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Legend of the Tetrarchs

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49%Game Brain Score
story, humor
grinding, gameplay
82% User Score Based on 11 reviews

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Legend of the Tetrarchs is a single player casual role playing game with fantasy and anime themes. It was developed by Hit-Point Co.,Ltd. and was released on July 25, 2019. It received positive reviews from players.

The holy sword that sealed away an ominous power has been drawn out and darkness starts to spill out across the land, mutating people into monsters. The four Tetrarch heroes of ancient times will meet a new band of brave warriors to slash through the darkness with the light of courage! What will they find beyond the chaos? This is a full-fledged fantasy RPG with thrilling turn-based battles. Throw…

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82%
Audience ScoreBased on 11 reviews
story5 positive mentions
grinding4 negative mentions

  • Well-made, polished retro JRPG with classic turn-based combat and SNES-style graphics and soundtracks.
  • Engaging story with humor, interesting celestial characters, and multidimensional storytelling that appeals to fans of narrative-driven RPGs.
  • Auto-battle feature helps reduce grinding, and gameplay is easy to learn while allowing for party composition and equipment customization.
  • Uneven and sometimes poor translation, with confusing or inaccurate skill descriptions.
  • Some generic or cliché human characters and enemy designs, with limited equipment slots and lack of usable items.
  • Pathing and navigation issues causing frustration, and battles can become repetitive with heavy grinding needed especially for boss fights.
  • story
    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is generally well-received for its classic turn-based RPG elements and intriguing, multidimensional characters like the celestials and godlike tetrarchs. While it follows familiar tropes such as an evil king awakening and rift-based invasions, the narrative is engaging and a central focus of the game, appealing mostly to players who appreciate strong storytelling over intense combat. Some criticism is directed at translation quality, but overall, the story keeps player interest effectively.

    • “Celestials are intriguing; they have complex past stories and relationships that the main story only hints at.”
    • “It starts as a standard plot with the kids as main characters, but before you even get to the mid-game, you start recruiting the godlike tetrarchs into your party.”
    • “It's well-written multidimensional storytelling.”
    • “Following a rather cliché story, the evil king of the underworld has awoken after a 600-year slumber and now sends his evil minions through a newly created rift (with a little help from some friends) into the world of the living.”
    • “The story is somewhat mediocre, but it attracts the player's interest to some extent.”
    • “It’s there but 80% of this title is the storytelling, so if you’re not up for that, then this title isn’t for you.”
  • humor
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's humor is widely praised for its genuinely funny moments, especially through the bumbling "brawn no brain" characters and amusing translation quirks. This blend creates hilarious dialogues that feel both unusual and fitting for a party of demi-gods, resulting in frequent laughter.

    • “I don’t remember the last time a game made me laugh so much.”
    • “The main character and other human warriors are the “brawn no brain” type, which leads to hilarious dialogues.”
    • “I couldn’t help laughing when I did it; it’s just so unusual, yet so appropriate for having demi-gods in your party.”
  • grinding
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game heavily emphasizes grinding, especially for upgrading gear, but includes an auto-combat feature to speed up battling easier enemies. While grinding is extensive and typical of traditional RPGs, it helps balance the challenge between routine battles and tougher boss fights.

    • “Now you can improve your weapon, armor and ring up to 5 times if you have enough gold (grinding galore).”
    • “Basically you get a generic RPG with much grinding.”
    • “It is a solution to the repetitive grinding often mentioned as a disadvantage of JRPG.”
  • character development
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The character development is visually appealing, featuring well-designed characters and impressive enemy battlers that enhance the overall aesthetic.

  • graphics
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's colorful, anime-style graphics are charming and visually appealing, complementing the gameplay without any technical issues. The well-executed presentation enhances the overall enjoyment, supported by multilingual options and a solid English translation.

    • “Colorful graphics with typical anime characters that are still cute even while they slaughter everyone in the town. No technical problems, and a reasonably good (for JRPG standards) English translation, with options to switch to Japanese or Chinese, make this game a joy to play.”
  • gameplay
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay provides a substantial experience, offering approximately 20-30 hours of content for players to enjoy.

  • music
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music features nostalgic SNES-style soundtracks, delivering a retro and charming audio experience.

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Legend of the Tetrarchs is a casual role playing game with fantasy and anime themes.

Legend of the Tetrarchs is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, iPhone, Windows and others.

On average players spend around 30 hours playing Legend of the Tetrarchs.

Legend of the Tetrarchs was released on July 25, 2019.

Legend of the Tetrarchs was developed by Hit-Point Co.,Ltd..

Legend of the Tetrarchs has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Legend of the Tetrarchs for its story but disliked it for its grinding.

Legend of the Tetrarchs is a single player game.

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