Chained Echoes

前期剧情文本的节奏很好，人设有足够说服力，也足够有趣。但是到中后期，剧情开始逐渐抽离角色自身，凯廉、塔恩王、琪安娜的人设转变为了剧情框架服务而忽视了人物的自然弧光（塔恩王的反转简直是匪夷所思）。当后期的前世残响、圣女、多次转生、瓦恩和先驱者等设定压下来之后人物的任务工具人的感觉变得很强，前期的人物铺垫塑造出的形象都被世界观带来的高级设定占满，红色魅魔其实是教会圣骑士、叛逆公主其实是圣女转世。但是大可不必如此，并不需要这么多的反转。 开启机甲功能后会出现一种情况：有一个关口只能以人类形态过去，然后紧接着就是为人类战斗形态设计的怪物（人类形态的敌人和机甲形态的敌人有巨大的数值差异），在这个过程中没有机会再次开启机甲。换句话说，看似可以切换形态，但是战斗并不能自由选择，而是被充满刻意感的地图设计和数值压力所裹挟。 长时间游玩后会有眩晕感，能看清屏幕上的内容但是视线难以聚焦，会有一种飘忽感。玩其他游戏通常不会出现这种情况。

I like this game, but overall it might just reach around 6/10. At first, it's a little unattractive with all the short & new information shoved to the players, resulting in doing things randomly and a lot of trial - error. But once you get the hang of it, it's enjoyable to some extend (Act II, III), then it become unattractive again when going for 100% (50 - 60 hours on fully completion). NG+ is a thing but with exhausting process, it's unlikely for anyone to challenge themselves with some more HP enemies. There are more stuffs provided than the actual required to complete the game. I complete the Normal difficulty play without using many of them: - 8 slot with 12 playable characters, where you'd play with around 5 of them (the rest is used to switch to keep the bar green and in some situation, some couldn't even get to play). - Lots of skills for little slot, you must pick active skills, ok. But why pick passive, too? If you don't like the idea of "passive", just make their impact lesser. Not to mention lots of active skills not being touched. - Lots of passing by places that actually had something that require you fight your way back to get 100%. - Lots of lore, twists but with little of everything in the main story make things felt like rushed. - Lots of weapons, armors, so many can be acquired every once in a while that I ignore most of them and just spam what it strongest (there is actually no choice but just better versions). - Lots of crystals, too, but with my weapons and armors changing so frequently, I didn't bother to upgrade or use crystal before the ultimate weapons. - Lots of items, TBH I only used a few of them because the HP, TP is reset every combat, convenient, yes, but it negate the usefulness of items. I remembered only used the healing and reviving a few times in 60hrs. Afterall, I do recommend trying this game, it's fun, but be patient and don't expect too much.

好玩

Surprisingly good. I really like how the game is paced and uses its limited RPG format to create interesting cinematic decisions and storytelling opportunities. I find so many of these 2D RPGs to be over-bloated and boring. In the 7.5 hours of playing, the pacing has not let up even a little. Something of high stakes is always happening and to elongate story length, the creator did interesting things like party splits to give more depth to the main quest rather than making you do boring side quests. Combat is fairly traditional, but the ability to hot swap characters at will adds a really nice way to make everyone a valid member of the party. Something most RPGs don't do. I would absolutely love to see this studio do a future game in the style of Octopath Traveler. They clearly have an eye for great storytelling. I'm excited to finally have a 2D RPG to play that I genuinely enjoy. I haven't had one since Final Fantasy Tactics.

아.... 내가 이 게임을 왜... 중간부터 스토리 맛이 가기 시작하더니 [spoiler] 매력 있다고 생각한 캐릭터가 레즈였고 뜬금없이 남자끼리... 하... 뭐 여기까진 어째어째 넘겼는데 비중있던 인물이 전투 한 번 없이 뒤지고 세탁기 시전,마지막까지 꾸역꾸역 플레이 했더니 마지막에 어이없게 ????가 나타나더니 다해쳐먹고 끝남. 아주 그냥 적이고 아군이고 주인공이고 엔딩이고 지혼자 다해먹음. 주인공은 끝까지 찐따였고 여주는 매력 1도 없는 신경질적인 여자임.[/spoiler] 다들 깡통로봇에 불만이 많은 것 같은데 난 상관없이 따로 키울 수 있어서 할만했음. 근데 스토리와 pc는 진짜 토나온다. 그리고 엔딩크레딧 스킵 안된다.... 나만 맛볼 수 없지. 추천함.

Im enjoying the game so far

Limit fps in the nvidia control panel before starting the game because fps are uncapped and you don't want to toast ur pc at 2000fps only on the game menu. Other than that, the game is good but a controller is a must, k&m is bad.

good game !