Kowloon High-School Chronicle

Naughty Dog is spending hundreds of millions of dollars remaking a game that came out in 2020. Meanwhile a perfect candidate for a remake is sitting right here. Arc apparently wanted to make its own dungeon crawler with Persona-like S-link management. At that... they half-succeeded. The core of the gameplay rests on grid-based combat and exploration alright, but unfortunately those aspects get old fast. You'll find most encounters (and at times you'll be forced to grind) to be interesting puzzles at first that gradually become easier and more tedious as you repeat them. The exploration aspects are also a mixed bag. Most puzzles are either dead simple or (and no thanks to an apparently not great translation) inscrutable as hell. I had to rely on mashing out a few puzzles, but most can be done with some thought. And then that's it. While the gameplay is saddled with repetitive and half-baked ideas, at least the story parts are interesting enough. There's even romances if you're into that kind of thing. I think you'd have to know quite a bit about Japanese mythology to understand what's going on most of the time though. The real downsides to the game are its inventory management, which involves simplistic item gathering at the map level. At least you'll never run low on most supplies, and there is a basic crafting element that has all the problems a crafting mechanic can have. The interface is also a pain in the ass to navigate at times. The artwork ranges from interesting to unfortunate. Most character sprites are passable and the game is fully voiced in Japanese, though that also includes your little computer helper when you're dungeon crawling that NEVER SHUTS UP. This game is probably for people who just want a Persona/SMT fix, but it won't be a quick one, so only play this if you really really like them. Incidentally it also has a little NES-style SMT game that you can play for some bonus stats. Now, if someone wanted to remake this game with a real budget and fixes/changes to its gameplay and stuff, you could have a real hit on your hands. Maybe after they remaster Starfield. EDIT: I forgot that this version is technically a remaster, but as western audiences never got around to this the first time it makes no difference.

学園ADV＋ユルいWizardry風ダンジョン探索＋むず過ぎる謎解き(攻略見よう) 難易度イージーなら面倒なサイドクエストはやらなくていいかもしれない。 すべての仲間を加入させようとすると攻略をずっと見て選択肢選ばないといけなくなるので非推奨。どうせクリアできるのだから好きな選択肢を選んだ方が楽しいと思う(どうしても仲間にしたい人だけ攻略見るとか) 追記：イージーでも中盤のボスに普通にやられる。機動力を上げて距離を取ろう

ファン向けのゲーム、という意味でオススメしない。（いやファンだから買ったんだが。） ファンがPCで懐かしいゲームを遊ぶためのもので、新規ユーザが遊ぶゲームではない。

This game slaps. Just like how you can slap two items together and end up with infinite energy, or how you can just jam a pencil inside a stupid demon bat's face (and you might be asked to do so by a small impoverished child). There's certainly a mechanics issue where the player can get knowledge checked such as the importance of AP in combat and just how crucial the Mind stat is to character development, but these do not diminish from the game much as it is a decent length so if you feel you screwed up your character, you can easily restart and fast forward through the dialogue at your leisure. There's some unfortunate content in the game (Is Sudo trans or gay? Either way it's a bad look) but seeing as it originally came out in 2004 and how the original publishers would end up doing a lot worse on that front? That can be chalked up to the times. In a way, this helps center the game in the past of 2004 with its bizarro laptop tablet with text message capabilities and delightfully "cheap" pictures as background backed with an amazing soundtrack. This game has a vibe and I encourage you to take a look at the gameplay, the characters and if it strikes a single chord in you, dive in. You'll find something in these ruins.

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とても懐かしくて、かつPCでできることにないて喜んで買いました。 今のところそこまで深刻なバグもなく楽しめています。 パソコンでやるからか、妙に画質が良くて遺跡内がPS2でやってたときよりもとても綺麗に写ってるのに感動しちゃいました。 またトレジャーハントできるのが嬉しいです。 re：Chargeの方も出してください！買う！絶対買いますので！楽しみにしています。

Definitely clunky and outdated in some aspects, and I imagine this game won't appeal to a ton of people. If you're reading this review for an obscure game though, more than likely you're at least adjacent to this game's target audience. From there your enjoyment of the game will depend on how much you can tolerate a little bit of jank here and there. Gameplay: Dungeon crawler / visual novel. But the dungeon crawling is more puzzle focused, and combat focuses more on positioning than stats. If there's one thing I'd tell anyone who plays this, max out agility/geology asap so you have more points for movement. The game is pretty easy to break though, if that's your thing, and the puzzles are pretty easy. The visual novel sections are what you'd expect, although the dialogue wheel thing is definitely confusing, and might take a bit to get the hang of. Story: The game plays out sort of like an anime. Each chapter is a monster of the week type plot. There is an overarching plot, but that doesn't really come into the spotlight until the last couple chapters. The characters are fun to be around though, and the game being fully voiced like I mentioned helps convey their personalities. Graphics: Character sprites are nice and dungeons have varied environments. This game originally came out in the early 2000s, so it definitely is retro. Music: Unexpectedly good. Mash up of genres, but the combat music is jazzy. Overall I do recommend, and if this game looks like it'd appeal to you at all, I recommend trying the game out and giving it a little bit of time to click.

知生型にして時間はかかったが、物語や敵の弱点あるいは出現率の極端な部分にそうだったかなぁと記憶と格闘しながら、充実した二度目のクリアを達成した。勿論楽しくはあるが好きなキャラクターにこだわり過ぎるとボス戦で大きく苦戦するかも知れないのでやはり、インド舌とやっちーは救いなのだろう。おそらく評価の数は前なかったはずの不具合か、新作を出さないことへの抗議だろうが私はファンとして純粋にもう一度これをプレイし、称賛したかった。実は主にゲーム性がいい作品だ。