The Logomancer

The graphics are are a bit jarring at first, but I like the characters and it has some good tunes, especially the rockin' tunes you'll hear later in the game. The writing is fun and humorous, and the battle system uses a three color element system that has you making the enemy vulnerable to a type of "verbal argument" before taking them out. The haunted mansion's a cool part of the game, and the few puzzles you'll run into are a challenge of their own. I finished it in around 25 hours after doing most of everything and spending time on the puzzles, so there's a good amount to do, along with the few ending you can get depending on what you've completed at the time. HATCHET THE EQUINOX!

RPG Maker strikes again! This is another low effort retro-pixel JRPG ripoff spamming the Steam catalog, made with the RPG Maker video game construction kit... in their own words, "Our easy to use tools are simple enough for a child." This isn't even a good RPG Maker game. They replaced a lot of the RPG Maker assets with excruciatingly, painfully bad hand drawn high schooler art that makes Napoleon Dynamite look like DaVinci. Gamers who want a good retro gaming experience would be better off playing the original Final Fantasy games or one of the better RPG Maker games.

It might be cheating a bit for me to review this game on Steam, because I've reviewed it before on the RPGMaker Network, and my review is already linked from the game page. But since I've already gotten the long-winded talking about the game out of the way, I can cut straight to the question of whether you should actually buy it. You probably shouldn't buy this game if: -You don't like RPGs. Steam sorts lots of games by the RPG tag which really aren't. The Logomancer is definitely an RPG, and by mechanical function if not writing convention, it's a JRPG. If you don't like those things, don't get it. -The art scares you. The screenshots accurately reflect what the game looks like, so if you don't get it if you don't want to get what you see. -You hate puzzles. There are no pointless block pushing puzzles or thoughtless drudge work dressed up as puzzles in this game, but if you don't like puzzles at all, this is not the game for you. -You cannot get enough of teenagers saving the world from an ancient evil which has broken free of its seal, and aren't interested in an RPG about anything else. You should consider buying this game if: -You appreciate clever, well-written dialogue. -Y…

I love rpg makers games but all my past expierence playing them didn't prepare me for this. Logomancer is very well spoken with great world lore and character development. The puzzles were way too high level for me but I used a guide made by the developer to get through the really tough ones (the creepy basement was my favorite part of the game and I didn't need a guide to solve it woot). If you're a fan of rpgmaker, tough puzzles, turned based combat, and great atmosphere then this is the game for you. P.S: I highly suggest getting the "true ending". It's very well written, mind blowing ending!!

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Tags: Topdown - RPGMaker & Party RPG Additional Tags: Delete Local Content & Remove from Library TLDR: MSPaint Philosophy battle RPGMaker game with odd setting. Not worth the learning curve or the time investment.