Dragon Spirits

It's neat little game with some interesting ideas that I CANNOT recommend for three specific reasons. -The English translation is very rough, making any attempt at following the details of the world and story almost nauseating. Even worse, this issue can bleed into the gameplay itself, since in can make some already obtuse mechanics basically impossible to grasp. -The world is surprisingly large, which would be a positive if not for how often you will find yourself barred from exploring it. I found myself scratching my head on several occasions where I was not allowed to enter an area despite having already been there as part of the story. This might be a problem stemming from the translation issue, leading to further confusion. -The battle system has some unique mechanics to approach battles with (instant death/indirect damage), but if you try to build a team around them, you will find yourself punished, as most of the boss encounters will just nullify them across the board and will no room for counterplay other than 'use something else', which feels pretty bad ngl.

Another one that I enjoyed way more than I thought I would, The storyline was fun throughout the game and I like how potentially losing a battle didn't stop you from completing the game overall. 10/10 and works like a gem on the steamdeck ♥

the exact game you fantasized about making when you were 11 years old, autistic, and obsessed with dragons. combat is super fun and every dragon is super cool, some really beautiful and affecting designs here. story itself is very charming w/ a really sweet message. the setting though, as established in sidequests mostly, is great. it's weird post-first-contact pre-apocalyptic science-fantasy... with lots and lots of (rather alien) dragons. [spoiler]you ever wonder why the pokemon world is so obsessed with pokemon? like, to the point their whole culture and infrastructure centers around them to a ridiculous degree? maybe there's a reason for that. maybe it's not such a good thing, in the long run.[/spoiler] lots of sidequests and nooks and crannies to explore, and you get free roam very quickly by jrpg standards. buy this its like 4 dollars on sale

Rough translation is an immediate turn off for me, especially in a narrative based game. When the tutorial is confusing it's not a good sign.

x-- 7/10 --x What a lovely little RPG!! Beautiful artwork, and the story was intriguing. Pacing seemed a bit slow in some sections, but on a whole it was a fantastic indie RPG

Really like the game, and the story behind it. The beginning of the game has a lot of mechanics it tries to teach you, but it also gives you far more options to shift around your dragons' moves and strategy almost as soon as you get going. I like the battle system's mechanics, especially how you have to balance when you trigger your moves against when your opponent might attack, and stacking buffs and debuffs to manage the situation. Looking forward to finding all of the dragon spirits as the game progresses, especially with how intricate the designs are.