-matching and it was genuinely great to see some favorite old faces again (here's to Maria and Shizuka, and that like one scene with Lia in it lol). Tosuhin Toshi seems baller as fuck and I've gotta check those guys out at this point, because they helped turn Rance into eroge Xenoblade for a game, and that's baller as fuck. Cannot wait to see what the future holds for the up and coming Brutal King.