Virgo Versus The Zodiac

First, if you've played and enjoyed Keylocker, get this, because it's very similar. [hr][/hr] This game is a story that's a mixture of silly and tragic. Most RPGs I think kind of ignore that you've killed a ton of people, but this game points it out to you and calls out the protagonist on her hypocrisy. It's interesting because you can fall in love with a realm and all its humorous denizens, and then end up destroying it all. The protagonist is arguably the villain depending on your perspective. In terms of gameplay, it uses turn-based combat where successful defense and offense depends on how well you do in a QTE. The type of QTE depends on the type of attack, how easy it is depends on your speed stat vs the enemy's, and which button to press depends on [i]who[/i] is attacking or defending. By default, on an Xbox controller, Virgo is the A button, Algol is B, and Spica is X. Combat also has a sort of rock-paper-scissors system to add some depth, with Ambition being strong against Mutability, Mutability against Patience, and Patience against Ambition. Weapons and shields all have one of these traits. Additionally, all weapons and shields have one or two special effects, li…

Virgo vs The Zodiac is a weird, memorable game. It's like if some tumblr girls decided to make their own Paper Mario and believe me I mean this in the best way possible. Pastel colored goddess decides that she's right about everything and it's time to start purging the impure. Combat is thrilling. You have 3 attacks and a guard action which grants temporary HP (purity}, and anyone who gets attacked while they have more than 0 purity gets a counter attack action. Oh, I should mention your actions are determined by your gear, and your counters are completely different than your standard turn actions. Yes you have a counter-guard. There is also a bit of elemental rock-paper-scissors that you get bonuses to based on your dialog and plot choices. Anyway during one boss fight I guarded an attack and immediately took off half its health with a counter, only for it to use a healing item on the next turn. Fun stuff.

This game has my favorite turn-based combat ever, to the point where i'm considering making a TTRPG based on its combat system. It has dynamic timing-based combat systems, with a lot of customizability, gear that gives you entirely new abilities and which you can change anytime, a row system (for example you go to the front row if you use a melee attack, and you can only target the front row with melee attacks) status effects, etc. This ♥♥♥♥ is so fun i often restart fights to see how they could go another way or to beat them while taking less damage. I like the story/dialogue too, but the combat is the highlight for me.

game was really fun and enjoyable theres a lot of equipment towards late game where its really fun making builds for all ur characters the game has like elements but i couildnt remember then since the tutorial i just brute forced my way trough trying to perfect time everythingi i just feel like the game coulda been better if it wouldve been maybe more open world and u can chose where to go and go back to old places but whatever was still really fun

Lack of new game + pains me , i fall in love with combat but without soul nomad type infinite loop i cant motivate myself to continue playing sadly

Lovely rpg with humour that worked on me A LOT. Tons of secrets to find, the fights feel nice and the story gets DARK really fast sometimes. Loved this one !