The Greater Good

You ever grab a game and seven seconds in you just know you are going to love it? Edit after 10 hours: I have now 100% the game, and I loved every moment of it. It's hard to put to few words everything that I'd like to say - where would you even begin? Observing that this is a love letter to classic RPGs from the SNES era? With the fact that this is a single dev project and it nails every aspect of its scope? With the ming-bogglingly good music? This is the reason why the AAA market is disappointing; because if a single person could do so much and ask for so little, how can you say anybody else deserves more? As an aspiring dev, I can't even imagine releasing so complete and beautiful a product. But we can try nonetheless.

It's alright, solid 6.5/10. Meta/jokey writing, solid mechanics, cool environments. But something about the gameplay loop didn't grip me. The combat seemed a bit stale. Doing the same thing over and over, almost never needing to adjust strategy - most encounters seemed throwaway so I felt bored and could only play in small increments. Gear system seemed underutilized. Found myself never needing to use any of the elemental rings, or elemental defense rings, spamming healing makes most combat trivial.

Fun, interesting experience with some neatly stylized visuals, simple but entertaining combat, and incredible music!

TLDR: I haven't written a review or 100%ed a game in years. Buy The Greater Good. Play The Greater Good. Played through family sharing (nobody knows how we got this game but it wasn't me) so I bought it again (with soundtrack) so I could give this review. This game was such a phenomenal find. I've been bouncing back and forth between so many games recently since nothing would keep my interest (even if I was enjoying them otherwise.) Saw this, and the simpler but still beautiful graphics I saw on the store page reminded me of countless indie/flash rpgs I played ages ago and I knew I had to try it. I was not disappointed. Locales, Enemies, chests and objects, weapons... They were all new, but felt so familiar. (THE NOSTALGIA I GOT FROM THIS MY GOD) Combat and progression felt balanced and fair, but if I had played this as a kid it would for sure have been on the harder side compared to most I played. (THIS IS A GOOD THING) The story had me hooked immediately. It's a classic hero's journey with so much heart, and for as small as the game is, the world, Flint and crew, and the supporting cast were vibrant and enjoyable. Superbosses were fun, the humor was great and never felt out of place imo, and the ending legit made me smile bigger and more genuinely than I have with any other game in recent memory. On top of all that though... THE MUSIC? The music was the cherry on top of the whole experience. Phenomenal vibes non stop that always fit the locale or scene or fight perfectly.

전통적인 인디 왕도물의 재현, The Greater good 입니다. 마법의 세계를 없애기 위해 전쟁을 선포한 킹 크로의 세뇌된 부하였던 주인공 플린트가 제물로 바쳐지지만 운 좋게 살아남아 동료를 모으고 킹 크로를 막는 내용입니다. 그래픽은 옛날 플래시 게임 같은 감정이라 나름 가볍게 생각하고 플레이 했는데 파고들 곳도 많고 숨겨진 요소도 많습니다. 심플한 그래픽과 평면으로 이루어져있는 게임 맵이 탐험에 복잡성을 빼고 담백하게 되어있고 스토리 위주가 좀 더 주 되다보니 특별하게 업적을 위해 히든 보스들을 잡는 것을 제외하면 약간 레벨링에 신경을 써주면 어렵지 않게 엔딩을 볼 수 있습니다. 전투에 배수가 좀 있었다면 좀 더 편하게 할 수 있었을 것 같은데 약간 그게 아쉽네요. 음악과 컷씬들도 좋게 되어있다고 생각합니다. 턴제 RPG를 좋아하신다면 추천드려요. 이 가격에 정말 괜찮은 게임이라고 생각합니다. 재미있어요!

A sweet adventure that doesn't necessarily burst at the seams with grandeur, but proves to win hearts in its own way. The artstyle, music and characters all compliment each other nicely, to envelop you in a cool world that feels personal and immediate. Gameplay can be a bit repetitive and the element weakness/strengths wasn't entirely clear to me but I enjoyed my time tremendously nonetheless.

Amazing underrated game. 10/10