Comments on: A Witch’s Tale: Hunt For The Eld Witch

By: Joanna_T

Joanna_T — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:23:12 +0000

hmmm. I'll still keep an eye out for it when it gets a little cheaper. I don't really like stylus only RPGs, but I think I can manage to enjoy it so long as it was bargain price.

By: TheCleaningGuy

TheCleaningGuy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:17:56 +0000

The art looks pretty great, shame the rest of the game didn't fare as well…
I might get it as a bargain bin purchase when I get a replacement DS.

By: NickyD

NickyD — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:08:02 +0000

This is truth. Same goes for Last Rebellion. Not sure why Hit Maker likes changing their A-RPGs into turn-based, but that's their latest trend.

By: superdry

superdry — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:44:36 +0000

I'm currently playing the game on my DS. So, far I like it, but also don't like it at the same time.

It's a pretty traditional, old-school style console RPG. I really like the turn based combat which is why it seems slow (classic turn base is suppose to be like that). I personally like to sit there and contemplate my next move without worrying about what the enemy is going to do while I'm trying to do something.

I agree though that the game is easy (well...get's easier as you play as the beginning is a little more difficult). The backtracking and wandering does get annoying as you can't progress until you do something to unlock the next fetch-quest. My biggest complaint since it is on a portable system is the lack of a quick-save as I like to play the game on my commute and you can't save anywhere.

I'm going to finish the game because I like the fact that it is a little more on the old-school side (kind of hard to find those type of RPGs nowadays) without being so brutal like Etrian Odyssey or The Dark Spire and the story and writing, so far, is pretty cute and fun.

By: Quixzlizx

Quixzlizx — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:44:41 +0000

The game was originally in development to be an action-RPG.

By: Ishaan

Ishaan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:44:14 +0000

Yea, at times, it feels like they were very much going for a Phantom Hourglass kind of experience but then switched to the current design part of the way through development. That's the only reason I can think of that they wouldn't include button controls at all because really, there is absolutely no benefit to using the stylus in this game (other than the ancient magic).

By: Mr_Qoo

Mr_Qoo — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:57:36 +0000

Thanks for all the clever insight, Ishaan. I can't see myself getting around to this for a long time and if I never play it, I may not feel so bad. Perhaps an Art Book for the game would be a nice purchase. I really am torn when a game ONLY allows for stylus controls.

By: Mr_Qoo

Mr_Qoo — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:54:30 +0000

I'm sorry, but I really don't understand this comment. 0_o?

By: MadMirko

MadMirko — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:26:46 +0000

Hm. I haven't even thought about this one, Hit Maker / NIS made me immediately dismiss it.

After the playtest I'm kinda interested, though. It sounds like an ideal filler game that doesn't demand full attention. That's handy sometimes, so I'm off bargain hunting.

By: abigsmurf

abigsmurf — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:25:35 +0000

I thought this was terrible. The art style is great but the 'dungeons' use heavy tiling which spoils it. You're given directions like "over there" by NPCs on screens with 4 exits and you're never quite clear where you're supposed to be going.

The battle system is awful. It's not only painfully easy, it's very very slow. Forced use of the stylus stops you button bashing. Both you and the enemies do pitiful damage so they take an age. Couple this with a high encounter rate and very maze like dungeons (complete with a Zelda style key system that forces backtracking) and it takes a strong will to keep playing.

Played it for a couple of hours and haven't put the game in my DS since. A real disappointment