Today Idea Factory International announced the western release dates of Compile Heart's JRPG Arc of Alchemist for PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
If Arc of Alchemist was a paint colour, it would be magnolia. Simple, clean, effective, it does the job, but it’s not very special or memorable. The game and everything it does is just average at best. It feels like an HD remaster of a Playstation 2 or mobile game, rather than a built from the ground up, current-gen masterpiece. However, it works, it is simple, clean and effective, and with its chibi art style and simplistic game design, it’s maybe something a younger JRPG player or a newcomer to the genre would enjoy.
Paul Writes 'Arc of Alchemist as a game is something I can only best describe as a mobile game in a console game’s box cover. There are quite a few elements that force me to believe that it was made to be a mobile game yet despite all the odds had to blend in with the many other console titles we see in today’s market.'
Arc of Alchemist is the latest concoction from the creators of the Hyperdimension Neptunia series! Is a hit or miss? Our reviewer Vince, doubles down and tries this new IP out.
