Antagonist

Just finished both endings and I have to say I found this game very interesting and fun! I don't play a lot of mainstream? popular? games so I didn't understand some of the character references, but it didn't taint my experience one bit. I love their take on the generic hero vs villain story too! The game wasn't also that hard for a casual player like me who's more interested in the story rather than battles and game mechanics.

Loved it. A lot of RPGs are really long and honestly a drag since it can be difficult to come back to after a long break. Antangonist is the antithesis to this, being a game you play in 1 sitting. The references and self aware humour made it easy to not get bored, despite it's visual novel style setting. The gameplay isn't half bad either, not having to be concerned with armour or weapons and just trying to decide between a few different options which to be fair would get boring after a while but this game is short enough that it never gets to that point.

[h1] Walka zła ze złem o ......... scenariusz? [/h1] Przyjemna gierka, nie za długa jak na jej rodzaj, w bardzo przyjemnej graficznie - oraz co zasługuje na pochwałę - ręcznie robionej oprawie, zawiera sporo śmiesznych nawiązań do popkultury [spoiler] [strike]Nicolas [/strike] Cage-Man używający defensive Cage :D [/spoiler], zabawną i jak sądzę wielowątkową fabułę trzymającą się kupy z wieloma zwrotami akcji. [b] Gierkę jak najbardziej polecam, gra się przyjemnie - w moim przypadku wyszło ~7H. Dodać jeszcze muszę, że ogrywana była na telefonie poprzez Steam Link i tam sprawdziła się idealnie. [/b]

Fun, short and straight to the point RPG Maker game with a very unique battle system and a plot that is not your average JRPG cliché. The billion puns and references are also a nice touch. The only annoying thing about the game is the text sound, there should be an option to turn it off. All in all, a great experience! [h2]8 / 10 - IGN[/h2]

It was a cool little VN/RPG. I hope well get a sequel one day.

I love this game! I’m very fond of parodies and other ways to play with narrative cliché, and [i]Antagonist[/i] is particularly charming. As far as I gathered, different paths can be taken, and I’m interested in seeing all possible endings; however, I am also quite content with playing as a nice not-evil-whatsoever Ralph-supporting D’Vil, and allowing him to become a real Dark Lord would be… quite trying and heartbreaking. :D So I don’t know if I’m going to replay [i]Antagonist[/i] in different manner. The characters are very likable (except for these ones who are not meant to be likable), and I got almost all the references. And learned about RPG Maker cast, which was very enlightening! The way Ralph’s and D’Vil’s friendship developed was adorable and touching, and I especially liked how [i]not[/i] thick-headed Ralph was for a classic hero, raised and forged on the hate towards evil and Dark Lords (or one Dark Lord in particular). I also grew very fond of Teeth and her friendship with D’Vil. It is quite unusual and very welcome to find real female-and-male friendship without romantic overtones and will-they-or-won’t-they. Visuals, especially character sprites, are very pleasing to the eye. As for the combat system, I really don’t understand why so many reviewers disliked it. All battles were plot-related and challenging enough to be interesting (except for the first ones, which were pretty easy), but not so difficult that they would become frustrating. I found the idea of aligning attacks with your partner and unleashing deadly combo with new sorts of abilities awesome! You just have to be very attentive to what your partner is doing and whose turn to act it is. The only reason for grief that I had was that Ralph didn’t heal D’Vil, not even once; I thought is would be extremely cool, if he did that as a way to signify the moment when he started considering D’Vil his friend. However, probably, his ability can only heal himself?.. And it would be unfeasible from the gameplay point of view, I guess. All in all, for me, [i]Antagonist[/i] was an extremely enjoyable game, and I would certainly play anything else from the same creator. I recommended it to my friends and will cherish the memory of experiencing it!

A short and sweet story with a simple but also entertaining combat system. The writing, story and characters is quite charming, and while the very obvious references can be a bit groan inducing at times, they do hold a certain charm to them. The combat system is the usual RPG thing. You pick an attack, you hit, you get hit, and so on. Unique to this game is a combo system, where if you chain moves with your companion, you deal extra damage alongside a possible extra effect. If you're not one for buying short games, get your hand on this during a sale. But if you're genuinely interested, give it a shot. It's decently cheap, and it'll leave you with a smile on your face.