Quartet

I picked this up recently and have been heavily enjoying my time with it. Reminds me of some grand old SNES games with the art style but the combat is extremely innovative. You might think eight party members means you are going to wind up not using some of them but they ALL have some great uses. With the fact you can switch them freely in battle without wasting a turn, you'll find yourself using all of them. Now some do better than others I will say that but every game is going to have a nuker or three. The story is interesting as well, I've been playing it while my husband watches and we ended up conversing over a number of points as they happened. Ben is the favourite. All in all, would heavily recommend this game to anyone who enjoys a good JRPG and thensome.

This is a real gem. Some character moments and plot twists are astonishingly good for an indie game. The combat is fun. The overworld navigation late in the story could be more user friendly.

the start is slow and a bit odd, but if you stick with it, it becomes very fun and interesting

I have a rule of thumb concerning video games. If I get at least a dollar an hour of fun out of a game, it's a worthy purchase. I paid $15 for this game. I only got to 14 hours before the fun ran out.

One of the better JRPGs of its time. The game excels at pacing where many other games of its type flounder. There is a careful balance between towns, battles, and dungeons, where you are almost never doing one activity for very long. The only exceptions are some optional endgame sections, though the player is well rewarded for the effort. The ensemble cast shines thanks to drawing from literature and philosophy over traditional JRPG tropes. Nikolai being the highlight, who provides the player a firsthand window into the atrocities committed by the game's main antagonists and prompts questions as to how one who assisted a fascist organisation can redeem themselves. The battle system learns the right lessons from Final Fantasy X, where character switching allows each party member to stay relevant throughout the adventure. As a measure to prevent the game from outstaying its welcome, the difficulty stays fairly low throughout, though there are some endgame boss battles which let you test your understanding of the battle system. While opportunities to customise character abilities are fairly limited, there are some hidden equips which unlock new abilities and add perks to existing one…

If you are a fan of classic JRPGs and looking to scratch an itch...playing this game! My lazy ass forgot to leave a review after completing it but even months later I still fondly remember this game. There are some loveable character here with some very fun combat! Id do PROS and CONS but since my memory isn't fresh id just give it all PROS.