Soaring Machinariae

I was surprised this was an RPG Maker game at first, it's so polished and the gameplay feels so fluid! The combat feels full on Zelda in a good way, the characters are very likeable and charming, the graphics work wonderfully well. If I had to give any marks against it, it's that it is a bit short (completed it on easy in 5 hours) but that's nitpicking. At first I felt it was pretty light on story, but that improved the further I got along in it. Nothing ground breaking, but sweet and charming I think. Definitely well worth playing, and definitely deserving of more attention than it's gotten. I never really know how to end these kinds of reviews, but it was a fun game~

The game has controller support issues for me, where it seems to double-input sometimes, making me use items unintentionally, etc. Couldn't get started playing due to that, really.

Good Game

エロゲーより早くクリアしたった。

Saw a streamer whose taste I trust playing this some time ago (shoutout Voxandra not that she needs it from me) and decided to check it out, and I'm very glad I did. This is absolutely a little gem of a game. I mean, I should probably be able to say "Fantasy action JRPG made in RPGMaker with full Japanese voice acting and yuri elements" and that should hook you instantly, tbh. This game is just fantastic. The movement is smooth, the combat is fun, you can tackle the main dungeons in whatever order you like and the challenge still feels appropriate no matter what, the voice acting is amazing and gives the characters so much personality, the characters in question are so charming and I really wish I could see more of them (Maria, Iris, Mel, Orchis, Gravekeeper, even Seer my beloveds... The first four especially are just so good), the story is honestly really good and has some interesting and important themese to convey, the music is pretty damn good, the original art is really pretty, the whole game has those sweet sweet early Ys vibes imo... It's just sooooo good. I really wanna see more from Kensei, they've knocked it out of the park with this one. And like I said, it even has yuri! It's of course not a perfect game, the whole "Hold down attack to do a short combo and if you reach the third part of it you use your special which uses up an energy pool" thing was kinda annoying sometimes, but overall, this is really a special RPGMaker game. The only other thing is that it's rather short; took me around 6 hours and others could realistically do it in 5 or maybe even 4. I do fully think it's worth full price, but it's also a pretty good price whenever it goes on sale. Do yourself a favor and check this one out!

基本全语音，简短但不错的游戏

セール時に770円で購入￥ 正統派王道2DアクションRPG☆ 操作性も良く爽快感もあり、エンディングまで楽しくプレイできました♪ ストーリーやBGMもgood◎ ボイスがしっかりと付いているのも素晴らしい！ 全体的にコンパクトな作りですが、ストーリー進行とは別に拝殿探しという要素もあって思っていたよりも長く遊べました。 エンディング後に追加されるモードもありますし、遊び応えも割とありです。 難易度は任意で選べるので、手軽に短い時間で2DアクションRPGを遊びたい人にお勧めです☆彡

It is a short but nice game. Following an automaton, and their master. The story is more focused, and has a decent amount of scenes to paint a good picture. How their master wasn't particularly talented, but do have the drive when need be. As it draws closer to the end, more is revealed. Iris, the automaton, isn't like the rest. She is more able to understand, and communicate better. And is considered rather strange. According to the story a machinariae which is a type of automaton, who Iris is. They are like lifetime partners, and once they meet someone. There cannot be another, something like a rule. The characters in the game as pretty well written, and enjoyable to follow. The battle system is also pretty well thought-out. There are five elements plus the base, which each provides a different special attack. There is an upgrade board, where you can enhance Iris as well. There are also quite a bit of bosses. On top of this, the game has voice acting, and is quite deep.

정말 재밌어요! 추천받아서 구매해봤는데 RPGMaker로 만들었다고 믿기 힘들정도의 게임성이였음 짧지만 속성 추가데미지나 캐릭터 강화 시스템같은 있을건 다 있어서 엄청 즐겁게 했네요 이런 게임이 리뷰가 20개도 안된다는게 말이 안될 정도 스토리부분은 언어의 장벽때문에 제대로 못봤는데 나중에 번역이라도 나와줬으면 좋겟네용 그게 안되면... 다음작품이라도...

[h1]Jogo estilo Ys simples mas que funciona [eng and pt-br review][/h1] Este é um pequeno jogo inspirado em Ys Origin e Felghana. É um jogo simples focado em combate estilo jogos antigos de Ys e puzzles simples. A trilha sonora é boa, tem uma história simples mas que funciona e todos os diálogos do jogo são dublados, mesmo para npcs sem retrato. O jogo apresenta "templos" estilo Zelda que podem ser jogados em qualquer ordem e os inimigos e bosses vão escalando em dificuldade com o progresso da história. Tem um sistema de level e árvore de stats up simples mas que funciona, possui 4 levels de dificuldade que podem ser trocados a qualquer momento. Como pontos fracos do jogo, os bosses são exatamente JPEGs gigantes meio desfocados e estáticos, mesmo que as lutas sejam boas e apresenta algumas quedas de FPS. [hr][/hr] [h1]Simple Ys like game but it works[/h1] This is a small game inspired by Ys Origin and Felghana. It is a simple game focused on older Ys like action games and simple puzzles. The soundtrack is good, it has a simple story but it works and all the dialogues in the game are dubbed, even for npcs without portraits. The game features Zelda-style "temples" that can be played in any order and enemies and bosses escalate in difficulty as the story progresses. It has a simple level up system and stats up tree that works, it has 4 levels of difficulty that can be changed at any time. As the game cons, the bosses are exactly gigantic JPEGs kind of blurry and static, even though the fights are good and have some FPS drops.