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EXCALIBURIAN!!

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93%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
93% User Score Based on 227 reviews

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EXCALIBURIAN!! is a single player tactical role playing game with fantasy and anime themes. It was developed by Majd Rouhana and was released on December 31, 2021. It received very positive reviews from players.

Follow in the Legendary Hero's footsteps in a traditional, turn-based JRPG. Gather companions, explore the world and ascend the throne!

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93%Audience ScoreBased on 227 reviews
story21 positive mentions
grinding9 negative mentions
  • Captures nostalgic feel of classic JRPGs like Dragon Quest and early Final Fantasy with charming pixel art and music.
  • Well-polished and fun gameplay for a free RPG Maker game, offering a satisfying progression and variety of recruitable characters.
  • Accessible and short, with adjustable encounter rates, fast travel, and quality-of-life features making it a pleasant experience.
  • Limited character interaction and story depth, with minimal dialogue for companions and little narrative closure.
  • Technical issues including occasional freezing, lack of save-anywhere feature, and performance problems especially on some hardware.
  • Sometimes frustrating open-world design without clear directions or quest tracking, causing confusion about progression.

  • story

    65 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    32% positive mentions, 63% neutral mentions, 5% negative mentions

    The story of Excaliburian is a light, straightforward homage to classic Dragon Quest and early Final Fantasy games, featuring simple, fetch-quest style progression with individual town subplots. While some appreciate its nostalgic charm, clear objectives, and engaging old-school RPG feel, others find the narrative minimal, lacking depth, character development, or a strong main plot. Overall, it offers an enjoyable, short story experience ideal for fans of retro JRPGs but may feel too sparse for those seeking a rich storyline.

    • “Great story, cute pixelated graphics, amazing soundtrack, clever RPG references.”
    • “The main plot was relatively simple, but that works well because each town has its own subplot.”
    • “Wonderfully made, engaging quest line and extremely immersive.”
    • “If you're looking for a game with story, don't bother.”
    • “The main story is non-existent.”
    • “The story and gameplay didn't seem like it would be worth going through to complete the full length of the game.”

  • gameplay

    20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    30% positive mentions, 55% neutral mentions, 15% negative mentions

    The gameplay is praised for its simplicity, solid mechanics, and smooth pacing, offering a nostalgic old-school RPG feel with enjoyable combat and replay value through character variety. While some grinding exists, automation options ease the process, and the travel mechanics are notably easy and streamlined. However, the gameplay is considered somewhat simplistic and lacks deep character interaction or a compelling storyline.

    • “Simplicity is its greatest strength: its mechanics are few, plain, and impactful, which suits its brisk pace and terse script.”
    • “While some grinding is required, there's option 'auto' and 'repeat' to partially automate it while the combat mechanics itself is great.”
    • “Excellent 2D RPG with very polished gameplay, a little humor and good pacing.”
    • “Fun little game, but a very generic storyline and simplistic gameplay.”
    • “The story and gameplay didn't seem like it would be worth going through to complete the full length of the game.”
    • “Its a fun 3-6 hour RPG game, very gameplay focused, theres a big lack of lore (only bookshelfs) and character interaction (which is the one thing that really bothers me because I like character interaction in RPGs the most).”

  • music

    17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    59% positive mentions, 23% neutral mentions, 18% negative mentions

    The music in the game is generally praised for its pleasant, cozy, and nostalgic JRPG style, enhancing the atmosphere and complementing the charming graphics and gameplay. While some find the soundtrack generic and not groundbreaking, most appreciate its fitting, enjoyable quality that contributes to a warm and polished RPG experience.

    • “I know it's RPG Maker, and I've played many RPG Maker games, but something about this game feels super cozy, like I just want to idle in the environments and listen to the music.”
    • “Incredible audio and soundtracks, literally all of them!”
    • “Reminded me of older Final Fantasy games, with overall warmer atmosphere, similar style and even comparable quality of music, more casual difficulty, without any crazy status-effects or other annoying or unfair mechanics.”
    • “The music is comically generic.”
    • “You could put this music in any other JRPG and it would fit.”
    • “32GB RAM, you can still hear music, etc., but your character freezes; uninstall.”

