Reynatis Assessment (PS5) | Push Sq.

Reynatis is an motion RPG set within the vibrant ward of Shibuya, Tokyo, nevertheless it’s a really completely different place to the one we all know. On this model, magic is actual, very harmful, and feared by the non-magical inhabitants. Magic customers both disguise their skills or be part of a authorities organisation referred to as M.E.A. to search out rogue witches and wizards.

The story follows two units of characters, the primary led by Sari, a member of the M.E.A. attempting to trace down the supply of an addictive drug which may flip its customers into monsters; and the second led by Marin, a rogue wizard who desires to develop into stronger and free himself from authorities oppression. The chapters alternate between them till their tales ultimately intertwine. There’s some actually attention-grabbing world-building happening right here, however sadly the gameplay is pretty bland.

You spend your time operating forwards and backwards throughout Shibuya, sometimes delving into dungeons and battling something that crosses your path. Your characters have two stances, Liberated and Suppressed. Whereas Liberated, you possibly can assault utilizing your magic however can’t defend as effectively. When you run out of magic you routinely change to a Suppressed stance, the place you possibly can dodge assaults and take up magic. You may change between characters and, as they’ve completely different weapon varieties, they really feel completely different to regulate. In battle you’ll be always altering between characters and stances to be able to handle your magic ranges.

Whereas the fight initially appears fairly flashy and enjoyable, it doesn’t actually evolve at any level and rapidly turns into uninteresting. It doesn’t assist that many of the enemies you combat are colour-swapped variations of belongings you’ve battled earlier than, and the identical dungeon designs are used over and over.

There are many facet quests, however most don’t actually add something to the story. They do have an attention-grabbing influence on Shibuya, although. Ending them reduces the world’s ‘malice’; the decrease that is the extra magical graffiti, referred to as Whizart, seems throughout city. Discovering them offers you new fight skills or grants you more money and expertise. Additionally they make the already lovely Shibuya look even cooler, however do sadly disappear when you view them.

The story and world-building are undoubtedly probably the most attention-grabbing issues about Reynatis nevertheless it’s a disgrace every part else feels so half-baked and repetitive. It’s arduous to get invested within the characters when the uninteresting fight makes you need to get by way of the journey as rapidly as potential.