GALER: Plague of Heroes

Having played hundreds of classic JRPGs, I'm always on the lookout for a fresh experience. Zombies are still a rare appearance in classic JRPGs. "Wolfenhain", a free German RPG, implemented them in a Low Fantasy setting last year. "Galer: Plague of Heroes" is this year's High Fantasy JRPG embodiment. If you like Final Fantasy VI (large cast of characters, dawning apocalypse scenario) and zombies, bothered to read my review and don't dislike RPG Maker (2003) games, there's a good chance this game might appeal to you. While the story (see the game description) is executed fairly well (despite/because of a lack of major, but therefore also often unbelievable plot twists), it suffers from typos and a "doughy", seemingly unrelated beginning. If you can make it past that, though, you'll have a hard time finding another JRPG like Galer that forces you this strongly to question your heroes' success. Despair's palpable as you seem to fight a losing battle. This might be the game's greatest merit, as the heroes' victory in other JRPGs is never in any real danger (unless these games deliberately offer "bad ending" or "chaos" routes). Finally, a satisfying ending rounds out the story. The b…

The inclusion of zombies in a classic style RPG is a very creative idea. This is something that I have not seen attempted before, and I think it was achieved quite well by Mr Graham Dodge. Havent completed the story yet, but has been a nice play so far.

[b][url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/508330/GALER_Plague_of_Heroes/]GALER: Plague of Heroes[/url][/b] is a pretty fun game! [h1]9/10[/h1]