Citizens of Earth

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Citizens of Earth is a single player role playing game with a comedy theme. It was developed by Eden Industries and was released on January 20, 2015. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and positive reviews from players.

In "Citizens of Earth," you are the Vice President of the World, tasked with saving it from strange enemies with the help of 40 recruitable citizens, ranging from baristas to schoolkids. This retro-style RPG offers a unique blend of humor, exploration, and tactical combat. Engage in turn-based battles, manage your party's skills, and uncover the secrets of this quirky world.

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86%

Audience ScoreBased on 318 reviews

story33 positive mentions

grinding37 negative mentions

The game features charming graphics and a fun art style, reminiscent of Earthbound.
The writing and humor are strong points, providing a lighthearted and enjoyable experience.
The gameplay allows for a diverse cast of 40 characters, each with unique abilities, enhancing combat strategy.

The game suffers from numerous bugs and crashes, impacting overall enjoyment.
Backtracking and a confusing map system can make navigation tedious and frustrating.
Combat can become repetitive, especially with the overabundance of enemies and lengthy battle animations.

story
151 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is characterized by a mix of humor and charm, featuring quirky dialogue and a light-hearted tone, but it suffers from predictability and a lack of depth, with many quests feeling like generic "go here, do this" tasks. While the main plot is relatively short and sometimes confusing due to vague quest indicators, the abundance of side quests and a diverse cast of characters provide some enjoyment and engagement. Overall, players appreciate the game's whimsical nature but often find the central narrative lacking in substance and coherence.
- “Please note that despite everything I'm about to say, I found the game undeniably charming. The art style is excellent, the story is funny, and the characters are lovable.”
- “The story unveils itself slowly, in a haphazard manner, but you eventually learn just about everything that has happened, and it is funny along the way.”
- “Along with the humorous story and wide cast of possible party members, there are a ton of quests and hidden things to keep you busy as you unravel the mystery of who or what caused the crisis threatening the planet.”
- “Also, the plot goes nowhere and ends on a really lame note with essentially nothing of real consequence happening.”
- “The story was also weak.”
- “Found the story rather bland as well, nothing beyond your typical 'mysterious-evil-slowly-destroying-the-land' with a couple curveballs thrown in.”
humor
114 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in "Citizens of Earth" is a mixed bag, with many players appreciating its lighthearted, quirky, and satirical tone, often filled with puns and charming dialogue. While some find the humor to be spot-on and reminiscent of classic RPGs, others feel it falls flat or becomes overly reliant on clichés, particularly in its political satire. Overall, the game is seen as fun and engaging, though its comedic attempts can be hit or miss.
- “Everything from the premise to the incidental one-liners will have you laughing out loud.”
- “The humor is recognizable, without being overdone.”
- “It has a quirky story that is full of hilarious dialogue and fun puns like 'upad', 'moonbucks', and 'fedups'.”
- “I have absolutely no idea how I played such a bland and unfunny game for this long.”
- “I have absolutely no idea how I played such a bland and unfunny game for this long.”
gameplay
98 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay of this JRPG is a blend of classic turn-based mechanics reminiscent of Earthbound, featuring unique twists such as an energy system and recruitable citizens with diverse abilities that enhance exploration and combat. While many players appreciate the humor and creativity in the gameplay, some criticize it for being bloated and not thoroughly tested, leading to occasional crashes and repetitive elements. Overall, the game offers a fun and engaging experience, particularly for fans of the genre, despite its flaws.
- “The combat mechanics add clever new twists to familiar systems.”
- “The gameplay is simple to learn but extremely versatile.”
- “Fortunately, the gameplay, in all of its nostalgic glory, is fun and charming.”
- “While this game is fun, there are quite a few issues, mainly with the gameplay and mechanics that make it seem like it wasn't tested very extensively.”
- “Don't even get me started about the gear and equipment system which is obviously implemented to increase gameplay time, not enhance gameplay.”
- “Terrible gameplay.”
graphics
77 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game are widely praised for their charming hand-drawn art style and colorful, cartoony visuals that enhance the quirky and humorous atmosphere. However, many players report significant issues with optimization, including long load times, frequent graphical glitches, and instability, particularly in certain areas. Despite these drawbacks, the overall aesthetic and character designs are considered appealing and contribute positively to the game's charm.
- “The art style is cute and the creatures you face have puns in their names.”
- “Fantastic artwork.”
- “It's quirky from the beginning to the end, the art style is very appealing, the characters are lovable and it gets surprisingly addictive trying to recruit them all.”
- “There are constant art style clashes between enemy designs.”
- “My only negative... the game is somewhat glitchy and unstable on my old Windows 7 laptop. I had a lot of crashes and graphical issues until I turned off shaders; then they were still present but a lot less frequent.”
- “There are however a number of graphics bugs.”
music
65 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
40%
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The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with many players finding it forgettable or annoying, often describing it as quirky but lacking the charm of its inspirations like Earthbound. While some tracks are praised as enjoyable, particularly battle themes, others are criticized for being repetitive or poorly executed, leading to an overall impression of disappointment in the soundtrack's variety and quality. Despite these criticisms, a few players appreciate the lighthearted tone set by the music and the unique voiceovers for characters.
