Simon Parkin writes:
"The game's peppered through with the sort of idiosyncratic humour that marks so many of Nippon Ichi's games, but here the jokes often come at the expense of clarity, with Badman more eager to poke fun at some crusty JRPG convention than to properly explain his game's own subversions. As such, the game offers the worst sort of challenge: one that's tall yet vague and indistinct, leading to frustrations and failures that are oftentimes impossible to learn from. Despite all this, Nippon Ichi's designers are onto something, and the germ of the idea undeniably has potential. For the confirmed sequel, they'll need to provide players with far more of a sense of control and direction if the game's to blossom into the potential shown here."
6/10