Jacob Ross at Save/Continue writes:
“Fortune Summoners is a story about being young,” or so its website description says. “It’s a story about finding adventure, about doing good even when doing good is hard. It’s a story about owning up to your mistakes and making them right, and facing down danger no matter what”.
Well let me tell you right off the top that in Fortune Summoners, doing good can be very hard indeed.
GamingUnion: "Indie publisher Carpe Fulgur made a name for themselves with their widely successful release of Recettear: An Item Shop Tale. Their second game, Chantelise: A Tale of Two Sisters, didn't rise to the same meteoric level that Recettear did, but was still successful for the company in its own right. Carpe Fulgur's back with their third indie release in the form of Fortune Summoners: Secret of the Elemental Stone. Unlike the first two games which came from Japanese developer EasyGameStation, Fortune Summoners comes from a new developer, Lizsoft. Coming from a new developer and featuring a radically different battle system, the question begs itself: is Fortune Summoners worth your investment?"
Jeff of Just Press Start writes:
"As I’ve said before, Carpe Fulgur knows charming when they see it. Recettear and Chantelise prove that. They’ve now turned their sights on Lizsoft’s side-scrolling, action-RPG. How does this one measure up?"
DHGF: Fortune Summoners‘s adorable and colorful graphical style belies a game that packs plenty of challenge. The localization is rather solid and makes the whimsical and cliche story entertaining to go through. It does have its quirks, and not everyone will like the controls or more archaic RPG elements. While lacking in replayability, it does provide a reasonable amount of content for the $20 (or $15 if you bought it during the first week) asking price, and it’s worth at least giving the demo a spin if you’re not sure whether it’d appeal to you.
I had my eye on this game for a while, but I'm not entirely sure if I want something that requires a great deal of learning.
Some day soon, Fortune Summoners.