Knight Bewitched

TL;DR rating: 7.5/10. Good for the price its asking, wish the story was longer and had more time to flesh out the relationship. Highly recommend that you play on Hard in Enhanced Edition. Full review: Knight Bewitched follows the story of an Alchemist and Knight attempting to save the world. Ruth is a heroic warrior on the run from the king's law under the presumption that she has been bewitched by the witch Gwendolyn, whom she was tasked to kill. The story quickly becomes a race against time to prove both Ruth and Gwen's innocence as well as to resolve a larger conflict: the impending end of humanity brought on by an ancient force. [spoilers start] What of the story? Knight Bewitched, unfortunately, runs into the issue of feeling rushed. Gwen and Ruth's relationship hardly has time to navigate the overarching conflict in the story. There is a point at the halfway mark in the game where Gwen starts to act apprehensive around Ruth, which the latter points out only to have the discussion brushed off with the fact that the two have greater things to worry about. Eventually, it comes to light that Gwen has bewitched Ruth. This is something that was suspected since the start of the game. The bewitchment is minor, and only requires that Ruth agree with anything Gwen says as long as she uses a specific phrase. How would Ruth react to this? Presumably, this would be a major conflict in their relationship, however since the game is pressed for time to resolve the overarching story line... Ruth is only upset for a single cut scene, until Gwen's sister approaches her and informs her whatever romantic feelings the knight feels for the alchemist are hers alone. At that point, when the two talk again it is established that they're now in a relationship. It's an RPG, so the relationship isn't the main plot of the story. No, the major plot point is the evil dragon trying to destroy all humans. That being said, Ruth and Gwen are 1/2 of the main cast (Stray and Uno both have character turning points that I feel are better handled.) I had been hoping that their story would be better fleshed out. In fact, it kind of made me wish the game was longer. [end spoilers] I beat the game at ~25hrs, some of that time is from me being afk, so that being said I would wager this game is about 16-18hrs long. Additionally, I played on the hardest difficulty in enhanced edition which meant I spent more time grinding so I could 100% the game. The combat is classic turn based, the difficulty creep on hard felt a bit odd. There were times I was struggling with side bosses, and other times where I just completely obliterated them. There was even a moment in the endgame where a side boss (Strife) achievement popped and I hadn't even fought it yet, damn I guess I'm just that strong. Over all, I give this game a 7.5/10. It isn't bad, its not great, but it scratches the classic RPG itch and provides hours of content for the price it's asking. I will definitely be buying Knight Bewitched 2 to see if Ruth and gwen develop more alongside the additional cast.

I have a complete playthrough I am posting on my Youtube. You can find the current episodes on my playlist at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuVHSXI0XDqiAJmpq9P-RjKgqdn7ymmrK (This review is based on the original Legacy Edition, which is playable with the current version.) This game has a solid story and starts out with a relative bang. Following Ruth's journey is a fun experience and a majority of the pacing in this game is done well enough that you need minimal grinding for experience. There's plenty of little gags and humor sprinkled in to offset the downtimes searching towns. Being a JRPG-style game, you expect bonuses battles that'll test your ability, and the game doesn't disappoint in that regards. The secret bosses offer a solid challenge and I met with the game over screen fighting a couple of them due to their sheer power or their uniquenesses. The game is far from perfect as this is an early work from this developer. The typical mistake of giving too much equipment exists in this game due to trying to provide secondary effects; you will run into far more options than you will probably realistically use especially with the weapons. I have not played the newer Enhanced Edition, but from what I can tell parts of it are almost a different game so playing through both is recommended, which is a great bang for your buck (considering off discounts it is $4.99 USD). And if you decide to play all of the games, this series shares history so later games will reference this one (which gives the entire Saga an amazing interconnected feel even though they are standalone games). Do recommend.

JRPG GOTY 1993 right here boyos. But in all seriousness, there's a remarkable amount of depth and easily swappable 'build' decisions for all the characters, and while it's not totally freeform, the amount of variety in skills and equipment means you end up devising team-wide openers for combat depending on enemy group makeup and needs. It's a lot more sophisticated and nuanced than the simple presentation suggests, and while the writing isn't winning any awards, it's charming and perfect for the vibes.

Дуже непогана інді JRPG. Приємні персонажі, цікава бойова система, не без глибини, та при цьому не мозголомна, є випадкові зустрічі, але вони не дратують, так як з кожної можна втекти з 100% шансом. Ну і, як то прийнято в "великих" JRPG, тут ж великий відкритий світ, який можна досліджувати, багато секретів, опціональних боссів (які сильніші за фінального), ультимативної зброї тощо. Сюжет простий, але все одно цікавий. завдяки яскравим персонажам та романтичній лінії. В цілому гра вийшла точно не гірша більш серйозних коллег по жанру (а в деяких випадках і краща), тому однозначно увірвуся у сиквел та інші ігри серії.

Super Spielmechanik, wirklich tolle Geschichte, ein genialer Humor und Charaktere mit denen man gerne Zeit verbringt. Kann das Spiel wirklich nur empfehlen!

Turn-based rpg with a charming story. I love that the knights of Ambrose games always have lgbt characters.

This RPG is simple, but it still checks a lot of boxes. The characters are relatable, which makes the story much more interesting and the humor is pretty good too if you've been around the block enough times so to speak. Lots of 4th wall humor too, but not so much that it detracts from the main story. It has its flaws, but I'd still recommend.