33. Fairy Fencer F
Yes Vivi, as a MM fan you should know that dungeon count isn't the most important thing
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My gosh you're fussyOriginally Posted by metagloria
THIS IS THE POWER OF THE MONADO!!!!!
This game is about our hero, Fang, who pulls a “wish granting” “sword” from a stone in the hopes of wishing for some food. Instead he meets a fairy named Eryn who recruits him on a quest to save the world and revive the Goddess. After his initial bump dat noise reaction, he agrees to become a Fencer to help Eryn regain her memories. Along the way they are joined by some... eccentric allies (including a guy with a bad Canadian accent?) and defeat some... also eccentric villains.
This game has some unique gameplay elements to it. You have a range as to where you can attack that can be increased. You can unlock the ability to attack several times in a row and customize which attacks to use. You can also transform when certain conditions are met. Each character has a primary weapon they use but can use up to four weapons types which are changed simply by selecting different attacks or skills. There are two types of playable characters, the first being the Fencers, who act as your party members in battle, and the second being the “Fairies” like Eryn who become the weapons with which the fencers attack. You can also collect Fairies by defeating bosses and the like after which you an sort of customize them, equip them to your characters, or even equip them to the different locations to customize the dungeons. There are missable characters.
General impressions:
I was interested in this game because I liked Hyperdimesnion Neptunia for it's silly humour and wanted to try another funny RPG. I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised and this game exceeded my expectations. For a while there I wouldn't put it down. It was just as funny, it had great characters, but it did an even better job with the gameplay and story. There were a few things I didn't like as much but overall it was a huge improvement and I enjoyed it much more than I expected. It was also easier. There was a bit much fanservice, but it wasn't too over the top either.
Story:
Once again this story is mostly corny, cheesy, and silly fun. But more than that it had some actually serious and well written moments. I cried at one point. Sure I cry at the drop of a hat, but I certainly wasn't expecting that from such a silly game. It had some very cliche moments to it and will never be a deep Xeno type of story, but I was invested, I cared, and it did surprise me at times. The game does at one point repeat, as in you go back in time and re-recruit your allies, which was a bit of a pain, but it did a god job of switching up the story and the music and stuff so it still felt new. This game also handled a love triangle extremely well, which was refreshing because love triangles can get ugly.
Gameplay:
Wasn't the best in the world but was actually pretty fun. There were a few things that weren't explained to me properly, which would be my biggest complaint. Like they didn't explain that your weapon could turn in to other types of weapons, so I thought I would have to get a new one or something, when really you can learn the other weapon types whenever you want. And how to do more than one attack in a row. But overall it was great fun, I loved the skill animations, and I loved how fun it was. Be warned though: The battle music when transforming/transformed during the first section of the game is atrocious.
World:
Kind of a weak point. It reused a lot of areas, but there were some pretty ones and you could customize things like how many points you would get and what enemies would appear. But overall nothing really special.
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This image has nothing to do with anything, I just find it cute.
He has an afro with a sword stuck in it.
And look at his little change purse, so cute!
Characters:
Best part of the game. Very few of them are likeable in the traditional sense, but their eccentricities make them stand out more. I also loved how they would act with each other. I do think the characters had good depth and development, especially considering the type of game and how not serious it is. A lot of them really surprised me. Oh and you could customize some outfit accessories which is awesome.
Favourite character: Tiara 2FK5EJo.jpg
Honourable mentions: Karin, Eryn DqOWYPL.pngNYZogLe.png
It was hard to narrow these down too because there were a lot of great ones. I thought I would hate Tiara because she was kind of a stuck up jerk, but she ended up having some of the best development and a lot of the best scenes. Plus her little shoes were adorable and I would pay SO MUCH MONEY FOR THOSE. Karin had some very funny scenes, I just wish I'd seen more of her. And she was a Fairy and could turn in to a bow for battles and those are my favourite RPG weapons. And Eryn was a sweet and caring girl.
Overall this is a silly, lighthearted game with really weird characters and some unnecessary fanservice and an uninspiring world. But there's some great story moments, great characters and character development, and it was overall just a lot of fun to play.
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