Leveling up girls in another world
- April 28, 2023
- Winged Cloud
"Leveling Up Girls in Another World" is a dungeon crawler game where players, as Tomokazu, must recruit and train female allies to fight the damage-immune Demon Queen. Combat is tile-based, allowing for strategic combos and equipment upgrades. Leveling up girls not only strengthens the team but also unlocks additional scenes, with Fubuki being one of the girls players can develop.
Reviews
- The characters and story are engaging, with humorous and emotional dialogue that can be enjoyable.
- The game is playable on the Steam Deck, making it accessible for portable gaming.
- Despite its flaws, some players find enjoyment in the casual gameplay and cute character designs.
- The combat system is repetitive and lacks depth, leading to a tedious gameplay experience.
- The game feels unfinished and rushed, with numerous bugs and inconsistencies in the story.
- Many players feel it does not live up to the expectations set by previous titles like Sakura Dungeon, making it a disappointment.
- story22 mentions
- 14 % positive mentions
- 73 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
The game's story has received mixed to negative feedback, with many players criticizing its lack of coherence, poor pacing, and significant plot holes that detract from the overall experience. While some appreciate the characters and dialogue, others find the narrative disjointed and poorly executed, leading to frustration and a lack of engagement. Additionally, the absence of voice acting and technical issues further diminish the storytelling quality, making it feel rushed and inconsistent.
“It's just a casual game with a nice story.”
“The characters and story are phenomenal.”
“Personally, I believe the characters, story, and dialogue are an improvement to Sakura Dungeon.”
“I can't even recall the story a week after I played it the last time.”
“It feels like the game's story was cobbled together in 5 minutes, and poorly.”
“But, spoiler warning, the story itself isn't consistent.”
- gameplay9 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 22 % neutral mentions
- 44 % negative mentions
The gameplay has been widely criticized for its low quality, featuring minimal character development and tedious mechanics that detract from the overall experience. Players find the battles boring and repetitive, with a frustrating level grind and a lack of coherent story progression. While some may find enjoyment in the match-the-crystals mechanic, many agree that the gameplay feels unpolished and fails to meet expectations set by previous titles.
“On a story and gameplay level.”
“I think the developers acknowledge this a bit by setting your default difficulty setting to 'hard.' I played on normal, because I'm not here for the gameplay.”
“The gameplay loop is to lead a single girl into a dungeon and play a match-the-crystals game to deal damage to enemies.”
“Low quality of visual novel parts, minimal character build-up, male protagonist taken from their low-grade harem visual novel, boring battles, and meaningless battle mechanics that happen every time you pass through each tile.”
“This was hyped up to be the next Sakura Dungeon or have gameplay like Winged Cloud's most popular game, Sakura Dungeon (last I checked), but it's a total letdown.”
“The gameplay is also quite tedious, just boring and time-consuming.”
- grinding3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Reviews on grinding are mixed; while some players find it excessive and tedious, leading to a boring experience, others do not see it as a significant issue. Overall, the grind is perceived as time-consuming and not rewarding, particularly in relation to the game's lewd content.
“The gameplay is also quite tedious, just boring and time-consuming.”
“I read that a lot of people thought it was too grindy, but I didn't have any issue on that end.”
“It's not even worth grinding for the rewards.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is highly praised, with many players finding the dialogue both unexpectedly funny and emotionally resonant, leading to moments of genuine laughter.
“So many times I was laughing my ass off reading the dialogue, and sometimes it even got emotional.”
“Quite funny dialogue at some points too, which I was not expecting.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's graphics are highlighted as its sole redeeming quality, with users recommending that potential players simply view the artwork online rather than purchasing the game.
“The only - and I mean the only redeeming quality of this game is its artwork.”
“Save yourself the $20, or $15 if it's on sale, and just Google the artwork.”
- emotional1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players find the game to be a rollercoaster of emotions, often laughing out loud at the witty dialogue while also experiencing poignant moments that evoke deeper feelings.
“So many times I was laughing my ass off reading the dialogue, and sometimes it even got emotional.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game has low replayability, with players finding the initial 40-hour playthrough to be a slog, and many feeling that they did not fully explore all content or max out characters during that time.
“Not really replayable, as it was a bit of a slog (40 hours) to get through the first time. I got all characters to level 85+, but I didn't even max out or unlock all scenes by the 40-hour mark.”
- music1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 200 % negative mentions
The music in the game is described as decent but ultimately unfitting for the overall experience, while the characters and backgrounds feel recycled and lack appeal.
“The music is actually decent but very unfitting.”
“The backgrounds everywhere, even for a visual novel, aren't very appealing and feel empty.”