Eiyu Senki Gold: A New Conquest
- June 25, 2021
- Tenco
Get on SteamIn "Eiyu Senki Gold: A New Conquest," players explore a vibrant 2D world, following Masamune Date's quest to challenge the Ancient Hero, Yamato Takeru, and open Zipang's borders. With over 70 recruitable characters, each possessing unique abilities, players engage in strategic turn-based combat to secure victory in exotic lands. Ashito Oyari's alluring artwork brings the adventure to life, featuring fun fantasy elements and intense battles.
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Reviews
- The game features a fun and engaging turn-based strategy system with a variety of characters and abilities, making for a rewarding gameplay experience.
- The voice acting and character design are well-executed, adding charm and personality to the game, which enhances player immersion.
- Despite some narrative shortcomings, the game offers extensive side content and character interactions that many players find enjoyable.
- The main story is considered a downgrade from its predecessor, lacking depth and coherence, which may disappoint fans of the original.
- Some players find the game grindy and repetitive, with limited replay value and a lack of meaningful choices in gameplay progression.
- The 18+ content is criticized for being cut or poorly integrated, leading to dissatisfaction among players expecting more explicit scenes.
- story82 mentions
- 22 % positive mentions
- 74 % neutral mentions
- 4 % negative mentions
The story of the game is generally viewed as a downgrade from its predecessor, with many reviewers noting it feels disjointed and less engaging, despite having more character interactions and side quests. While some appreciate the humor and character development, others criticize the plot as bland and repetitive, suggesting that the original game offers a better narrative experience. Overall, the story is seen as the weakest aspect of the game, with mixed opinions on its execution and depth.
“Eiyu*senki Gold has more stories and side quests than the first version, and quite interesting funny scenes to watch.”
“An excellent turn-based strategy game with a good storyline, wonderful art, interesting characters, and tons of content.”
“The first main story is better, but with the addition of new characters and more in-depth character stories, the side content is extensive and better than the original.”
“The main story, I agree with other reviews, is a bit of a downgrade from the first one. It is like, 'oh no, a secret dark organization has taken the world, let's conquer the world and help every nation.'”
“Unfortunately, unless you really want more time with the battle system itself, it's inferior to the original due to its story taking a backseat and more or less a retcon of the original with less character development.”
“You can forget the story; it's a complete waste of time.”
- gameplay30 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The gameplay is a fun and accessible turn-based tactical experience focused on world conquest, featuring a variety of heroines with unique abilities that add depth to combat. Players appreciate the straightforward mechanics, which allow for easy mastery while still providing a rewarding challenge in extra missions. The game's charm is enhanced by character interactions and a unique aesthetic, making it appealing to fans of similar genres.
“The gameplay is a pretty fun turn-based world conquering game where you'd deploy yourself and the many different heroines to defend and attack territories. The individual battles have different tiles that each character can be deployed on, and with their different range, speed, and damage, it allows for a decently in-depth combat.”
“Great game! The interactions with the characters are cute (I love Perry talking in English), and the gameplay, while being simple, presents a rewarding challenge in the extra missions.”
“The gameplay is really unique, and if you like any of the above-mentioned games and also enjoy waifu, haram-style anime, odds are this game will be right up your alley.”
“While I would recommend Eiyu Senki Gold for its gameplay, be warned that the content is not okay at all.”
“The mechanics of battle in gameplay are pretty simple and consistent, so you get it after a little while.”
“The mechanics are easy to pick up, and the game is not that complicated to master.”
- humor12 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in Eiyu*senki Gold is characterized by its silliness and light-heartedness, with well-written dialogues and amusing characters that enhance the overall experience. Players appreciate the blend of real-life history with whimsical anime RPG elements, resulting in a game filled with funny scenes and entertaining side quests. Overall, the humor adds a delightful layer to the strategy gameplay, making it both engaging and enjoyable.
“Eiyu*senki Gold has more stories and side quests than the first version, and there are quite a few interesting and funny scenes to watch.”
