About localization: The devs have uploaded the project data to github for people interested in translating the game to other languages. Check their update post~!
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Now for the review! (※日本語レビューは英語の後に続く)
It's basically like Kichikuoh Rance. For those who know what that is, it should be enough to get started. This game pays homage to Alicesoft SLG games in a lot of ways.
The protagonist is basically like a bad mouthed, underhanded female version of Rance... who is bad mouthed and totally underhanded. So yeah basically a female Rance. You'll see a lot of Rance references like, Rance's hometown of Ice, the totally not-Russian northern faction, and the MaginoLine (although there is no demon faction).
The battle system is similar to Kichikuoh Rance, with extra elements, like a spellcard system that activates depending on various conditions. The spellcards vary in strength and might not be very balanced for their cost. There are other UI improvements compared to Kichikuoh, though not all elements are as smooth or good as I would wish.
Difficulty is similar to the usual Alicesoft game (although if you properly captured all the enemy witches, especially Olivia, it wanes pretty quickly midgame onwards), with some event battles that forces you to retreat mostly due to overwhelming odds. Characters that get killed die permanently, unless they are required for a future event in which they will usually just escape from battle. Thus some care will be required for capturing enemy commanders.
It's not a perfect game, but it's free and well worth a try if you don't mind it being in Japanese (or you know, if you can read Japanese).
Elements I personally like improved (beating the game with 15/16 points):
- I know the VAs are doing their best but there are still times when they don't match their character or their voice acting isn't as good as I want them to be.
- The sprites are nicely done but the art style is a bit different compared to their portraits.
- I wish Alice's default portrait was more mean than the regular one, you know, nasty Rance-like shark-smile would be nice.
- Would've preferred a more epic story considering the genre
I'll aim for a perfect clear next time I decide to play again~
鬼畜王ランスといえば分かる人は分かる。アリスソフト流の戦略ゲーム味がする素晴らしいゲーム。オマージュ感が半端ないですｗ
鬼畜王ランスの戦略やバトルシステムには似てるが、
少しオリジナルなスペルカード要素やアレンジも入っています。
いくつ鬼畜王より改善されたUIもある。
難易度は少し高めで特殊キャラはキルされると死亡してしまう(※例外あり)。
敵魔女や雑魚キャラを普通に攻略しながら捕虜にすれば難易度が自然に和らぐ。
特にオリヴィアは絶対見逃したくない。
完璧じゃないが、無料でかなりのいい出来。
これだけで十分遊ぶ価値はある。
個人的の改善したいところ（15/16幸福クリア・アイツをスープにしてなかった）：
・キャラの声。声優さん達は頑張ってるのは分かるが、合わないや少し棒な時が結構ある。
・キャラ絵とドット絵の絵柄の違いが少し大きすぎるので、もうちょっと味を統一したいところですね。
・アリスの顔グラにはもっとワガママ感が欲しいですね！
・SLGなのでもうちょっと壮大な話が欲しかったかな
今度またやったら、全員幸福を目指すぜ！
