I Have Low Stats But My Class Is "Leader", So I Recruited Everyone I Know To Fight The Dark Lord

I tried this ridiculous Super RPG for the vibes, and I had a lot of fun with it! There is also an accessibility mode that makes it a fun VN if combat is not your thing!! Simply put- It is JUST as hard to manage as you think it is, but it's shockingly fair. Most battles thankfully don't force you to use you entire 100 person (well... 99 mostly people + 1 cat) party. The majority of the time it's more of a complex puzzle- there are a ridiculous variety of damage types and most opponents you can only realistically damage with a handful, so you have to maximize support to the units that can effectively do damage, keep track of an ever growing list of items, and the ever growing list of skills and combo skills characters get as they bond and grow. It can be overwhelming, but it's a lot of fun! The writing- it's also shockingly fun and consistent! There are hundreds of characters in this game, but a shocking number feel fleshed out for a cast this absurdly large. The fact we get to know everyone over the course of the journey? The fact that the lore and connections between characters makes sense even when it's absurd for absurdity's sake? Phenomenal! Truly a feat of writing! I played…

I really wanted to like this game, it was funny collecting everyone. That was really the best part, just the beginning. Everything after that just got more and more tedious. I really hate the combat, honestly I'm just spamming between like three characters to get through it. Li is gonna be extremely broke when I do finally finish this game, IF I finish this game... Good lord, I'm only on episode 27! Just get me to the final boss already please!!

Why yes I am this exact brand of insane. Give me 100 more characters. Idgaf. Unmanageable who? Joke where? I am so serious about this. Can't handle it? Cowards.

This game is not just a good joke but actually a pretty interesting combat system as well! What if your JRPG combat was more like managing a battalion? Lots of teamup and skill synergies to explore. I got this game in a bundle a few years back but I noticed that its review score on steam wasn't great so decided that I'd buy it again to show my appreciation! The game isn't for everyone but I think it's very good execution of its premise.

Joke stops being funny after a while and all the assets are stock from the engine. You’ll only get any enjoyment out of this if you feel managing a small militia is any kind of fun.

I'm only a few levels in right now but everything Cannibal Interactive makes is for the real RPG sickos who turn the difficulty settings up to the highest level on their first playthrough just to feel something. Hell, I'd even go as far as to say you're not a real gamer if you can't enjoy this game. That's a skill issue on your end, buddy. There's great honest-to-god RPG classic mechanics under the hood that are so intense that my Steam Deck unfortunately handle, but it's worth every second playing to read the witty dialogue and trying to figure out which characters to focus on during each stage. I can't wait to play more.