The world building was top notch and the combat system, while complicated, boiled down to spinning plates and spamming attacks. Fun but it had its dull spots. Once you peak and had gear to match your chosen Aurion/legacy/pillar/elemental fighting style, you were a steam engine that needed fuel and protection.

Chasing some of the achievements made combat more interesting as forcing bosses to unleash their legacy before me forced me to really reach for the gold ring and synchronize with Erine. ------ became a thing later and wow did that open things up.

But that was the problem, the end game boss which i loved narratively, was a disppointment mechanically. But maybe I was just that good?

Which is kind of fitting....?

Really, my criticisms are that this game's issues were from a small studio making their first game of this scope. I loved the story and am suffering withdrawal symptoms. There were no third act betrayals, all the characters were consistent and you knew these conflicts were coming (although I am unsure about the tragic backstory reveals, maybe more foreshadowing needed).

I guess Japanese rpg jank conditioned me to expect a exhausting mechanical ending instead of an exhausting narrative ending.

Biggest complaint, poor narrative flow.

Biggest praise, thicc captain's daughter being a recurring thorn in the side of Enzo and Erine's marriage.

Real authentic praise, showing several types of relationships, and their growth/rot

The king and queen of zama
The marriages in isao
Enzo's various bromances
Various women being forced to compete with each other by their cultures and their families


Minor nitpick, lotta great amazonian, front line combat, warrior queens. But also pragmatic queens. Plus several women being....presenting sexual energy passion but not being presented as perverted (there was one dude whose legacy/ninjutsu was perversion) but maybe they could have fit a few thief archetypes in there, or some queer stories. But that is minor because this was such a thick narrative, it sagged in places under its own weight.

Final thoughts, senagalise voiced anime would rock

The world building was top notch and the combat system, while complicated, boiled down to spinning plates and spamming attacks. Fun but it had its dull spots. Once you peak and had gear to match your chosen Aurion/legacy/pillar/elemental fighting style, you were a steam engine that needed fuel and protection. Chasing some of the achievements made combat more interesting as forcing bosses to unleash their legacy before me forced me to really reach for the gold ring and synchronize with Erine. ------ became a thing later and wow did that open things up. But that was the problem, the end game boss which i loved narratively, was a disppointment mechanically. But maybe I was just that good? Which is kind of fitting....? Really, my criticisms are that this game's issues were from a small studio making their first game of this scope. I loved the story and am suffering withdrawal symptoms. There were no third act betrayals, all the characters were consistent and you knew these conflicts were coming (although I am unsure about the tragic backstory reveals, maybe more foreshadowing needed). I guess Japanese rpg jank conditioned me to expect a exhausting mechanical ending instead of an exhausting narrative ending. Biggest complaint, poor narrative flow. Biggest praise, thicc captain's daughter being a recurring thorn in the side of Enzo and Erine's marriage. Real authentic praise, showing several types of relationships, and their growth/rot The king and queen of zama The marriages in isao Enzo's various bromances Various women being forced to compete with each other by their cultures and their families Minor nitpick, lotta great amazonian, front line combat, warrior queens. But also pragmatic queens. Plus several women being....presenting sexual energy passion but not being presented as perverted (there was one dude whose legacy/ninjutsu was perversion) but maybe they could have fit a few thief archetypes in there, or some queer stories. But that is minor because this was such a thick narrative, it sagged in places under its own weight. Final thoughts, senagalise voiced anime would rock