PlayStation 4 User Reviews

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It's a small-budget RPG that is overflowing with charm and gorgeous presentation. I absolutely understand wishing for bigger things with it, but that's not what the game is. The game is an incredibly charming and heartwarming fairy tale that has pretty much all of its shortcomings counterbalanced by nice little touches. For example, the numerous side quests, which are basically, all fetch quests very nicely come together by the end to give you a real feeling of accomplishment about all you've done for the side characters. The combat is a bit too repetitive, though inoffensive, and there were a few things that I feel had greater potential that the developers didn't expand upon, but I cannot bring myself to give the game a lower score in the face of its current harsh rating because of just how wonderful of a little nice RPG it is.

It looks phenomenal and is truly an awesome story to play, but the gameplay is tedious RPG stuff. It is enjoyable I found in fun it but it is still not what I will call an amazing fun experience, for all the things around the gameplay so good that I pulled myself through a 15 hours of it to enjoy it so much.

Beautiful game. It could be repetitive, but the amazing soundtrack, charm and beautiful visuals makes it for its repetition. Characters are great and the story, while simple, it's good. It's a simple game that ooze charm.

After missing out on Liar Princess and Blind Prince, had to buy Cruel KIng and the Great Hero and try the game. Already watched trailers and reviews for Liar Princess, so I know what to expect from this new game. And it sure did not disappoint, bought a storybook game and got a storybook game. Graphics are hand-drawn yet pleasant on the eyes, controls are basic and intuitive, gameplay is simple and enjoyable, story so far is well told with decent narration. Oh, and the loading times are short and almost not noticeable, unlike some other game "cough" cris tales "cough". Plus, there is a feature that minimize random encounters once the hero's level is already higher than the monsters in the area. Downside, expect the game to be short and have repetitive errands, so am playing from time to time, in between other games. Overall, Cruel King and the Great Hero is a simple and fun game, that wants the player to have a good and pleasant story time. Wanted to give a score of 8 but the game is just too short and not enough depth so a high 7 is good. And to show support to the devs, bought the storybook edition that comes with a hardcover mini artbook and plushie of the great hero, so the devs can continue making similar games and hopefully, the devs can add more depth to future games

Pros: -One of the most visually stunning games I have ever seen. The entire game was hand drawn by the incredibly talented director of this game, Sayaka Oda. -The music gives off a fairy tale vibe and is great to listen to. -The writing is amazing, with lots of charming characters and even some heartbreaking moments. -There's plenty of content, with dozens of side quests and a story that took me roughly 40 hours. -The bosses can be very challenging, especially if you don't do any sidequests. The final boss specifically took me a few tries. -The monster weakness system is a unique and original idea that makes combat more interesting. -I appreciate the simpler take on RPG's. It reminds me of Paper Mario with its combat and partners. -This game is only $30 for a digital copy, which is a great deal for a game that will likely take at least 30 hours. The physical edition also comes with a digital soundtrack, artbook with comments by the director, and a plush of the main character for $60. There is also the Treasure Trove edition which adds an adorable plush of the dragon king and an acrylic puzzle for $105. Cons: -Battles appear to frequently -I personally didn't mind, but a lot of people have a problem with fetch quests and back tracking, which this game has its fair share of in the side quests due to it's relatively small world. -The aforementioned acrylic puzzle in the treasure trove edition of the game is not of very good quality. The pieces didn't seem to want to fit together, and required so much force that I hurt my thumbs. The pieces also came apart easily, so I spent hours on a 130 piece puzzle that shouldn't have even taken one. Maybe the one I received was just defective, but I'm definitely never taking it apart again. Summary: An audiovisual masterpiece with simple yet engaging RPG gameplay and an amazing story that I'd recommend to anyone with a Switch or PS4.

The game is good but it should be free at this point, it passes for a Nintendo switch game but not ps4, the graphics are outdated and the fights very few and not fun