Rainbow Moon

pro

The game is really easy to get into, with a tutorial you can revisit at any time if you didn't catch all of it or just skimmed through when it first popped up. Whenever something new is encountered, the tutorial pops up with a thorough explanation of what exactly happened.

pro

Death isn't punished too roughly, when I was randomly killed by a "tiny bee" (it wasn't very tiny.) the only thing that hurt was my pride. Baldren was just fine, he just had to shell out some rainbow coins to a healer. After getting defeated in battle, you simply resurrect where you were before the encounter, with 1 HP. To avoid hurting your pride too badly, you can simply escape from battle - it's okay, we won't judge. For the most part you can avoid encounters altogether, but XP-wise It doesn't seem like a very good idea. Plus, you need to use skills to level them up and make them stronger.

pro

For a PSN game, it is very long and extensive. I must admit I didn't finish the story, but I am excited about finding out what's gonna happen to Baldren! With trophies for 100 hours played and lvl 500 on all characters, rest assured there's enough content to keep you occupied for a long time!

pro

The game is both cute and funny, dialogue-wise ("Damn skeletons! They have no nose and they refuse to give me back my helmet!") as well as graphically. It's very retro and cute, and there are some neat spell effects.

pro

The ability to use all characters in battle is fun and makes for strategic gameplay.

con

As a hoarder, the inventory is kind of clumsy. I can understand the reason behind having to spend rainbow coins on recovery expanders, and I like the option to further expand inventory, but it feels silly to not have similar items stack.

con

The music gets repetitive, especially during encounters, and I ended up turning off the music after awhile. It's a shame, because I quite enjoy the music out in the world. In addition, some of the sound effects feel out of sync, like when Baldren walks around.

con

The game is a little grind-y, even on normal difficulty, I found myself having to go back and fight monsters until I gained a level or two before facing a couple of bosses I met while naturally progressing through the game.