Recent reviews by Dr. Spacebar

Six or seven hours' worth of the most fun battle system I've ever seen in a JRPG. I was a BIT skeptical when I saw the stock RPG Maker 2000 graphics in the screenshots, but the characters are entertaining, the maps are excellent, there's plenty of easter eggs hidden in places you wouldn't expect them, and the story, while nothing extremely revolutionary, is enjoyable nonetheless.

But the main draw is definitely the battle system, which you learn in a dungeon designed to teach you through experience. The game, while certainly difficult, isn't out to murder your progress; you're sufficiently warned before any incoming boss fights, and if you do go down, you just end up at your house (or the inn), with a steak next to your bed that you can eat for a permanent HP boost.

My only complaint is a certain bug that might crash the game after the main boss of the second floor. Be sure to save after defeating the miniboss Soul Cage!