Rollers of the Realm

RPG. Pinball. Love the concept. Love this game. Ever since I heard there was a sequel coming, I knew I had to come back and finish this one. It's short and sweet, though I'll admit, I rage quit this game, twice, years ago on the second to last level. I finally came back to it. I forgot elements of the story, and how to use abilities, but not that level that turned me away twice before. Well, third try's the charm. Who knew pinball could have a story mode? Who knew it would actually be fun? If you like pinball and/or rpgs, definitely check out this unique blend. I just hope you're better at pinball than I am. Now I'm ready for the sequel! Backlog Games Beaten 2025 53/50

This is such a soulful and gentle game that I almost forgot to have pinball fear while playing it which made it so delightful I didn't think to leave a review. I just assumed it would succeed.

Fun pinball variant. The different character powers are an interesting idea.

[h1] Rollers of the Realm puts a neat story twist on what is an arcade gameplay-first dominated Genre [/h1] [h3] Positives: [/h3] [list] [*] Rollers of The Realm can/will keep you busy for at least a couple hours. [*] The story, while short and somewhat simple, has its highs and nuanced moments. At worst you'll be indifferent to it and at best it will be a nice flavour to the pinball gameplay. [*] A nice thing is that some of the textboxes-style cutscenes have extra lines depending on what characters you have. [*] The Artstyle and character designs are charming imho, Phantom Compass is working on a follow up game which - sadly - goes for a different, 3d-based approach. [/list] [h3] Negatives: [/h3] [list] [*] The Gameplay itself is fun, BUT can be icky at times though defo make sure you unlock extra characters in the market as they effectively serve as extra lives. [*] As stated above, the gameplay can be icky at times with maps that feel tedious [*] The Achievements and some of the unlockable passive abilities you can get from the shop are unnecessarily grindy compared to how "short" the campaign is. This only affects completionists though. [/lis…

The idea is good. The execution not so much. What i really, really dislike is when the ball is manipulated while rolling. And the next thing is when they change the paddles. Some enemy archers can destroy these, while you play - yes, there is a healer ball that repairs them but if that one is gone. Welp, too bad for you. The story is meh...

I love this game. I've been waiting for it's sequel for the last 4 years. Two cycles of Winter Olympics have come and gone during that development time. So why would this game, which was released TWLEVE YEARS AGO, be getting an update for a "Minor UX fix" after all this time? Calling such a miniscule update "active development work" while ignoring your other projects is a slap in the face to your fanbase and investors. Could we please, out of basic respect and decency for the people left holding out hope, get an update on Rollers of the Realm: Reunion? Because guys, I've got news for ya: you're not Valve or Rockstar. Relying on word of mouth to create rampant speculation about the next project in the pipeline only works when you've hit a certain escalón. Just be straight with us. If it's still happening, great. The demo's not cutting it anymore. We'd like to know what's what, and deserve a progress update that isn't only "TBA". Maybe then, I'll change my review. Until then, thumbs up for this game, but TWELVE BIG THUMBS DOWN for Phantom Compass