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Jin Conception

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32%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
50% User Score Based on 14 reviews

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Jin Conception is a single player tactical role playing game with fantasy, romance, mystery and thriller themes. It was developed by jonc and was released on May 12, 2021. It received neutral reviews from players.

Eight playable characters stories intertwine when three characters enter Final Layer and two vanish without a trace. One returns back from Final Layer but claims to not remember what happened. Who do you trust? Who is telling the truth and who is lying? Who is friend and who is foe? Key Features: Strategic turn based combat involving balance. Battles happen on the same field as movement, no swi…

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50%Audience ScoreBased on 14 reviews
graphics3 positive mentions
gameplay2 negative mentions
  • The combat system is engaging and challenging, with a strong focus on buffs, debuffs, ailments, and combo opportunities.
  • The pixel art style and animations are impressive and contribute to a good retro RPG atmosphere.
  • The game offers a refreshing dungeon exploration experience with puzzles that are not headache-inducing.
  • The story is incomplete, confusing, and characters behave erratically, making it difficult to follow or connect with the narrative.
  • The UI and controls are clunky and unintuitive, with no proper tutorials or settings, causing frustration and usability issues.
  • The game is unbalanced and overly difficult at the start, with some enemy encounters feeling unfair and RNG elements negatively impacting gameplay.

  • story

    22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    14% positive mentions, 72% neutral mentions, 14% negative mentions

    The story is widely regarded as incomplete, confusing, and poorly developed, with many open ends and minimal world-building. While the game aims for unexpected plot twists and social deception, much of the narrative is only understandable through a menu summary, and the developer appears dismissive of story-related criticism. Overall, the story fails to meet RPG expectations, leaving players dissatisfied and reluctant to recommend the game.

    • “There are some story battles you can’t skip, but they’re easy once you learn what your powers do.”
    • “Some elements of the story could only be understood by reading the 'story' summary function in the menu.”
    • “The entire concept of the game and the desire to provide unexpected plot beats has merit regardless of its success.”
    • “The story is okay, but not quite thought through - and even if, there are a lot of open ends.”
    • “I had the benefit of speaking with the developer during my playthrough and was able to speak with him afterwards to try and clear up some misconceptions and unfortunately the conversation only proved to clarify what I feared: the story is in fact incomplete, with much of it simply not in the game.”
    • “There is barely any world building or exposition and the story just consists of characters talking to each other for a couple of seconds.”

  • graphics

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    38% positive mentions, 62% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features excellent anime-style pixel art and animation that evoke classic RPGs, with charming sprite work and interesting monster designs. The visuals are a strong positive aspect, appealing especially to fans of old-console pixel graphics. However, despite the quality graphics, some suggest exploring other RPGs in the pixel art style for a more complete experience.

    • “The anime pixel art artworks are excellent, especially for the old-console fans.”
    • “The artwork is reminiscent of classic Phantasy Star games (I see a bit of Wren and Nei/Rika in some of the portraits), the sprite work is excellent, and the monster designs are all pretty fun and interesting.”
    • “The only positive feedback I'll have is for the art style and animation; everything looked beautiful.”

  • gameplay

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    17% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The gameplay is widely criticized for having ineffective and pointless mechanics, particularly the social deception element, which many find frustrating. Users feel the overall experience is lacking and suggest significant improvements are needed in gameplay, story, and quality of life features before recommending the game.

    • “The social deception mechanic is a complete disaster and the developers' inability to take criticism has destroyed my hope in future projects.”
    • “Still wouldn't recommend it to anyone unless the developer takes a deep look into the criticism of the game and makes some real gameplay, story, and quality of life changes.”

  • grinding

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 67% negative mentions

    While the game advertises no grinding, players report that some grinding is still necessary, especially early on, where extended grinding sessions are needed to strengthen the party for challenging battles.

    • “Literally spent 3 hours only on grinding for experience so my party would be able to win against unavoidable battles with unfavorable odds at the beginning.”
    • “A bit grindy sometimes.”

  • music

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

    The music in the game is highly praised, featuring several strong tracks that enhance the experience. However, some users note occasional issues with overlapping audio. Overall, the soundtrack is a standout element alongside the visuals.

    • “The music is even fantastic.”
    • “There are a handful of strong tracks in the OST (when they're not getting played on top of each other).”
    • “They certainly found some strong staff for visuals and soundtrack, and the concept is certainly worth exploring.”

  • character development

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

    Character development is generally weak, with shallow and poorly defined motivations that fail to engage players meaningfully.

  • stability

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

    The battle system's stability is questionable, as users report it feeling buggy and inconsistent due to an unconventional turn bar mechanic that operates independently from enemy turns or AI behavior.

  • humor

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

    The humor in the game is unintentionally funny, with the script delivering moments that players find genuinely hilarious.

    • “While I'm sure it's not intentional, the script is actually hilarious at points.”
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Jin Conception is a tactical role playing game with fantasy, romance, mystery and thriller themes. Common tags for Jin Conception include turn-based, indie, 2d, pixel graphics, old school and others.

Jin Conception is available on Nintendo Switch, PC, Phone, iPad and others.

Jin Conception was released on May 12, 2021.

Jin Conception was developed by jonc.

Jin Conception has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked Jin Conception for its graphics but disliked it for its story.

Jin Conception is a single player game.

Similar games include Beloved Rapture, Cris Tales, The Outbound Ghost, Vambrace: Cold Soul, Super Neptunia RPG and others.