WitchSpring R

Very cute game

WitchSpring R is a charming JRPG Honestly I was skeptical at first I bought it on a fluke seeing the Overwhelmingly positive reviews and seeing a free dlc epilogue had been added and I don't regret it. The game is great it has its charming moments If you pick it up don't judge it as it looks its deeper then you would think. The story follows a witch named Pieberry and her goal of finding a pie, this goal seems very simple and "happy" but the game quickly progresses from there, Without spoilers the topics covered get "dark" or "heavy" so be warned. Pieberrys character development along with her "servant"(no spoilers) is genuinely heartwarming, She matures with him throughout the story and has lots of development. All of the side cast was great and felt mostly well developed with their own goals, It was a treat having them interact with each other. I liked the story very much I felt like it was above average in the JRPG space. The game really invoked emotion in me I laughed and cried. The gameplay is simple but has a little spice, progression is covered in many different ways like training, combat, items, etc I felt there was a good variety. Combat at earlier stages felt good imo and the difficulty in chapter 1 and 2 was good you had to really be strategic, Unfortunately late game it felt simple this could be because of my build but you would simply spam 1 or 2 skills. It is a little weird as you basically play as 1 party member who does everything. The game mostly had no issues performance wise but I had 2 crashes in my 40ish hour playtime. I played mostly on a steam deck. I also had a issue the game doesn't let you know about giving items to npc's by interacting with the item on top of them, I missed a little bit of content because of this so look up a guide maybe so you dont end up like me. Pick it up if you can tolerate turn based combat, the game is great.