Solenars Edge Rebirth

There is a lot I want to say here so see full review

Positive: Gameplay, Story. Having a party of 8 isn’t something done very often due to balancing issues. It works in this game, I have a feeling that it was done by a high hp pool for bosses but it doesn’t really matter since it works so well. The plot was well done, if a bit simple, four evil rulers and a quest to

forge a weapon that can save the world. I love the story now for the negative stuff...

Negative: Character development, Writing. I think this game falls into the trap a lot of Indie games fall into. They focus on the story over the characters. This game was most likely written by one person where AAA titles have a team of writers but there are a few notes that i would like to make. We have no idea why the Girl went off on her own which ultimately led to her death. Having a large party is great but it leads to poor character development. We know almost nothing about the main characters or how their friend survived. He just magically showed up and everyone accepted that. The game focuses on the plot over the character and it suffers a bit for it. Restoration was negative mainly because it cost money. Just before Restoration, I played Eternal Senia which is a free game and has a great story. So I just couldn’t give a positive review to a game that was incomplete and cost money. Syu-Syu does combat really well but they ( him/her) need to focus more on what they can reasonably do ( not create towns that can’t be entered). Yes, people are going to cry if you don’t give them freedom but RPG’s are all about the Story and characters.