Recent reviews by csingacs

(check out the guides on steam if you struggle with crashes, it's fairly easy to make the game run on modern PC-s)

This game is quite capable of sucking you in for hours. I was afraid to stop playing in the middle of a dungeon, because I didn't want to get lost in there. And once I got out of said dungeon, I was too curious about what was coming next, so I kept playing.

The game itself is fairly easy (finished on normal ~10 years ago, played for 11 hours in hte last couple of days).

- You need to spend a whole bunch of time properly outfitting your 8 characters: they each have 13 equip slots, most equipment has certain requirements, and you have to change them very often as the game progresses.

- There are melee fighters, archers, and 2 kinds of mages. It's a very simple system. Mages have summoning, buff/debuff, damaging and healing spells. Don't expect a lot of tactical moves/combos in this game. It's all about finding the right balance of front-line/back-line, fighters/healers.

- If you invest enough time into managing your inventory, and find the right team composition, then it's smooth sailing, really. At that point, your only concern is protecting your backline. Always be aware of your team formation, always make sure that your melee fighters are the first one in.

Overall, it's a nice experience. A lot of similar games use the system where each chapter or whatever is centered around a town, and you keep returning into that town after some fighting. Like Dungeon Siege 2. This game however, is linear. Once you leave a town, you know you'll never be back there. You have no idea how long it'll take until you see a friendly face again. This causes a way more jourey-like experience. A true adventure, with hardly any sense of safety on the way.

Filled with hentai

I tried playing Zestiria a few years back, and I really-really wanted to enjoy it, but it was incredibly boring. Then I saw Berseria and the reviews convinced me to give the series another chance.

I'm so glad I did. The formula is the same, it's the characters who take the spotlight. All 6 members of your team are fantastic as an individual, and even better as a squad. This is what was lacking in Zestiria.

Smooth controls, great level design, fantastic soundtrack, and hella cute.

They don't make enough games like this. The godlike level design truly makes all of the possible builds viable. Literally breaking through walls to rip enemies apart with your bare hands, or sneaking through a level without hurting anyone. Your call. The game allows both.

This gameplay, paired with the fantastic setting, the great writing and a pretty long story... It's actually ridiculous how cheap they're selling this game when it's on sale.

A visual novel needs 2 things. Good story and nice art. Story is all right, but damn, the English translation is really bad. The art is okay, but don't expect more than what they show you on the store page. That's literally it.

Price would be reasonable if the game had proper translation. Hard to recommend it in this state.

I can only recommend it to people who have fond memories of the game, or maybe for children.

Graphics are dated, but other than that, it's still all right. Very short, though.

My cat is not happy about this purchase and the fetish it came with.

Make sure you have the FAR mod, stable mental health, and a box of tissues before you start this game.

I kind of want to buy it again because getting it for 5€ feels like stealing, it's worth so much more...
Highly recommended