  • humor

    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features a light, silly humor that is endearing and enhances its comfortable, casual experience. It incorporates clever fourth-wall breaks, funny moments, and amusing easter eggs without wasting players' time. Overall, the humor adds charm and polish to the gameplay, making it both entertaining and engaging.

    • “The tone of the game is silly and humorous, with the text frequently breaking the fourth wall.”
    • “It's very cute and funny, super comfy to play.”
    • “A casual, non-grindy, short, funny, and free version of old-school Final Fantasy with autobattle.”

  • graphics

    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions

    The game's graphics feature charming, nostalgic pixel art that blends retro style with modern appeal, creating a visually delightful experience. Reviewers consistently praise the beautiful and cute art style, which enhances the game's overall charm and sets it apart from generic titles, while effectively showcasing the RPG Maker engine's capabilities.

    • “The pixel art style in this game just does something for me, and sets it apart from looking like just another generic asset title.”
    • “The art style is incredible and gave me feelings of nostalgia whilst still looking modern and the difficulty never forces you to grind anything in the game.”
    • “Really impressed with the beautiful retro graphics, quick pacing, and cute and fun tone!”
    • “But with Phantasy Star graphics.”
    • “Graphics: 3”
    • “Intel 12th gen CPU, Windows 11, UHD graphics.”

  • grinding

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    10% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 90% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is generally light and well-balanced, with an auto-battle system that simplifies farming and reduces tedium. While some grinding is necessary, it never feels overwhelming or detracts from the pacing, making it accessible and enjoyable, especially for newcomers. Late-game grinding becomes even easier with automation and powerful abilities, keeping the experience smooth and casual.

    • “There's close to no grinding with very good pacing to the story.”
    • “Also, the frequency of the combat encounters got rather annoying and tedious in the later stages of the game.”
    • “Would be possible to beat without a walkthrough, but tedious.”
    • “While some grinding is required, there's an option 'auto' and 'repeat' to partially automate it, while the combat mechanics itself is great.”

  • optimization

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    The game suffers from significant performance issues and poor optimization, which notably detracts from the overall experience and may discourage players from completing it.

    • “This game has a huge performance issue.”
    • “Horrible optimization.”
    • “I did plan on completing it, as well, but poor optimization is a huge turn off.”

  • stability

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game experiences frequent stability issues, including random freezes and glitches that cause character immobilization, despite sufficient system resources. These interruptions negatively impact gameplay and may lead to uninstalls.

    • “It freezes and glitches out.”
    • “Even with 32GB RAM, you can still hear music, but your character freezes. Uninstall.”
    • “Game freezes at random intervals.”

  • replayability

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game offers strong replayability thanks to a wide variety of playable characters, providing diverse gameplay options that encourage multiple playthroughs.

    • “Great replay value due to all the characters to choose from for gameplay.”
    • “This game has tons of variety with a lot of playable characters, providing decent replayability.”
    • “Replay value.”

  • atmosphere

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's atmosphere evokes a nostalgic, warm feeling reminiscent of older Final Fantasy titles, featuring a similar style and quality of music. It maintains a casual difficulty without frustrating mechanics, and its homage to genre leaders is subtle and atmospheric rather than overt.

    • “Reminded me of older Final Fantasy games, with an overall warmer atmosphere, similar style, and even comparable quality of music. The game features a more casual difficulty without any crazy status effects or other annoying or unfair mechanics.”
    • “Any references the game makes to genre leaders are subtle and atmospheric.”

  • emotional

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The emotional aspect of the game is described as wholesome and enjoyable, providing a lighthearted and positive experience.

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Play Times

7h Median play time
7h Average play time
6-7h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 2 analyzed playthroughs
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EXCALIBURIAN!! is a tactical role playing game with fantasy and anime themes. Common tags for EXCALIBURIAN!! include turn-based, indie, magic, exploration, pixel graphics and others.

EXCALIBURIAN!! is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 7 hours playing EXCALIBURIAN!!.

EXCALIBURIAN!! was released on December 31, 2021.

EXCALIBURIAN!! was developed by Majd Rouhana.

EXCALIBURIAN!! has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked EXCALIBURIAN!! for its story but disliked it for its grinding.

EXCALIBURIAN!! is a single player game.

Similar games include Shadows of Adam, Last Dream, Chained Echoes, Octopath Traveler, Final Fantasy III and others.