[RPG] World Wandering

Most of the games so far have an English version or are so short that you won't spend much time with them. If you're serious about getting knee-deep into Japanese "in the wild", however, come along and have your (metaphorical) machete ready.


World Wandering
by CAT END TURN
"Youth wandering through the world

Pleo leaves on a journey to find her missing father. At the first port town she runs into the adventurer Legacy, and they continue the search together.

However, due to some incident along their journey, they are afflicted by an awful curse sending them wandering through a parallel world!

And so, their endless World Wandering starts!

■ This game is especially for...

・those who can dedicate time to a long RPG

・those who want to sit back and enjoy the game

■ This game may not be for...

・those who can't stand long cutscenes

・those looking for straight gameplay or a speedrun

Highlights

- No complicated battle system!

- Exclusive of excessive speed challenges or other annoying  components!

- A standard story-driven RPG that players of any skill level can play

- Made in RPG Maker VX Ace

- About 35-40 minutes of gameplay!"

Reviewers had some qualms with the battle system (using skills especially), but praised the characters and world. You'll probably be familiar with these problems if you've played RPGs, and depending on your tolerance, they may not bother you; after all, it's only about a half-hour game. There are plenty more RPGs made in RPG Maker VX on Freegame Mugen; I may not feature them very often, because they're usually quite similar, but they're chock full of dialogue.

With that said, this game gets a 3/3 for language difficulty. You'll need to recognize common kanji and sentence structures, and even then you may need a dictionary handy. Plus, there are different speaking styles- for young male and female characters, demons, old wise men, etc.- that might throw you off if you don't recognize them.


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