The Sacred Tears TRUE

RPG in the style of classic turn-based role-playing games, focusing on combat, exploration, and character development in a fantasy world ✅Interesting concept of playing as a guard, hero, or thief in the city ✅Diverse types of enemies ✅Ability to make decisions that influence the storyline ❌Pixelated and outdated graphics ❌No voice acting for characters (text only) ❌Exploration limited by mission requirements and skills ❌Lack of connection with characters reduces immersion and enjoyment ❌Weak narrative: missions and storylines end abruptly, without explanation ❌The price is too high ❌❌ Verdict: [strike] Terrible [/strike], [b] Bad [/b], [strike] Mediocre [/strike], [strike] Decent [/strike], [strike] Good [/strike], [strike] Very Good [/strike] (Rating scale for tested game) [quote] If you'd like to see more of my reviews, you can find them on my curator page:[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45994324/admin/reviews_manage/]CuratorKingViking[/url] and on my group: [url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/CuratorKingViking]GroupKingViking[/url] If you have any questions about my reviews, feel free to ask. I'm happy to answer them. All reviews are my own!! Best regards, …

The Sacred Tears TRUE, developed and published by AlphaNuts, is a retro-inspired Japanese role-playing game that attempts to merge classic 16-bit era sensibilities with a distinctive card-based combat system and episodic storytelling structure. Built with clear affection for traditional JRPGs, the game centers on a pair of young protagonists navigating a bustling city filled with guild work, personal drama, and a larger narrative involving ancient relics. While its presentation evokes nostalgia through pixel art and structured chapters, it simultaneously experiments with unconventional mechanics that set it apart from more formulaic RPGMaker-style titles. The story follows Seil and Seana, two resourceful youths who operate as members of a thieves’ guild while also managing their own investigative work. Their city, Genoseed, serves as the primary hub of activity and acts almost like a character in its own right. Rather than following a strictly linear progression across continents or sprawling overworld maps, the game unfolds through episodic missions that highlight both personal character moments and escalating plot developments. These episodes are divided into main story arcs and…

Tears turned to magic. One drop made me a hero. The next made me lose my keys. Perfectly chaotic.

RNG Battle-System with a UI that's far from polished. A lack of direction is one thing, but the onboarding experience is clumsy at best. I genuinely can see the effort that went into this title but I cannot reccommend it when there are simply better options that were released far before and after this.

Overall, the game is considered decent, but it has noticeable flaws.

I like the story