False Skies

I got this game thinking it would be a short little JRPG and man oh man is this game not short! I got this for less than 5 bucks during the 2025 winter sale and it does not disappoint! Pros - Story - It starts off slow but it gets good later. Its starts off generic where you're an explorer and you just joined the guild. Investigate recent events yadda yadda. Later on you now have an objective only warriors can complete. Music - This game has some bangers! When you're fighting half the game they have to be decent, this games songs are perty gooood. Class System - Just having this is a plus. You can't just level up/grind to unlock new classes. You have to find them. Whether its finding a certain NPC or side quest, it makes exploration worthwhile. Art - The art for a GBC inspired game is done quite well. Its not the best pixel art but it just flows well for what it is. Cons Windowed mode - The game doesn't remember the size I adjusted it to for the next time I start the game. Being a streamer, this is very annoying i have to adjust the window size EVERY stream. (daily) This is one of my favorite games recently and I highly recommend it.

It's like Dragon Quest 3. You can customize names, classes, and portraits. Nice story and aesthetic. Interesting enemies with a bestiary that gives combat information about them.

A Gameboy Color-styled RPG for sickos, which allows you to multi-multi-multiclass. Now I'll never be satisfied with other RPGs that merely multi-multiclass. Story is a bit basic, though some characters are kind of interesting, but it's really the combat and the dungeon crawling that make this one special.

This is the first review I've left in a while, but I felt I had to looking at how little reviews this game has. This is the best jrpg-style game I've played in a long time. Characters do not overstay their welcome. Wandering the world in the beginning has a feeling of loneliness but as you make it to more and more places you see how full it is. Music is outstanding, the class system is really cool, combat is just the right amount of engaging (shout out to sdmax300 on gamefaqs).

An excellent game. Has an interesting story and setting with a likable cast. Character customization is extensive and allows you to produce parties that play very differently, despite being based on simple, general mechanics without long pages of special rules for every class. This is achieved mostly through elegant design of active abilities and equipment. I didn't feel there was a single area that was a slog, which was surprising given that the game is [i]far[/i] longer than I initially expected. It also has quite a few good music tracks. Highly recommended.

An engrossing venture through a captivating world, with the freedom to explore it with whatever build you make for your party. In spite of its Game Boy Color aesthetic, the combat, writing, and game design are all quite polished and refined, with plenty of twists and turns to keep the experience fresh the whole way through. I thought I didn't have time to play through a whole RPG, but before I knew it, I was hooked.

A damn good JRPG game made by someone who clearly understands the appeal of these types of games by the people who played them growing up. My only regret is I only discovered this during the current summer sale on a random post mentioning it and didn't pay full price for it, because this kind of thing is clearly made for me. I wish I knew about it when it first came out. I will buy something like this day 1 at full price every time if I know it exists. Please make another game.

Wonderful classic experience! So many RPG Maker projects and other misc stuff in this vein that totally misses the mark compared to this. Immaculate aesthetic, cute script, and satisfying combat/exploration. Everything you want in a NES-era RPG.

GG.

Sometimes you can play games and they won't even be good, EVEN IF YOU PAY FOR THEM. Sometimes you can even pay LOTS of money for games and EVEN THEN they won't be good. This game? Not even lots of money, and a good game. A beacon of light in hard times.