The Scarlet Chaos

RPG with no grinding and limited resources. Update: the game-breaking bugs mentioned at the end of the review have been squashed in the latest patch. Despite the appearance of a conventional RPG game, combat is mixed with detective work and investigation. There is a lot more emphasis on the story and slightly linear progression. Although you must complete a major goal in order to progress to the next chapter, you can also complete a few side quests that will gain you valuable resources. The world is full with interesting stuff, so it's a good idea to interact with everything that piques your attention. Unlike most similar games, where objects are hidden only in chests, you can view them immediately away on a counter, table, or similar. Of course, there are still chests. Key items required for progress are highlighted with a visual clue so you never miss them. The menu is identical to those found in other role-playing games. You may view your items and skills, equip new gear, and keep track of your current tasks. Saving can be done at any moment, and there is an autosave feature to avoid unexpected situations. Because your primary character is a detective, he will improve thre…

Pretty cool so far, no grinding, challenging battles, interesting story full of cthulhu mythos references. The lockpicking is annoying even when it isn't glitching out, so save before you have to do it, because resources are very scarce and enemies don't respawn. Also there are occasional spelling or grammar mistakes, but not so many that they drag you out of the game (and I am pretty pedantic about that.) Overall I thoroughly recommend it!