“Graphics are cute, and the dialogues and characters are very well written, light-hearted, and funny most of the time.”
“It mixes a lot of real-life history with whimsical and funny anime RPG lore.”
- replayability8 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
Overall, "Venusblood" is noted for its high replayability, featuring multiple endings and challenging modes that encourage players to revisit the game, while "Utawarerumono" offers a more engaging story but lacks significant replay value, with some players finding it repetitive after completion. Both games provide elements like new game+ and sidequests, but the grindiness of gameplay may affect the overall enjoyment of replaying.
“The conclusion about the replayability, as for me 99% I would play again to recruit all characters, to collect more items, to enjoy the content, and to unlock all CG at higher difficulty.”
“Utawarerumono has a much more engaging story (although you'd need to buy all 3 parts) while VenusBlood (a much more 18+ oriented) game has a much more replayable game with Hollow having 4 main endings, Frontier with 3 excluding the unlockable secret characters, with the Thanatos mode being a really difficult challenge.”
“Kinda long, mildly grindy, some replay value (new game+ and 'sidequests').”
“The conclusion about the replayability, as for me 99% I would play again to recruit all characters, to collect more items, to enjoy the content, to unlock all CG at higher difficulty.”
“Game becomes repetitive with 0 replay value.”
- graphics8 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The graphics are described as cute and charming, complementing the well-written, light-hearted dialogues and characters. While there are slight improvements in the visuals, some users noted the lack of graphic settings as a downside. Overall, the graphics, along with excellent voice acting and translation, contribute positively to the game's appeal.
“Graphics are cute, the dialogues and characters are very well written, light-hearted and funny most of the time.”
“Slightly improved graphics, quite a different story but all the same lovely characters, voice acting, and absolute immaculate English translation.”
“Cute graphics, great voice acting and writing, and great support from the publisher JAST.”
“The only thing to complain about is probably the non-existing graphic settings.”
- music7 mentions
- 14 % positive mentions
- 43 % neutral mentions
- 43 % negative mentions
The music in the game is highly praised for its ability to enhance the overall atmosphere, featuring fun, catchy, and varied compositions that incorporate ethnic and world music elements, earning it a perfect score from many players.
“The song really enhances the atmosphere you will experience in-game, 10/10 enjoyable.”
“The music?”
“Oh my god, the music kicks ass.”
“It's very fun, catchy, and varied with ethnic/world music elements.”
- grinding6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The grinding aspect of the game is described as mildly tedious but not overly boring, with some replay value through new game+ and sidequests. While normal difficulty is considered too easy, higher difficulties may feel excessively grindy. Overall, players find the grind manageable, albeit lengthy.
“Normal difficulty is braindead easy, other difficulties are too tedious.”
“It's grindy but never really boring.”
“Kinda long, mildly grindy, some replay value (new game+ and sidequests).”
- character development6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
Character development in the game is criticized for taking a backseat to the battle system, resulting in a perceived decline compared to the original. While the character design is praised for its cultural representation and visual appeal, the overall depth and growth of the characters are seen as lacking, with some reviewers noting it feels like a retcon of the original narrative.
“The character design is perfectly drawn for each culture they represent.”
“Lovely CG, nice character design, interesting story.”
“Unfortunately, unless you really want more time with the battle system itself, it's inferior to the original due to its story taking a backseat and more or less a retcon of the original with less character development.”
- emotional2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The emotional aspect of the game is characterized by timid and underwhelming eroge elements, which some players find lacking in depth, though they acknowledge a certain wholesome quality. Overall, the emotional impact is seen as disappointing despite its positive undertones.
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is significantly enhanced by its music, which users find highly enjoyable and immersive, often rating it a perfect 10/10.
“The music really enhances the atmosphere you experience in-game; it's a 10/10 enjoyable.”
“The game's atmosphere is incredibly immersive, making you feel like you're truly part of the world.”
“Every detail contributes to a hauntingly beautiful atmosphere that keeps you engaged throughout.”
