Gorgeous HD-2D art style
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“The HD-2D art style is gorgeous.”
Steam review · 26.1 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 85%Very Positive · 85%Square Enix, ACQUIRE Corp.2019JRPG · Turn-Based Combat · RPG
$59.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A gorgeous HD-2D turn-based JRPG with satisfying Break/Boost combat and great music, but disconnected stories, grind and random encounters. Skip it if you want a cohesive plot.
Great for
Fans of classic turn-based JRPGs who value art, music and tactical combat over story
Main risk
Eight disconnected, mediocre stories plus grind and random encounters can feel like a slog
What changed in the last 30 days
30 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mostly say the game gets boring, with fragmented stories and repetitive play. No specific patch or bug is cited, so confidence is modest.
30 recent reviews
What players love
Outstanding soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The MUSIC and the SCENERY in this are truly breathtaking.”
Steam review · 225.2 h played ↗
Satisfying Break/Boost combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The combat system is engaging, giving various ways to handle the game.”
Steam review · 79.6 h played ↗
Nostalgic classic JRPG feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“This is pure nostalgia for any one who played games in the 1990's.”
Steam review · 96.6 h played ↗
Fun job system and party customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The class system is also quite fun to play and mix around.”
Steam review · 225.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Disconnected stories, no party interaction
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“After 6h there is no overarching story, no common goals, no character-motivations to travel together, not even interactions between party members.”
Steam review · 7.1 h played ↗
Bland, poorly written stories
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The voice acting and writing is absolutely terrible.”
Steam review · 91 h played ↗
Heavy grinding and level gating
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“anyone who tells you there is no grinding in this game is lying to you”
Steam review · 18.1 h played ↗
Excessive random encounters
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The amount of random encounters makes this game genuinely unplayable.”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗
Save loss and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“my save files had reverted to back to my previous saves from 2023”
Steam review · 69.7 h played ↗
Brutal secret superboss without save
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“You spend an hour fighting a set of eight fodder garbage bosses before you even get the chance to attempt the real fight”
Steam review · 108.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support5 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10 64-bit
ProcessorAMD FX-4350 / Intel® Core™ i3-3210
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon™ R7 260X (2GB VRAM) / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750(2GB VRAM)
Storage5 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10 64-bit
ProcessorAMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 / Intel® Core™ i5-6400
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsRadeon™ RX 470(4GB VRAM) / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 6 GB VRAM
Storage5 GB available space
OSWindows® 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10 64-bit
ProcessorAMD FX-4350 / Intel® Core™ i3-3210
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon™ R7 260X (2GB VRAM) / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750(2GB VRAM)
Storage5 GB available space
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