Violent Witches: the Vindicator

This game is in a serious need of visual and translation polish, especially for the price. Nice ideas but needs a better team

Notice: Review sponsored by HLF studio. Despite needing a bit of visual polishing and translation improvements, the game is pretty good. It has a solid story, enemies, collectible items, upgradeable weapons / powers, and more. In the game, you play as Frank during the witch trials era (where you could be hung for witchcraft for having a single mole), possibly somewhere around the Salem trials period, as Frank, who as a boy witnessed his sister's death at the hands of a witch as a result of being forced to flee the city after being accused of being a witch. After growing up, he became a witch hunter. Unfortunately, every "witch" he kills is innocent and wrongfully accused of being a witch, so he becomes depressed. After meeting a real witch, he becomes allies with her and she gives him the strength he needs to hunt real witches in the form of 3 gemstones. Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8YQPwBpjtM

Violent Witches: the Vindicator is a short dark-fantasy RPG that places storytelling, atmosphere, and morally complicated characters ahead of mechanical complexity. Developed and published by HLF studio, the game rebuilds ideas from earlier entries using RPG Maker MV while presenting the adventure as a self-contained experience. Its relatively brief five-to-six-hour campaign makes it approachable for players who enjoy narrative RPGs but do not necessarily want to commit dozens of hours to completing one. The story revolves around Frank, whose childhood tragedy ultimately defines the person he becomes. When his sister is accused of being a witch, the two attempt to escape together, only for them to encounter a genuine witch. His sister is killed, while circumstances surrounding the incident cause Frank to be regarded as the person responsible for defeating the witch. That misunderstanding follows him into adulthood, where he becomes a professional witch hunter. The disturbing part of this occupation is that many of his supposed targets are defenseless women accused without meaningful proof. This gives Frank a deliberately uncomfortable position within the story because his reputati…