Ashes of the Night

Rating 9/10 *Feel of the game* Ashes of the night, just by the title alone, I wanted to play this game. I played Verdungo a couple of weeks ago, utterly amazed. I started this gem of a game and was completely engulfed. As soon I hit to begin. Each character brings their own unique gameplay to the game. You have a variety of characters to choose from to create the perfect team for your liking. This game had a breath of fire feel with a touch of Final Fantasy 4. *The Uniques* The world, storyline, and characters stand out from the most generic RGPS I play today. I love the old-style gameplay, which is simple, but you have to grind to make sure the game is not too difficult. I paid 7.99 for this game, but honestly, I would have paid 50.00 quickly and not complained. I played for 50 hours, a couple of hours grinding but not redundant because of the unique areas to grind at. There are tons of weapons to choose from, and the big bosses are enough of a challenge to be pleased and not overwhelmed. If you have about 30 hours and want to laugh, smile, and invest in some lovable characters, do yourself a favor and pick up this game. Now on to the next one… Wormskull.

This game was an odd one for me. I enjoyed it but am not totally sure why. I mean, it was pretty simple, but I didn't know where I was going (or why I was going there) most of the time. The story is a bit disjointed and I could have used a bit more explanation as to what was going on. The NPCs were weird in that some talked, some just sort of flinched, and some had no reaction. It sort of left me with the feeling that I don't even know if I finished and utilized all the gems I collected (as well as other items) correctly and fully. All I can say to sum it up is that as basic as this was, it obviously had something that kept me interested because I had the desire to finish. I think if it was a stand-alone and there wasn't more to look towards in the story, I would not have finished it. As a side note as far as personal preferences - I like having the hp of enemies visible and do not like not being able to go back and get things I missed.

This is Wolf Moon Studio's very first RPG Maker epic--and it shows, in some ways, such as how at the beginning, you find yourself on a screen where people AND random encounters are scattered about, and there's no semblance of the usual town = safe area, wilderness = monsters, like you're used to in almost every RPG. BUT, that's only at the very beginning. As you go along, you _do_ start running into proper towns (the first one you encounter covers several screens, in fact!) and merchants standing in doorways eventually become proper houses and shops you can go inside of. Basically: Don't let the primitive style of the very early game throw you off--he basically seems to have learned how to code in RPG Maker AS he was making this, and the later game is the results that speak for themselves. Anyway, full-on positives now: The characters are the usual Wolf's Moon-style charming motley rogue's gallery, there's that signature "the party doesn't like each other and swears their heads off randomly" (John: "I sense a great evil..." Jewel: "Duh, Maduin is like three steps away." XD) thing, the game's story ends up being WAY more epic than I thought, the world is fairly large, and at the end, it kinda felt like the same amount of story as the original Final Fantasy has, or maybe Dragon Quest 3. (These are both good things.) Yuka's AGGRESSIVE liking of Reinford (by the way: Make sure you have at least 50K gold on hand at one point for........reasons) and his telling the King that no, SHE rescued HIM, was adorable af... Oh, and level up until you get the later big bombastic skills. They're worth it. My fave is turning Duncan into a rampaging feral lightning beast for several turns, but they're all good. :) My verdict? For frick's sake, I paid less than ONE DOLLAR for this (on sale) and even OFF sale, it's still cheap! Definitely got my money's worth out of this one. Recommended!

fun game but kind of hard to balance all the chars to level

ah wolfs moons studios first game.a thrill ride from start to finish.killer music great story fun gameplay loveable characters and their is alot of them later on in the game which let's you have the perfect party for your own play style.a great old school style rpg with wolfs moons studios fast catchy fluent game play that will want you to seek out every battle ,don't miss this one its worth the liw price hands down!

My last Wolf's Moon Studio game and it did not disappoint. This dev is great at making classic rpgs that offer many hours of gameplay and replay value. I am just sorry there are no more for me to play. But i am sure I will replay many of them again. Edit: I am so excited, I found 3 more of these games in my massive library, onto the next!!!

I love this game, it's amazing.