Paladin Dream
Paladin Dream is a turn based RPG in the style of all the old favorite classics. You play as a Paladin going on a journey to find out the meaning of a dream he has been having repeatedly over the years. He leaves the abbey where he has spent his entire life and heads out to find the reason for his dream.
The game was made with RPG Maker, which I know, can leave you questioning how good it really is. But Paladin Dream is a pleasant surprise. With about five hours of gameplay and original music composed by the creator, Paladin Dream stands out where many RPG Maker games may leave you wonderful what the heck you just spent money on.
– Real player with 13.4 hrs in game
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The tag for this game absolutely should have contained RPG Maker. Seemed decent on the surface with story and game play.
Not really my cup of tea, seems extremely short and balance is jacked up. I beat the game, and here is a quick summary:
- decent music, don’t know if it is from rpg maker or they made it
-decent design (art) , don’t know if it is from rpg maker or they made it
Very short game, beat in about 4 hours
-half of that was probably grinding to try to overcome the balance
-level 15 cap
– Real player with 4.5 hrs in game
Kill Demons
Classic RPG single game, carrying players full of memories!
Liu Qingfeng, a disciple of Sanqing palace, obeys his master’s orders to fight the sword protector in the demon cave and get back the demon sword. On the way down the mountain, I met Murong Xiaomei in Wangyou village and killed the snake demon with Murong Xiaomei. Later, he ran into the mysterious woman yuan Pingzhi in Jianye city. The three of them wandered the river and lake together. In the process of killing demons and demons, they gradually discovered a big secret. How will Liu Qingfeng choose? Can they finally save the world? It’s up to you to continue to write about the world of Voldemort
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Sol Blanka
Try the first ever game that started the journey to Wizard’s Quest! This is only a sample game that was made back in 2014 in which I do not plan to complete, but it is a interesting little game to try out. This is an experimental game which features:
Quick free Turn-based combat with classic 2d graphics.
A jump button feature for some platforming.
On-the-go story-based sequences.
Minor Character interactions with bigger portraits during dialogue.
Minor environmental interactions.
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The Donnerwald Experiment
The game is a lot better after the quality of life update. I’d recommend getting it now before the price increases with the chapter 3 update.
– Real player with 13.2 hrs in game
Review as of chapter 2:
As of now, while the exploration and combat are pretty standard for this type of game, where TDE really shines is its story. Some of the dialogue, especially in the more intimate conversations, is really well done and gives substance to the characters. The funny bits also got some hearty chuckles out of me.
Also, the suspenseful moments really do their job well. That, combined with the tough choices you make along the way, make for quite the engaging ride, which I’m curious to see how it will turn out when new chapters release in the future.
– Real player with 7.4 hrs in game
Detective Gman
mega cool game.
lots to do, tons to explore, banging soundtrack.
perfect 10/10
– Real player with 6.3 hrs in game
A breath of fresh air in the current gaming climate! Story and character based game kind of like Disco Elysium, albeit shorter. Big game world, a lot of interaction and different ways to solve the crimes. Some tips I would give to new players:
spec your character right away, you have like 8 points and you have to manually enter each one. A bit unintuitive but you can get the hang of it. Be sure to add your 2 new points after every murder solved. humor and charm go a long way when talking to NPCs.
– Real player with 1.2 hrs in game
Sidequest
once up a time in a world far far away, there lived a group of heroes bound together by fate, chosen to battle dark forces, on an epic adventure.
THIS IS NOT THAT STORY
Join, magog of morskar, Faiza Ikrum, Arcturus of Sarthos, and Laira final solution Windfarter III, on a journey the likes of which, has admittedly been seen many times. travelling through morskar, in a world breathed of the finer things like not having everything wanting to kill you.
Your foe, Ka-ren Scojus a Noble of Morskar who through some advanced artifice has come across the earthrealm and seen Magog’s plan to conquer it. Ka-ren with little skills outside of artifice, enchantment, and shadow puppetry, Ka-ren, found a discarded Veil Crystal and partially reactivated it allowing him to see Magog and Crew, and worse their browser histories. Truly disturbed by their plan to conquer the earth realm, Ka-ren has made it his goal to pierce the Veil before Magog.
The Dawning Clocks Of Time
Absolutely amazing, the developers have done a good job of the noir style presentation, and good narration of the gameplay.
– Real player with 3.0 hrs in game
Final Stardust
Choose Your Element
Final Stardust is an anime like JRPG that aims to bring a new perspective to turn-based battle systems by introducing many new features such as Saiments, Synergies, Turn Effects, Dynamic Music, Voice Acting and more!
Synergy
This is how you deal the “big damage”. Every synergy has a cost and you need to consume stacks to be able to cast it. You get a stack by using a spell and its element will be the same as the used spell, meaning that if you use a “Mars” spell, you get a “Mars” stack. After multiple turns you will get enough stacks to cast a powerful spell, a.k.a synergies!!!
Saiment
You can’t use items in battle, only saiments. Saiments are similar to items but they have their own system. At the end of every turn you draw a saiment(randomly from your deck). Every saiment has an “effect” that you can use instead of casting a spell/synergy. Every saiment you use is consumed and you can’t use it again(unless you start a new battle)!!!
