There was a JRPG that’s been sitting on a back burner for a while. Unicorn Overlord is a strategy-JRPG, which tried its own unique blend of turn-based combat. In fact, I would go so far to argue it is a strategy game in a JRPG interface. What drew me in was its clever take on JRPG’s often repetitive combats. Previously, I’ve discussed highly of how modern JRPG has been trying to tackle repetitive combats in late games. Unicorn Overlord combines the both genres to fill-in the blanks.
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Spiel Pt. 2
Spoilers ahead of the game. I did a spiel on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 recently, and I wanted to elaborate on the subject. If you haven’t read it already, that one does not have any major narrative spoilers and primarily focused on the gameplay aspect. And for this particular piece, much of it relies on knowing the ending of the Clair Obscur, or at least up until the half-way point where most of the twists are revealed.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Spiel
I think I can comfortably say most readers have already seen the beautifully rendered trailers for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 one way or the other. The premise that anyone older than the number on the giant monolith would die is simple, yet convincing, enough to get a world of live-action JRPG rolling. The number is 33, and once again, that means in the city of Lumière, an expedition of 32 years old has launched to stop the Paintress.
Monster Hunter: Wilds Spiel
Monster Hunter franchise had lots on its shoulders —it’s been 21 years since the first title was released in 2004. World, previous title for non-portable devices from 2018, had introduced new set of features to entice new gamers. Wilds, on the other hand, had to compete against plethora of other RPGs that are quite literally giant killers in its own accord.
Metaphor: ReFantazio Spiel
Atlus does not make an easy game to hop on. The developer is behind one of those franchises that predates modern gaming conventions, ones that are hard sell for new gamers. Not only playing all the previous installments be nearly impossible without getting one’s hands on a retro console, the games are simply too dated to deliver that wow factor it had back in the days. Before I started playing Metaphor: ReFantazio, I wasn’t sure if I was ready to get into Megami Tensei —it is technically not part of the IP—, as the classic franchise itself started back in…
How to Metaphor: ReFantazio: Grind in Late Game
Metaphor: ReFantazio does offer lists of side quests to level up the party to prepare for the next big battle, that is, up until the new dungeon area, Skybound Avatar, is unlocked for the final-final confrontation. At this point, I had access to few other bounties, few dungeons, and some candidate encounters. Finishing them all, aside from Dragon Trials, left my main character at level 54 with 20 days left and no other activities that would help me to prepare for Louis battle as all other NPCs were begging me to do.