- “The art and music in the game are excellent for setting a lighthearted tone.”
- “Cool unique mechanics, goofy and entertaining story and graphics, tons of secrets/quests, and a great soundtrack too.”
- “A strong cast, some excellent visuals, and a fun soundtrack help tie the experience together, while a rewarding combat system with multiple difficulty levels can match the adventure to suit your skill.”
- “The music cuts out at random and doesn't come back until you leave the area.”
- “This soundtrack is bad 90% of the time with a few genuine bangers here and there.”
- “(There are a few battle themes though, and I would say 2 are decent) most of the area themes sound like clowns farting in a bathtub, and don't even get me started on the music that plays at Kamp Kookoo.”
grinding
47 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the game's grinding aspect is described as not overly demanding, with many players finding it optional rather than a requirement. However, some players noted that backtracking and enemy encounters can become tedious, especially without fast travel options, leading to a mix of enjoyment and frustration. While some players appreciate the ability to grind for character development, others feel that the repetitive nature of battles and exploration detracts from the overall experience.
- “Not too grindy.”
- “Not very grindy (unless you love it).”
- “Not very grindy (unless you love it).”
- “As you get the ability to recruit more characters, a lot of them require finding certain items/trinkets which necessitates a lot of backtracking. Moving around the map can be tedious at the best of times, and if you don't have the characters that can fast travel, it becomes even more tedious.”
- “You are forced to fight approximately 1,000,000 enemies at certain times in the game: the map is swarming with 20 groups of enemies, and you have to fight every single one. You can't get around them, and the battles are as tedious as they get.”
- “A turn-based RPG that I was personally looking forward to, 'Citizens of Earth' is a disappointing title from Eden Industries that possesses a faint breath of excitement for the first couple of hours and quickly dissolves into a frustrating, annoying, and tedious experience.”
stability
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game has been reported to have significant stability issues, including numerous glitches and bugs, particularly in the Steam version. While some players find these issues forgivable, they also note that the game's design could be improved. However, the developers are actively addressing these problems by engaging with the community and live-streaming bug fixes, indicating a commitment to improving stability.
- “However, there are a number of glaring issues for me with regards to glitches and some problematic areas.”
- “The biggest glitch I encountered, at least on the Steam version, is that the game can be a bit buggy.”
- “It's buggy, which is forgivable, but it's also poorly designed, which is not.”
replayability
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the game's replayability is viewed as a mixed bag; while some players appreciate the humor and challenge, noting features like New Game Plus and character development options that enhance replay value, others feel it lacks sufficient content to warrant multiple playthroughs. Comparisons with other titles suggest that some games offer significantly more replayability, leading to varied opinions on its long-term engagement.
- “Lighthearted, funny, challenging, and replayable; a good gateway into the world of RPGs.”
- “Lots of fun, good humor, and a good bit of replayability.”
- “The game is not too short and since you can turn the difficulty and the presence of a new game plus, there is a lot of replayability for the big fans.”
- “Sadly, one downside is a sort of lacking replay value in my opinion.”
- “Replay value: 3. The only reason I can see to replay this game is to develop characters in different parties for different stat boosts.”
- “Sptsot has a tiny amount of content and replayability compared to CoE.”
optimization
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization has received mixed reviews, with some players experiencing frequent crashes and significant performance issues, particularly in specific areas like the coffee aliens zone. While others report a generally stable 60fps, they note occasional hiccups in larger areas and excessive loading screens, detracting from an otherwise enjoyable experience. Overall, the optimization concerns have led some players to abandon the game despite its appealing art style and humor.
- “Performance-wise, runs relatively smoothly, with a couple hiccups coming in larger areas late in the game, mostly when opening the map/menu.”
- “Performance is a stable 60fps.”
- “I want to finish this game, I love the art style, the voice acting is nice, and the humor is great, but it is so poorly optimized that I feel it wants to crash the moment I entered the area of the coffee aliens. It's painful to watch on my computer because the screen goes black every 20 frames, and that problem only happens in that area. The loading screens are excessive; why are there so many?”
- “It's sad that I won't finish a promising game because of its poor optimization.”
- “While on the topic of game performance issues, the game crashed on me numerous times throughout my time with it.”
character development
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The character development in the game is enhanced by its impressive character design and animations, which contribute to a more engaging experience than some larger budget titles. The adventurous soundtrack further complements the overall atmosphere, making the characters feel more vibrant and memorable.

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Citizens of Earth is a role playing game with comedy theme.

Citizens of Earth is available on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Steam Deck and others.

On average players spend around 20 hours playing Citizens of Earth.

Citizens of Earth was released on January 20, 2015.

Citizens of Earth was developed by Eden Industries.

Citizens of Earth has received mostly positive reviews from players and mostly positive reviews from critics. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its grinding.

Citizens of Earth is a single player game.

Similar games include Cosmic Star Heroine, Super Neptunia RPG, Octopath Traveler, Chained Echoes, Edge of Eternity and others.

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