MONARK
- February 22, 2022
- FURYU Corporation
- 6h median play time
Monark delivers a satisfying JRPG experience, with a creative and unique battle system and creepy demon-filled world. But a weak story and characters prevent the game from truly delivering something stellar.
Get on Steam"Monark is a single-player Fantasy Turn Based Strategy game with an interesting plot, good graphics, and an ingenious soundtrack. Explore the Mist of the real world and fight in the Otherworld to unravel the mysteries surrounding your academy and save the world from madness. Strengthen your Ego, customize your Fiends, and use tactical systems to defeat enemies in this dark neo-fantasy style game."
Nintendo Switch
PC
Playstation 4
Playstation 5
Windows
PlayStation
Reviews
- story128 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 61 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
- music46 mentions
- 65 % positive mentions
- 35 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- gameplay42 mentions
- 19 % positive mentions
- 67 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
- grinding38 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
- graphics38 mentions
- 32 % positive mentions
- 58 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
- character development8 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- atmosphere8 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- emotional4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- ads2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
- funny2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- optimization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Critic Reviews
Monark (Switch) Review
I thought about doing this entirely in rhyme, but it's not something that would justify the time.
55%Monark Review - Plenty Of Great Ideas Held Back By Brutal Grinding And Combat
Monark has many great ideas, and some of them are executed well, but the game falters when it requires you to grind for hours just to stand a chance against the next story battle. The exploration and puzzle-solving keep things exciting, and the use of the Seven Deadly Sins for character personalities is a unique way to develop your characters. All in all, though, Monark may have been a better adventure or visual novel game than an RPG.
65%Monark Review – We’ve been here before
Monark has all of the dot points needed to be a great game, but it just doesn’t go far enough to stand out in any one area. It has a few great nuggets of ideas that would have been great to see expanded upon, but it barely scratches the surface. There are too many areas that were lacking either visual flare or gameplay substance for it to be memorable among titans like Persona and Megami Tensei. Despite that, it still might be worth playing for fans of the genre. It’s like popcorn — it’s not a masterpiece, but it’s easily consumable and will scratch that JRPG itch.
60%
