Recent reviews by ＡｎｃｉｅｎｔＲｕｌｅｒ

Great game so far, can't wait to see where it goes!

Another incredible RGG game, not many complaints except that I thought some moments in the courtroom seemed rather unrealistic but I guess that's somewhat pedantic in the grand scheme of things (and I'm also not a lawyer)...

I'd like to thank the pachinko machine for single-handedly keeping me off the streets.

It's a REALLY great game. Play it without looking up anything about it before hand if you can.

More of the same from the rest of the series but also with turn based combat (which I didn't mind much even with the pivot from the previous brawler style)! Environment is incredibly well detailed and packed with what seems to be even more stuff to do than the previous game, a definite recommend!

Story's great, plays good also, and a million different things to do as always. Especially if you're already a fan of the series, just play it!

The minigames and settings in this game are terrific, along with the characters as always! Story was a bit convoluted and didn't make sense at times but it wasn't terrible and the rest of the game definitely made up for it.

Pretty good, better than 3! However I did find some of the fights to be rather annoying. Good story (although sometimes a hair too convoluted for me to follow) and great characters as always.

Want to preface this by saying that I don't think this is a bad/badly made game (it looks great and quite a bit of attention to detail has been applied), but the obscene amount of grind coupled with an underwhelming ending left me rather unhappy and unsatisfied. Would possibly recommend if you'd like to play a much busier Stardew Valley, but would not wholeheartedly otherwise.

Pretty fun, great universe/art style, but you NEED to min/max correctly from the get go (as in your very first time playing the game) in order to advance. I usually like to go into games blind for the fun of discovery, but I would recommend looking up some guides on your first playthrough if you don't feel like starting over again.

EDIT 11/2024: The latest update brought about huge changes to the game, namely difficulty settings and an endless mode which makes this game incredibly more enticing to play. Just beat the game (on classic difficulty) and it's not as hard as I remember it; if you're reading this and looking to play I'd recommend having a routine to maximize time use and also utilization of the filters to make concocting way easier. A pretty busy but not stressful game now, definitely recommend!