Absinthia

I was entertained the whole time! The characters are well written and charismatic, the story is good, the music is amazing, and the graphics are pretty and consistent. Beyond all that, he LGBTQIAP+ representation is healty and clarifying, and the criticism about capitalism is so on point :) #taxtherich

Review Summary: Another entry in the Bewitched Series. It's a short RPG. The story is insipid, most character are uninteresting. There are glitches everywhere. There are not many options gameplay-wise, so there is no replayability value or encouragement. The art-style is a breath of fresh air in the series. You can't get all achievements in your first play through. The Bad: The story length. Maybe the other entries had much more achievements to squeeze time put into it. Here, it's just short. You are new in Katti Town, someone shows up and do bad stuff so you must stop them. You travel this brief story in a "hermetic" linear road to have this dudette ass kicked, the end. The writing. It's bad. There is a point in the story when a character ♥♥♥♥♥ up and everyone realizes it, but they are like: "Hey, I know you are bad, but you are not so bad since you helped us get all the way here! Yey! (besides the part that where you are the reason for this dudette to come into Katti Town -with your endorsement- and cause lots of trouble)". Like.. what ♥♥♥♥*ng Steven Universe's kind of bullsh*t is that? I don't know about writing, but this stuff needs some work done, preferably by an adult. The ending is so underwhelming, it's like nothing happened. Everything goes back to zero. Besides Freya's relationship, which is given some ground (let's leave it at that). The characters: You can get a hint of the work put into every character's background/development in the last paragraph. You get lots of this "LGTQ++⬆⬇⬈pew-pew, etc." stuff, so avoid this game if you don't like it. The glitches: There are glitches everywhere. Not game breaking bugs, though one time I self-locked myself in a two-tile cell without a way out, so I had to load a saved game (thankfully I always save after every battle). They are just visual glitches. In a game where you are supposed to find hidden stuff (running into walls) is a problem when you just climb or dive into the 4th dimension. I think it's a problem with the map layers system, it needs some work done. The gameplay: It's a regular RPG, but when I said "hermetic" story, I mean the way it plays. You don't get much freedom besides a ship, so you can travel wherever you want. But even then, you need to follow a path if you want to get items that will let you get in certain places. You can't equip characters with equipment out of their role. That's a sin: "Actually, metal can interfere with a Mage's spell, rendering it useless :B" Like.. what f*cking Harry Potter's buttocks garbage is that? I don't care if he can't use magic. I want him to put on a f*cking armor, I'll give him some sharp hardware and get him to slash enemies. Is that too much to ask for? The pixel-art style: It's good-looking, you really know that there is work put in Northwood (the one featured in the Store Page's screenshots), Arfenas, Ambervale, and some other areas (castle interiors, or lava level). But that's all, there are some places left behind. Simple texture, plain ground and some rocks. Nothing more. Same with the characters. Freya looks great, but the rest could use some work. The achievements: Luckily, there are few of them. They are easy to get if you just follow your path and stay sharp, but you can't get them all in one play through because you need to beat the game in Hard and Master difficulty. A pain in the ass without a "New Game +" feature or replayability value. "That's all? That's just bad opinions" I know, but I like the Bewitched series and it's a decent RPG. I don't expect them to come out with one masterpiece after another. Besides, I bought this game hoping for a girl on girl romance, but we don't always get what we want. In their defense, if there was a single fiber of masculinity in this particular character, I would have written a negative review.