Defunct Games reviews Celestial Tear: Demon's Revenge, a brand new episodic retro-inspired role-playing game available on Steam.
MOUSE n JOYPAD:
Celestial Tear: Demon’s Revenge is a fantastic JRPG that’s marred down by technical problems. Built on the RPG Maker engine, the game has so many limitations, hardly any customization, and crashes too often to ignore. If you’re willing to wade through it though, and you should, the game offers an engaging and yet familiar storyline, a nice blend of battle systems and some stellar ideas. I felt like I had discovered a lost gem from the fourth generation, and I enjoyed all of the moments that worked. It’s clear that there’s some real passion behind this project, but the technical know-how may not be as strong as their creative drive. Hopefully they’ll get this all ironed out, and possibly consider a more modern engine and a VO director for their next outing.
Serena Nelson writes: "Turn based RPGs are a favorite pastime of mine, ever since I first played a Final Fantasy game. And RPG Maker has proven to be a great programming tool for those wanting to develop games inspired by the greats. Which is one reason why I was very much interested in seeing how the first episode of Celestial Tear: Demon's Revenge played out. It does have its flaws, particularly in regards to length and certain frustrating encounters, but overall it shows promise in the remaining two chapters."
White Guardian Studios has announced that, after nearly five years of development, the first chapter in its Celestial Tear trilogy, Demon’s Revenge, will be out for Windows PCs on August 25th.
