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The Demon Lord is New in Town!

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32%Game Brain Score
story, gameplay
grinding, replayability
37% User Score Based on 38 reviews

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The Demon Lord is New in Town! is a single player role playing game. It was developed by Daijyobi Institute and was released on January 24, 2022. It received negative reviews from players.

In "The Demon Lord is New in Town!", play as a powerful but sealed demon lord, Van, who is exiled to the mortal world. With the help of his loyal ally Aira, Van must regain his strength and former glory. This resource management adventure game features a lighthearted story, quest system, leveling system, and friendship system, allowing you to make new friends in your journey.

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37%
Audience ScoreBased on 38 reviews
story4 positive mentions
grinding8 negative mentions

  • The art and character designs are visually appealing, with a lot of nicely drawn CGs.
  • Some players found enjoyment in the character interactions and appended stories after completing the game.
  • Despite its flaws, a few players appreciated the game's potential and found it entertaining.
  • The gameplay is mostly repetitive and grindy, with minimal resource management and a lack of meaningful quests.
  • The story is weak, predictable, and lacks depth, leading to a lack of replay value.
  • Many players felt the game was overpriced for the content it offers, suggesting it would only be worth it on significant discount.
  • story
    40 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story of the game is generally considered weak and predictable, with many players finding it difficult to follow due to confusing character introductions and unresolved plot threads. While some characters are deemed charming and the initial premise mildly interesting, the repetitive quest structure and lack of depth ultimately detract from the overall narrative experience, leading to a lack of replay value and engagement. Overall, the story feels like a secondary focus, overshadowed by barebones gameplay mechanics.

    • “Instead, the story actually seems to be about some sort of demon clan that's infiltrating the town you're in and your attempts to find the mole and protect the town from monster attacks since you'll apparently be using the town as your base of operations after you've regained your memories and power.”
    • “While I don't think the story is well written or thought out, the main characters are fleshed out and their interactions and personalities are interesting enough to keep me invested, at least for a little while.”
    • “It isn't bad, by any means; I actually found the story to be mildly interesting and most of the characters to be charming to some degree or another - but pretty much everything about this game seems to occupy an odd sort of limbo from the quality of various aspects to even genre.”
    • “The story is weak and predictable with a meh ending.”
    • “It's clear the story wasn't really the focus of the game and thus suffers from confusing character introductions, characters that aren't fleshed out that well, plot threads that are never closed or explained. This is a bit of an issue for a game that's essentially a visual novel hiding in the skin of a resource manager.”
    • “Though the story writing was decent, in the end it comes to an abrupt end with no replay value.”
  • gameplay
    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is largely criticized for being minimal and repetitive, with most of the experience consisting of reading rather than interactive elements. Players describe it as grindy, involving excessive clicking to unlock new scenes, and note that resource management is barely integrated into the overall experience. While the art and character designs receive some praise, the lack of engaging gameplay mechanics detracts significantly from the overall enjoyment.

    • “Gameplay is basic; you have 6 energy bars, you can shop for energy seeds, shop for battle meds, dungeon for cash, and train for relationships.”
    • “I would pass on this one; it's basically a visual novel with no gameplay and is grindy.”
    • “The gameplay is basically grinding new scenes by clicking and clicking and clicking.”
    • “Resource management was hardly visible in the overall gameplay.”
  • grinding
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The grinding aspect of the game is heavily criticized, with players noting that it involves repetitive clicking to unlock new scenes, leading to a tedious experience. Many feel that the lack of engaging gameplay and a weak story further exacerbate the grind, making it feel more like a visual novel with minimal interaction. Overall, the grind detracts significantly from the enjoyment of the game.

    • “The gameplay is basically grinding new scenes by clicking and clicking and clicking and clicking.”
    • “The story isn't very good, the gameplay is barebones and while I'm a fan of the art and thought the CGs and designs for the girls as well as some of the situations/dialogue were hot, you get so many repeating scenes that eventually those became tedious as well.”
    • “I would pass on this one; it's basically a visual novel with no gameplay and is grindy.”
  • replayability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game has been criticized for its lack of replayability, as the story concludes abruptly, leaving players with little incentive to revisit the experience.

    • “Though the story writing was decent, in the end it comes to an abrupt end with no replay value.”
  • graphics
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Reviewers feel that the graphics could benefit from enhanced artwork and more visual storytelling elements, as the current design is hindered by repetitive actions and a lack of engaging narrative visuals.

  • humor
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is highlighted by its clever use of verbal expressions, such as characters humorously vocalizing a peace sign, which resonates well with players and elicits laughter.

    • “This made me laugh primarily due to them verbalizing the peace sign.”
  • optimization
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The optimization of the game has received mixed feedback, with some users praising its performance and quality of life improvements, while others report issues that hinder smooth gameplay. Overall, the game's optimization appears to be a work in progress, with room for further enhancements.

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The Demon Lord is New in Town! is a role playing game.

The Demon Lord is New in Town! is available on PC, Steam Deck and Windows.

The Demon Lord is New in Town! was released on January 24, 2022.

The Demon Lord is New in Town! was developed by Daijyobi Institute.

The Demon Lord is New in Town! has received negative reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its grinding.

The Demon Lord is New in Town! is a single player game.

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