Sealing
Sealing new monsters(a.k.a Planos) isn’t about luck but about strategy. You need to use “Sealing” saiments and survive long enough to be able to fill up the “Sealing” bar to 100% and acquire the new Plano!!!
Anime Moment: Ultimate Draw
Final Stardust is filled with anime moments and this is one of them. This mechanic allows you to get any particular saiment you want from your deck(can only be used once per battle). If you are a fan of anime, you are in for a treat!!!
Soul of Giga
I love this kind of games, short to the point and with a lot of hope for future titles. Everything can become bigger and better! Hope you like battles with mini armies cause that’s what this game is like.
– Real player with 10.9 hrs in game
This is a very well designed battle monster game with beautiful artwork and a simple but effective gameplay. Extra points for being fully playable with just the mouse.
Also, about the bad review someone left saying there’s no autobattle, said feature unlocks after finishing some quests, after an hour of playing or so. However is not autobattle like an autochess, where you deploy your gigas and they autofight, is the classic “after you three-star an area you can skip the battle and get the rewards” feature.
– Real player with 8.1 hrs in game
Symbiotic
Story
Symbiotic is a sci-fi action drama visual novel with dark undertones, and a love story which will be a roller coaster of emotion. As Zaydin and company go through the rigorous training to master the use of their symbiote partners, they must overcome numerous obstacles and fight enemies far beyond their control, all while dealing with the emotions that come with being teenagers. The race is on for the survival of mankind in this grueling war with another world!
Zaydin is a young complicated kid trying to cope with the loss of his mother, an evil entity attempting to control his mind, and the war of the worlds waged by alien Symbiotes, who have come to eradicate or consume all life on earth. While attending SCAR institute, the principal of the establishment, Neolinus, acts as his caretaker/guardian, at the request of Zaydin’s deceased mother. Neolinus is seen as a pain in the ass to the young orphan. Elliosa and Kadin, the friends he never wanted, have extremely different views on Zaydin. While Elliosa has a major crush on him, Kadin, being the protective big brother type (Even though they’re not related) sees him as a dangerous jerk, though the question of why he hates him so much still lingers. They are joined by their symbiote partners, Tama who belongs to Zaydin, Pinkie Elliosa’s loveable friend, and Spike the “tough guy” belonging to Kadin. Together with the rest of the school they will discover what it means to be at war, not only with the aliens but also with their own emotions.
About
Seasons & Chapters:
This Visual Novel is based around a system of Chapters and Seasons. All chapters within the first season would be free to play once you have bought the game, and those chapters have been released. The following season would be purchasable DLC due to the size and amount of content that will be put into it. Chapters come out when they’re finished, so you don’t have wait for the season to be finished to continue the story.
Season 1:
The first season begins with introductions to the cast of characters, and the main protagonist, Zaydin, being rebellious towards SCAR Institute and his caretaker, Principal Neolinus. Zaydin must deal with his emotions, repressed memories, “friendship” with Elliosa, rivalry with Kadin, unintentionally befriending another girl at the school, and a dark evil presence lingering in his mind as he goes through this warrior high-school setting. The war that wages between Earth and the symbiote planet, Metamor, threatens to destroy everything, and forces the children of Earth to rise up and protect the planet against the monstrous creatures that are sent to it, but another possible threat looms that could undo what the school has done to protect the planet. As you progress through the Visual Novel you will be sent on required (and some optional) missions to kill the Sym-Monsters sent to Earth from Metamor. Zaydin’s ego and bad temper constantly get him into trouble, whether it’s his caretaker/principal, the Class S president Alastair, or even his own “friends”, Zaydin acts out and antagonizes everyone around him… but is he doing it because he’s a bully, or for some other reason?
Psychopath or Savior:
As you progress through the story and missions you will be given a choice that decides whether you will be punished like a villain or hailed as a hero. In missions you can fight Sym-Monsters and save Civilians. It is required that you fight and kill a certain number of Sym-Monsters, however it is NOT required that you save the civilians, this gives way to a moral dilemma… do you save everyone like a true hero? Or do you let them all walk into the fates they would have endured had you never even arrived? Doing either of these to an extreme degree may result in a secret ending as well as changing the game later down the line, recruiting allies, or causing you to encounter something truly terrible…
Visual Novel Styled as a Kinetic Novel (Kinda)
“A kinetic novel is a linear type of visual novel where no narrative or gameplay choices typical to the latter are presented.”
Symbiotic is more akin to a Kinetic Novel then a traditional Visual Novel, since the story is more linear and the ending is the same regardless of what you ultimately decide to do; however, it is possible to change the difficulty and variety of the game, as well as changing HOW the ending plays out and what happens to the characters. As mentioned above you can get a Psychopath or Savior ending in every chapter of the game, with this comes new challenges, allies, or minor story aspects you wouldn’t see otherwise. The new allies can replace party members in missions allowing you to customize how you play through the missions. The challenges come in the form of unique enemies that are angry, vengeful, and prepared to kill anything they see.