Elrentaros Wanderings

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Elrentaros Wanderings is a single player role playing game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by HAKAMA Inc. and was released on August 22, 2024. It received neutral reviews from critics and negative reviews from players.

The dual life where Fantasy meets Reality begins! A brand-new action RPG, Elrentaros Wanderings!

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31%

Audience ScoreBased on 16 reviews

gameplay5 positive mentions

graphics3 negative mentions

The game features a fun and engaging gameplay loop with satisfying combat and a good variety of enemies in dungeons.
Charming character designs and interesting relationship interactions in the town portions enhance the overall experience.
The game respects player time with swift movement, automatic dialogue transitions, and no fetch quests.

The game lacks essential features like cloud saves, controller remapping, and graphic options, making it feel incomplete.
Many players find the combat simplistic and repetitive, with a boring story and lifeless town interactions.
The game is criticized for its short length and high price, leading to a perception of poor value for the content offered.

story
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
27%
46%
27%
The story features charming townsfolk and engaging character interactions, contributing to a light and intriguing narrative. However, many players find the overall plot to be dull and repetitive, with a gameplay structure that feels like a downgrade from previous titles in the genre, particularly due to the reliance on dungeon challenges to progress.
- “The town portions include charming townsfolk, gorgeous character designs, varied and interesting relationship interactions, fun dialogue, and a light but intriguing story.”
- “The story is ungodly boring and pointless.”
- “It feels like a little bit of a downgrade to Rune Factory games at first, especially since it seems like you need to complete all challenges in a dungeon to proceed with the story.”
- “The quest structure is repetitive: got quest, go to dungeon first time to find condition for quest item, then go to dungeon second time.”
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
83%
50%
The gameplay is characterized by tight controls, addictive combat, and rewarding build crafting, creating an engaging loop that is both simple and enjoyable. While the lush environments and excellent music enhance the experience, some players note the repetitive nature of the gameplay, suggesting it may be more appealing at a discounted price. Overall, the game successfully combines satisfying mechanics with a colorful aesthetic, making it a recommendable choice for fans of the genre.
- “The game features tight controls, incredibly satisfying and addictive combat, and basic yet rewarding build crafting. The music is wonderful, the environments are lush and colorful, and the game overall has a very engaging gameplay loop.”
- “What I do have to say though, and that's why I feel like the game is recommendable at a lower price point of a discount, is that the gameplay loop is very simple and yet somehow fun.”
- “The game features tight controls, incredibly satisfying and addictive combat, and basic yet rewarding build crafting. The music is wonderful, the environments are lush and colorful, and the game overall has a very engaging gameplay loop.”
- “Most of them even add roguelite mechanics like procedural generation to somewhat conceal their repetitive nature.”
- “The gameplay feels overly simplistic and lacks depth, making it hard to stay engaged for long periods.”
- “I found the controls to be clunky and unresponsive, which really detracted from the overall experience.”
graphics
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
40%
60%
The graphics aspect of the game is criticized for lacking essential options such as graphic settings and controller remapping, which detracts from the overall experience. While the visuals themselves are not specifically addressed, the absence of customization features is a notable drawback.
- “Many options (like controller remapping or graphic settings) are missing.”
- “Needs cloud saves and the ability to set graphic options and remap the controller, as well as the ability to exit to desktop from the in-game menu.”
- “As far as the rest of the plot, visuals, and sound go, I honestly don't have much to say.”
character development
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Character development is highlighted through charming townsfolk and visually appealing character designs, complemented by engaging relationship interactions and enjoyable dialogue, all contributing to a light yet intriguing narrative.
- “The town portions include charming townsfolk, gorgeous character designs, varied and interesting relationship interactions, fun dialogue, and a light but intriguing story.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game is consistently praised as wonderful, complementing the lush and colorful environments and enhancing the overall engaging gameplay experience.
- “The music is wonderful, environments lush and colorful, and the game overall just has a very engaging gameplay loop.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game is highly optimized, delivering smooth performance with snappy animations and no frame drops, even on the Steam Deck.
- “In terms of performance, the game runs like a dream, with snappy animations and no frame drops even on Steam Deck.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Reviews indicate that the grinding aspect in the game feels superficial and underdeveloped, leading players to question its purpose beyond serving as a brief promotional feature in trailers.
- “Some farming is thrown in there, but it's implemented at such a surface level that it makes you wonder if it was only included to be shown for two seconds in the trailers, making the game seem more complete.”
- “The grinding feels tedious and repetitive, lacking any real depth or reward.”
- “I found myself doing the same tasks over and over again, which quickly became boring and uninspired.”