ILLUSION Reviews

The game Illusion is an RPG game and it's pretty good, it does have the same aspects as many RPG games, but the story is what I think makes the game stand out and it has some pretty good humor, the game is however a bit rough and not that well polished and that is noticeable but it has never frustrated me or really affected the gameplay at all, plus the game is stupid cheap at a dollar 50 and is even cheaper on sale costing cents to get, you won't lose much just to give this game a chance. The overall community is great, especially in the discord and with the artwork. I have not encountered a single bug. The game runs perfectly and instantly loads. Overall I recommend the game.

I don't really have anything to add to the game reviews that other people haven't already said, the game is just fun. I played it a few years back when the dev sent it to me over Facebook before they put it up on Steam. It was fun then and it was fun now. I didn't really plan to buy it on Steam since I still have the copy they sent me but I wanted to show my support since we've been friends on Facebook for so long.

I really liked this game, from the start I really liked the artwork and that was one of the reasons I bought it, asides from the fun parts of the game, has a really good story, at the end was kinda confused, but everything was explained at very end I didnt expected that will end like that but I liked the ending I got, i think this game has like 3 diferent endings, so ill try to get them, aside I recomend this game its really cheap and inmersive, so If you want a not so long game and inmersive youll be happy to try it, you can finish it like in 4 hours but i took more since I got confused in some puzzles, the puzzles were no that difficult just one that I got stuck but at the end I got help, and solved it, the conversations with the player gave it more life to the game with all the personal things nawara have, in conclusion it was a great game <3

This is a charming game, and visually interesting. I was too stupid for some puzzles, but the dev personally answered a question I had, even years after this game was published, which I was really grateful about. I don't think I can recommend this game to a general audience, but I think anyone who enjoys other similar games may enjoy this overall, one of the better ways I have spent 52 cents

I believe that if indie games are only like that. Really beautiful and original graphics, beautiful and unusual characters. It's a pretty surreal game and the plot is just as surreal, I like that. If you like games like undertale then I advise you to try this

[b]Story:[/b] I would describe the story as "bizzare" and "catchy", although overall i would rate the story "okay". Some part of the story is confusing with lack of proper build up, which doesn't give satisfaction when i reach good ending. Many of the jokes doesn't "click" for me either. And if you haven't read warning about this game, i strongly recommend you to scroll up and read warning described by the developer. [b]Visual:[/b] The hand drawn CG is okay and has it's own charm, however the overall visual is mixed bags. Some tiles that doesn't match together, while non-repeatable tile used as repeatable tile which show ugly edge. And some animation looks weird/awkward to me. [b]Audio:[/b] Just what i expected from $2 RPGMaker game. Occasional disharmonic, poor transaction between different music and i feel it's there to fill the silence rather than emphasize the story. [b]Gameplay:[/b] The puzzle is fine. Many of them aren't too easy and aren't too hard. There are few puzzle which confuse me, but it could be solved with either more thinking or brute force. The quiz which require you to remember some key of the story is a bit annoying, but i understand it's intentional to match with story/game theme. [b]Gameplay (combat):[/b] The combat/battle system is simply bad. Basically you choose either attack (normal attack, [spoiler] gun and rifle [/spoiler]) and use item (mainly item which recover HP). There's little gameplay progression, so it become dull very quickly that i decide to use cheat engine to modify my HP and use auto mode. The worst part, there are so many random enemy encounter so even clicking auto once on each battle feel like a chore. [b]Conclusion:[/b] While ILLUSION has some charm and i can developer passion in this game, unfortunately i don't enjoy this game so much. It's hard to recommend this game to everyone, probably expect for hardcore RPGMaker and surreal game enthusiast. If you still plan to buy this game, i strongly recommend you to check other review and the gameplay on Youtube (or other platform).

This game was made by someone that was really passionate about making games. He worked so hard on this project all alone for 8 years and started just when he was a kid. I'm writing this review to support the developer and to send him a message to keep making games and keep doing what he loves. A lot of hard work, dedication and love went into this game. And all of this for only the price of 2$? definitely buy this, support the developer that made this awesome nice game.

Sometimes I enjoy buying random games from underdog developers that go on sale for $1 and I'm rarely disappointed with what I get. Illusion is hard to recommend to anyone, but it's not a bad game. The story is intriguing and I really like the pixel goth artwork. The humor is juvenille at best but I enjoyed it. My only real complaint is that combat is literally just punch the enemy and heal when necessary, and boss battles drag on needlessly. If combat were removed from the game the only thing that would be lost would be the great battle phrases ("FIGHT ME YOU SHIT!" "PARTY WITH ME M8!") Ultimately Illusion feels like a game that wasn't made for anyone in particular. It's a labor of love from the game's developer just making something they love and wanted to share with the world in hopes that others would find something in it to love as well. And personally, I quite enjoyed it and am glad to have shared in the experience.

I have to say I'm loving this game so far, it has a lot of charm and a shamelessness to it I admire, such as the corny sense of humor. Sometimes the jokes make groan but more often they make me burst out laughing at the absurdity and clever deliveries. It's visually interesting and I have to give props to the obvious amount of effort put into this, especially impressive from a 16 year old who's first language isn't even English. BUT! As impressive as this all is.... pleeeeeease give the option to turn off the music ^^; I know I could mute the game itself but I'd like to still be able to hear the sound effects while playing my own music over it. I'm sorry, I'm sure you did your best with the music but... a lot of it is hard to listen to at times. It'd be better if the noticeable gaps between the music's looping could be fixed, but I'd settle for a simple music volume option. Still doesn't effect how I'm enjoying it so far though so I think that says something! (plus a lot of the game is quiet with minimal music anyways) Overall, I'm very impressed but that comes with the asterisk of being given some of slack, but not a lot of slack, just a little, that's an important distinction. I'm still going to judge this as a product reguardless of the age of the creator, it's just noteworthy to acknolage it and adjust some expectations. Now all that aside, is it worth five dollars? Well given what I've seen so far, I'd say yeah! The passion and effort on screen makes it easy to look over the flaws, there wasn't anything too bad in the English translations (yet) and even the ones I saw were easy to overlook. It's games like this that make me so fascinated with RPG Maker games, it's a simple yet complex tool and when in the right hands it can make something wholly unique, especially the ones designed by just one person. I will update this review in the future when I finish this game. So far I'd recommend it, it's trippy, it's funny and it's very original. Plus it's five bucks, the game is a very promising first game by a new talent, so I'd say give it a shot... just be prepared to provide your own soundtrack (sorry, just keeping it 100%)

TL;DR: Recommended for anyone looking for a unique gaming experience Pros: Nice art style It's fun Cheap The game is very "trippy", if you've ever played Nier Automata then you can compare it to that No grinding or other dumb mechanics that you often see in indie RPGs Cons: The story is kind of confusing/hard to follow The final boss has way too much health Comments: This game is a breath of fresh air in a sea of generic RPGMaker trash. It's not perfect, but it has a lot of charm and sense of humor that makes it really stand out. Easily one of the best indie games I've bought.