Divine Dynamo Flamefrit

+gorgeous pixel art +charming saturday morning anime feel +doesn't overstay its welcome -mecha battles are very strangely balanced compared to how polished the ARPG gameplay feels -the last boss is very underwhelming

Is it corny? Yeah. Is it kiddish? Yeah. But is it fun? Also yeah. Simple, short, but the gameplay is tight with cool mechanics for the most part. Visuals and music are cool, and it's all very reminiscent of 90's top-down adventure games, and kid anime - like Digimon. Given the price, definitely worth it. Really I only have two complaints. 1. Characters need to just...stop talking during the boss fights. Text boxes constantly popping up and repeating is just a distraction. The tells for the boss moves should be what the boss is doing, not which canned message is currently popping up at the top of your screen. 2. There was no reason to draw Maho in the game's banner that way. That's a child. Yes, I know, it's fitting for the style of anime at the time, but that doesn't mean they had to draw her like that. If they wanted eye candy, maybe they should have made Gram a hot lady knight instead of a dude. But at least the game itself doesn't do anything suggestive or questionable, which I appreciate. All in all, a fun, nostalgic experience, worth the price of admission. Wouldn't mind seeing more from this series, like maybe a sequel that gives us a redemption arc for Gram - would be pretty par for the course of those classic anime.

im going to forget i played this is a week. Game is only two hours long, really feels like its missing content, even the characters talk about how easy it was to get to final boss. You just walk right in, theres not even a final dungeon, despite the fact there was a cool hell gate that definitely looked like it was supposed to be a level. combat is rudimentary, exploration is non existent, there is no reason to explore, no collectibles, secrets, or bonuses. Sprite art is alright, the flamefrit boss battles are at least unique and are more engaging combat wise than standard gameplay. Theres simply not enough time to get attached to characters but they tried. the game has goofy dialogue, especially the banter with the mummy boss. probably the highlight of the writing but thats not saying much. The game teases a sequel its not likely to get, but if it ever does, god speed, I would not mind seeing this expanded upon, but right now the game is simply unremarkable.