
Playing Both Sides is a JRPG with a unique battle system and 10+ hours of play.
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Languages: English
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A fun RPG maker game with an even amount of strengths and flaws that still succeeds in being entertaining, fun, and challenging. Absolutely worth the asking price if you're interested in these styles of games, though it has a few unique attributes that distinguish it. For one, gear and levels are extremely limited. Leveling up confers only the tiniest of bonuses, though I felt that they did add up in the end. The equipment and weapons in the world were very limited, and finding anything that was an improvement felt like a very important progression step. I get the impression that the main form of development was meant to be your tactics and understanding of both the battle system and the world itself. Secondly, the story of the game includes quite a few political jokes some of which I understood, and some of which I didn't. There seem to be so many of them that the game is simultaneously serious and thought provoking alongside being offensive and funny. Whether this is a flaw or a boon to the story is up to you to decide, and I was surprised at many of the story choices that were made. I found myself angry or let down by some decisions the protagonist made that I had no choice over, but that's the nature of any story with characters in it, is it not? I think the pacing deserves a special mention. Up until the ending, the game kept it's momentum and plot moving at a pace that never failed to interest me without being overwhelming. Events felt natural in the length they took and nothing felt arbitrarily placed to pad out the game's time. The lack of a skip function hurts when dialogue occurs in between save points and battles, but never completely frustrated me. I was let down by the ending after the depth the rest of the game seemed to have, but I can understand with multiple endings why that might have occurred, which also ties into the story. Because of the way the story was written, I think an absolutely massive part of this game depends on the players own interpretations. These can massively shift the tone and feel of the story, but can also lead to false impressions, which means I felt it was essential to pay attention to every line of dialogue. I tend to prefer detail over vagueness, but with the approach this game took I feel this decision (if it was intentional) worked out phenomenally. This game will will not resonate with everyone, but I think it's definitely worth playing. Shoutout to Svartland for their generosity - I never knew one small sword could make me feel so powerful. [spoiler]Morgan[/spoiler] also deserves a special mention for being such a good [spoiler]girlfriend[/spoiler].
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Found this game while looking through gender bending tropes, and gave it a shot. Very glad that I did. It's a very humorous game that's self-aware but not too much to ruin the experience, and the combat system is definitely a nice spin on traditional JRPGs to liven things up. Overall, a good game made with lots of love, and definitely worth the price. Give it a spin if the premise even remotely interests you. Also, multi-endings for replay goodness!
Humorous game making fun of some cliches in adventure and rpg games.
I agree with the hidden gem assessment shared by other reviewers. This is a good game and well worth the price. The humor is unexpectedly sharp, and the combat system does really interesting things with elemental attacks.
This is a hidden gem. A very good hidden gem. The combat is atrocious and gimicky. You are allways 2 spells away from total party kill There is no autosave. ------------------------ The humor is great. The game is full of interesting characters. Both sides are well represented and there are no clear good guys 100% Both sides are jerks sometimes. The price is great. Thank you for the game
Незаслуженно обделённая вниманием игроков игра. Возможно что из-за цены в 1/6 чашки кофе, которая с одной стороны не даёт полноценно ознакомится с игрой тем, кто не готов покупать кота в мешке, а с другой отпугивает платёжеспособных игроков СЛИШКОМ низкой ценой. Playing Both Sides рассказывает историю молодого пирата который оказывается замешан в разборках местной Инквизиции с ведьмами и пытаясь спасти мир "играет за обе стороны", попутно определяясь в своём к ним отношении, что окажет влияние на концовку. Из особенностей игры: - элементы юмора - интересная система магии с разделением на мужскую анти магию и женские чары, которые основываются на накладываемых состояниях, к примеру высушенные цели лучше горят, а предварительно увлажнённые можно парализовать электричеством. - физическая боёвка основывается на наборе разнообразных приёмов и представляет собой не тупое закликивание самым мощным выученным навыком, а правильный подбор приёмов против действий противника. - гендер-бендер. С определённого момента главный герой может по своему желанию переключаться между мужским и женским полом, что не только оказывает влияние на некоторые диалоги в игре, но и даёт доступ к двум разным классам персонажей, отличающихся как доступной экипировкой, так и навыками. [b]Охотник на ведьм[/b] обладает большим количеством физических навыков и способен различными способами защитить отряд от вражеской магии, а [b]Ведьма[/b] сама умеет колдовать и помимо обычных заклинаний знает магию Трансформации. - правильная тактика в бою позволит побеждать в боях без гринда и есть возможность вместо однообразной прокачки на мобах заняться торговлей и оплачивать услуги тренеров, которые поднимут тебе уровень.
This game is absolute infuriating crap. I don’t regret the money I spent, that was less the 2$, that was nothing, but I deeply regret the tine I spent, time thats worth a lot more. The ONLY reason I bought this game was a line in the description, “will he/she embrace their new identity or oppose it? The choice is up to you!” No.. it is in fact, not. At all. In any way. In reality its a retarded ass rail road. MC grows up knowing witches are evil, and finding out his girl friend is infact a witch does he report her? No! He murdered the rightful authority figure looking for her and then joins up with the evil ♥♥♥♥ for some happy lovey time. He literally watches as she commits seriously evil acts, And it totally cool with it, no biggie! Choice?!? naaa who needs choice! Lets rail road the MC into being an evil ♥♥♥♥ too! Forget what we said about opposing it! Then as a surprise to no one she wrongfully accuses you of rape, and her evil ♥♥♥♥ of a mother turns you into a girl and mind controls you to go along with it. I turned it off at that point. I can only stand so much. I'm done. This is pure absolute garbage, and to the maker, just a pro-tip, may not wana lie in your descriptions. You wana make a crap rail road of stupid, own it.
This game is built on a world of mostly-endearing eccentric characters and is more entertaining (particularly with its references) than it should be. The gameplay is an interesting novelty that (barring plot restrictions) still lets you play how you want. There are plenty of bugs and there is limited room for character customization and upgrades, but on balance, it's a fun casual affair.
Great Gem for sure. I am very pleased. It's easy to ascertain a lot of work and humor went into this game. Well done!
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