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The Cruel King and the Great Hero (2021)

Nippon Ichi Software

Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4

3.71 from 14 ratings

53 members have it in their collection · 2 playing now · 26 backlogged · 24 wish listed

How long? · with extras 33h (from 2 logged playthroughs)

This game is an RPG starring the human child Yuu, who longs to become a "hero," and the dragon "Overlord" who fosters her.
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Developers
Nippon Ichi Software
Publishers
Nippon Ichi Software
Genres
Role-playing (RPG)
Themes
Fantasy
Series
Picture Book Series

Release dates

  • Jun 24, 2021 (Japan) Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
  • Mar 01, 2022 (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4

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Rating distribution

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Daninokuni

Review Daninokuni 5/5 · May 9, 2024

Really a GREAT game with an outstanding art

Well, this one was a GREAT game, and it's CRUEL that it's not recognized as that. (Sorry for the joke, but it is really a great game).

The story is very well narrated, characters are charming (and that includes every NPC in the game world). It's impossible to not love the main character, Yuu, the princess Flora or some NPCs …

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Well, this one was a GREAT game, and it's CRUEL that it's not recognized as that. (Sorry for the joke, but it is really a great game).

The story is very well narrated, characters are charming (and that includes every NPC in the game world). It's impossible to not love the main character, Yuu, the princess Flora or some NPCs such as Nathan the gourmand or the mischiveous Wildcat. The visuals are outstanding both in the drawn art and in its charming character a maps' designs (they are incredibly original designs), and the soundtrack is great.

And, as a game, is a pretty solid one too. A turn-based JRPG with just a few characters and skills, but everything matters. It's kind with the player, giving them good abilities, cheap health items, easy farming... but battles are not that easy, and that makes it more interesting.

It has just two flaws: dungeons are linear (although exploration is not boring because Yuu moves fast) and the secondary missions are more or less the same (going to an specific point). That's not enough to shade its virtues. It's a game that exudes love and care everywhere. I could feel that love, and I just ending loving the game too.

I just wish more games like this one.

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scaredofspiders

Review scaredofspiders 4/5 · Mar 21, 2022

Full sugar bubblegum

This was a fun game. It was sort of predictable but that's what happens when the game starts "this is the story of how one day you will defeat me". There's a bit of deviation but not much. The side quests are charming and add a lot of flavor to the story. Their final forms get you the best equipment …

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This was a fun game. It was sort of predictable but that's what happens when the game starts "this is the story of how one day you will defeat me". There's a bit of deviation but not much. The side quests are charming and add a lot of flavor to the story. Their final forms get you the best equipment in the game, too, so it's worthwhile to get on them early and aggressively. They tie in really well with the ending and I'm not sure you get to end the game like I did if you haven't gotten them completed. I sort of doubt it. Anyway. I really liked this. I had a strict time schedule to complete the game before I abandoned it for another one that's just coming out and I'm very pleased to have succeeded.
There are some freezing issues but if you wait them out they always resolve themselves. It's annoying though and is the main reason for the game losing a star. To me the story is of greatest importance and the gameplay is the background for it so my satisfaction may be greater than a more hard-core gamer. The game is very straightforward and uncomplicated. The one mechanic I didn't master didn't matter unless you're a completionist which I most assuredly am not. The only other reason I'd deduct a star is there's sort of a slog when you enter new areas, especially the final one but it gets you a ton of experience and levels so it's not pointless. When I played this there existed no guides, no walkthroughs, and no answers to any questions. I suppose this added a level of difficulty if only in that I had to figure everything out for myself with no way to get answers, even something as simple as "how many chapters are there in this game?" (7). If you go into this expecting a sweet story, cute as hell graphics, and an uncomplicated game you won't be disappointed.

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