Witch Ring Meister

Not a lot of reviews out there, so I'll add a bit. I've played Nono's and Soul Smith, from the same developer, and while this game has similar elements, it is a bit less idle than the others. High level overview, you manage a magic ring shop and employee crafters, who make your rings, and jewelers, who provide your material supply for crafters. Materials are a lump sum, acquired each month by jewelers and used in increasing amounts as your rings go up in quality and value. There is a balance element to employing crafters who allow you to increase value & quality while also employing jewelers who can give you the lump sum needed for the month, as well as providing passive effects. To this point, it doesn't differ greatly from Nono's or Soul Smith. As rings become old, sales drop off almost entirely and this is where the game is a bit different. Instead of "adventuring" for new recipes and materials, as in Nono's, you can play a match game to create rings. You need to match enough "work" tiles to meet the work requirement, while also matching magic tiles that improve the 5 magic types of the ring (quality of the ring, as well as "advice" tiles, which give you points you can u…

I've actually purchased and tried this game's English version. For being available in English, the translation is absolutely *horrid* and the game, unlike most clickers, isn't really intuitive after the first few minutes. The interface and things aren't very well explained in the English version, which left me feeling very confused.

This game is a hybrid shop management sim, with sort of strategic Samegame arcade-puzzle gameplay for creating new stock. It mystifies me that others are calling this game an idle game, I guess my idea of management is someone else's idea of idle, haha. I got my copy of Witch Ring Meister free through the Curator Connect thing (curating the J-Indie Arcade) and it's the third game by "Inu to Neko" I've played on Steam. I bought the first two games myself, and they were published by different publishers each time. Those games were "Let's Eat! Seaside Cafe" and "Dungeon Girl" - the first has an impenetrable translation and I don't recommend it because of that. The second is a rather decent Samegame / Dungeon traversal / crafting game. One thing for sure - Inu to Neko games have a certain style. And that style is - mountains upon mountains of items to manage, cluttered interfaces, and reuse of the same set of characters throughout their games to form one overarching universe. At your first Inu to Neko game, this style is overwhelming. At your third game... Well, I came into this game, started it up, and... watched the prologue... and got to the tutorial and.... felt quite overwhel…

Pretty sure google would have a more effective translation.

English translation seems a bit weak, but it is easy enough to understand what's most of what is going on. The gameplay seems convoluted at first, especially with hard to understand instructions when the game starts. Once you figure out what's going on, the game becomes much more enjoyable. There isn't really any English documentation for this game seemingly, so most everything must be found out by your own accord until somebody writes/translates a guide. In Witch Ring Meister, you craft rings by doing a simple puzzle game. Your performance in the puzzle dictates the quality of the ring. You can craft better rings by upgrading your shop or hiring new help. The better quality the ring, the more potential profit from sales. When the ring is done selling, you can add it to your catalog which raises your stats and provides a monthly stipend. You can further improve your stats by researching new upgrades to your shop, advancing your friendship and leveling up friend stats, hiring more and better help, and even leveling and ranking up skills. As you run your shop you will compete in public competitions called concours and will be awarded various prizes as your rings get better and becom…