Final Battle Reviews

I have to say, this is a nice little gem of an indie RPG. Some of the side quests are very much "guide dang it," but I enjoyed how the characters can be surprisingly complex despite how they appear on the surface. Blade in particular was a good protagonist. Simple man from the country raised by a crook, but tries not to be like his crook of a father. No aspirations until destiny calls, and he spends a long time trying to accept the potential he doesn't realize he has because of how much his own self-doubts about his ability hold him back. He can be rude sometimes, but it's because he's still dealing with grief and loss of his home and family (mixed with a bit of countryside lack of etiquette, of course). He usually realizes when he's stepped over a line and apologizes for it. Yeah, he's a bit of a perv, but every guy is, and he generally keeps his perversion to looking or thinking to himself, and outwardly treats the girls in his party like partners, never doing anything sexual with them without their consent. Even after he fully realizes his power and achieves his destiny, he doesn't get a big head over it. To him, regardless of his abilities or destiny, he'll always be himself, and it's refreshing to see that. I was surprised to find my favorite of the girls was Tina despite how late she joins. Maybe it's a combination of me liking the underdog in a love triangle or maybe it's because she's the only one of the girls with modesty and a sense of shame which makes her ENF situation all the more endearing and to my tastes. Maybe it's because she was the most outwardly and obviously romantically interested in Blade and that kind of forwardness and decisiveness in love reminded me of myself as someone who initiated all of her relationships in her life except maybe two. Or maybe I just liked her boobs. Either way, I was happy to have a chance at a romantic ending with her. All in all, this is what an indie game should be. The devs made the game they wanted to make, flaws and quirks in all, but still cared that it was a good product that players could enjoy. A true attention to the art of their craft out of passion rather than greed.